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Post by centerwannabe on Jun 30, 2005 18:51:04 GMT -5
Ok i am a sophmore and i was on the drumline last year and i was on snare. I am still on snare but the positions are wierd. Here it is, Jeremy, Will, Matt (center) and then me on the end. Jeremy is the kid i am worried about passing me up for center. Will is a new kid and is he placed between two players that have been on it before so he can get a read from both sides right? Then matt the centerstick. And me on the end. My question is how can i get the upper hand above jeremy to becoming center next year? and also was i placed on the end by myself next to centerstick on purpose or is it just kinda what the teacher and matt wanted (like does it depend on the teacher and center where ur placed based on talent or what). ok thats kinda confusing so if u have any questions just ask. and i will keep u guys posted on my progress. PLEASE RESPOND I REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW MY CHANCES ARE! THANKS!
K-ris
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Post by Fox on Jul 1, 2005 1:06:47 GMT -5
Ummm, I'm not quite sure what to say to all of this other than STOP CARING ABOUT IT!!!
Believe me, being center is not all it's cracked up to be. Sure, you can say, "OOH, look at me, I'm the center snare," and go dance around like some kind of peathingy, but that's all the good you get.
Suggestion: try NOT to be chosen as center. You get so much more freedom, and you're still an upperclassman.
If you REALLY want to be section leader, RELAX! Stop worrying about it. Whoever's in charge will pick the best person for the job. If that's you, then we won't have to hear about who's to the left of who again. If not, don't complain.
Oh yeah, and to beat "jeremy" all you have to do is drum better.
T-yler
PS. Punctuation, capitalization, and paragraphs are ways to make your questions less confusing.
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Post by 6GorgeousWomen on Jul 11, 2005 21:36:29 GMT -5
why do people care where they are placed? i just want to be next to fun people. and hold for fun people. hey fox, maybe i can hold for you this year ;-) wooo!
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Post by soft241 on Jul 21, 2005 17:16:05 GMT -5
we are three friends from Spain, we're at the University (University of Leon). there isn't a marching band, but we play the drum in a Holy Week band (a tradition from our country) but we won't to contact with people who can help us to improve (we are the best of our band, but we admire you, so if you want to send us some tricks, please do it!! a lot of kisses form Spain. Sio, Nat and Lianna.
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Post by soft241 on Jul 21, 2005 17:18:01 GMT -5
we want to contac with people who can help us, sorry the mistake in the other message but we're just spanish, sometimes we had mistakes like the one we're trying to correct
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Post by Joe on Jul 22, 2005 14:42:52 GMT -5
there really aren't any "tricks" to it, just practice. Start out with the rudiments (try www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.html if you don't have them. There's also sound files of what it's supposed to sound like) and then just keep playing. Once you have all the rudiments down, you can play almost anything. Good luck!
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Post by stixandpix on Jul 27, 2005 21:10:26 GMT -5
we are three friends from Spain, we're at the University (University of Leon). there isn't a marching band, but we play the drum in a Holy Week band (a tradition from our country) but we won't to contact with people who can help us to improve (we are the best of our band, but we admire you, so if you want to send us some tricks, please do it!! a lot of kisses form Spain. Sio, Nat and Lianna. Bienvenidos a Purdue! I think the three most important parts to improving how you play drums are timing, articulation and style. -Timing can be improved by listening to lots of music, practicing with a metronome, and practicing by turning the volume off and back on to see how you kept time. -Articulation is impossible to teach: you have to figure out what sounds good on your drums. Hit your drum head in different spots and at different speeds and listen to the sound. Your playing improves when you hit the spots on the drum that make it sound the best (this is ESPECIALLY important for multi-drum players since you don't keep your hands in the same spot) -Style is also pretty hard to teach, but it is all about feel. Music is not a math problem, it has feeling, emotion, and it might make you want to dance! Two people can play a written part correctly, but it will sound good if you make the music fluid. Also, if you're playing with other drummers, it is of the utmost importance to listen to each other and match tempo, articulation, and style
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