I’m pretty much the typical maniac drummer that is no smarter than your average bear.Maybe a little more daring or less likely to be embarrassed by my own ridiculously immature public antics, but not any smarter than most. Being a drummer myself,I would have to say that the whole intellectual advantage they claim to prove, is maybe a bit bogus. You see folks,ironically,people that can dance,or “cut a rug” if you will, can also usually count at least to 4 pending on weather they joined Ludwig Von Tama Zildjian during his pregame “warmup”So, if our knight in shining drums has had one too many pulls off the one-eye, or maybe has been sipping on a little bit of grandpa’s cough medicine,his tempo may fluctuate a little or even drastically in some cases! As a result,our horny heat seekers might not be able to feel that solid beat pulse through their cologne soaked sternums all the way down through their tight, overevealing faux leather pants. The punch of a bass drum is the pulse of the room,unless the sound man sucks of course.It is what people on the dance floor shake their asses to.Have you ever watched a live band with a drummer that has horrible tempo? If so I am willing to wager the dance floor was empty most of the night. if the drummer’s tempo fluctuates throughout each song,it stands out more than say a guitar or bass would.Especially in a bar band setting. Please contact me at: and check out my writing at: /about.ĭrummers,as well as other musicians, can count, but I think drummers affect the TEMPO more than the other members of bands, specifically 3-4pc/5pc, Rock and roll or country,metal,bar bands etc. I work, currently, as a freelance writing tutor and tutor of higher education writing at the University of Maryland. Then, in 2003, I discovered voice recognition software and use that to substantially re-strengthen my short-term-memory. Resuming the act of playing my drums was 20000 times better than any other physical and occupational therapy than I’d ever been apprised of, previously. I switched from using my right foot to my left foot for my bass drum pedal, begin to play with other musicians, and, soon, begin to play publicly, for money. Before my 15th stroke, I had been taking private drum lessons was becoming quite astute at drum set.Īfter my craniotomy, it took two or three or four years however, I was able to retain my ability to maintain even better perfect rhythm, metrically, then I had been able to, before my final stroke. I was born in 1971 with a massive brain AVM that caused me to stroke 15 times. Hearing Seemungal discuss how the brain changes in response to experience is fascinating. These brain researchers found that the area of the brain called the cerebellum was smaller in dancers than in non-dancers, and the more experienced the dancer, the smaller the cerebellum. Ballet dancers were the ideal subjects to study, due to the lack of dizziness experienced by ballet dancers when they spin. Barry Seemungal has studied a training-related phenomenon in ballet dancers to further understand dizziness in improving treatments for patients with chronic dizziness. The finales were a crescendo building from the lightest sound, such as a broom sweeping across the stage floor, then to more brooms, then more and more instruments, etc., etc., etc., ending often with the marching band’s horn section charging in from the rear of the auditorium, with six trap sets lighting up on each side of the auditorium, each trap set in raised individual cubicles, and all musicians igniting the crowd into a frenzy of appreciation and gratitude. The percussion department’s annual concerts in that era were held on two consecutive nights and always to a packed house. – Hearing a large percussion ensemble perform in concert is an incredible experience – – am thinking of the revered Phil Faini heading the percussion department at West Virginia University’s Creative Arts Center for decades, then served as Dean – – such a dear man and a tremendous teacher.
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