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Milestone: 50,000 Left Hand Strokes
Hit my first major milestone while tracking metrics during music practice. Using the Clap Counter app, I’ve logged 50,000 single strokes of my left hand. This is my non-dominant hand and is what holds me back the most. A lot of my practice is dedicated to just single strokes on my left hand. I’m taking…
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Left Hand Progress: 3.5 Weeks
I started focusing on my left hand 3.5 weeks ago. Every day I spend some time with just the left hand on the practice pad. I’m trying to get my fingers able to pull down the rebound instead of my wrist. I can tell it’s doing much better than my first day. There’s some strength…
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When the Levee Breaks
I’ve heard When the Levee Breaks many times, of course. But today I heard it for the first time since I started to learn drumming. I immediately noticed the kicks were not on-beat and so I thought, hey I should learn this. It didn’t take long to work out but was still fun to learn.…
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Low Volume Portable Drum Kit
Last night I scored a Pearl piccolo snare off FB Marketplace for $120. Pretty pumped about that. I see people playing break beats on YouTube and I immediately think: I want to do that! But.. I’m far from being able to, though I have the snare for it now. Still, the piccolo will make this…
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Started Using Clap Counter
Halfway through today’s hour long practice I started daydreaming and remembered I have an app on my phone (Clap Counter) to track clap sounds that can be used to count strokes on a practice pad. In the time remaining I logged 2002 strokes! I think it’s more fun to track number of strokes than number…
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A Thousand Hours of Music Practice
I like to track things. And another idea flew into my funnel. Yesterday I decided to set a timer to incentivize practicing for an hour a day. And now I asked myself, how many hours do I want to do? The 10,000 hours thing is way, way beyond what I need to feel accomplished. I…
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Doodle Practice Jams
My puppy bringing the light show to left hand control drum practice…
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Music is an Hour a Day
I think a lot. With the number of ideas I get in a single day, I wonder why I’m not a billionaire? Today’s idea is to practice music every day. Not a new idea, I know. It’s more like a decision. Today I made this decision to solidify exactly how many minutes I will practice…
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Splatoon 1 Drum Intro
Today I took a pass at the Splatoon 1 Game Intro. I’m not doing it right, but I’m pleased with my first attempt. I tried it without the trashy crashes but it didn’t sound good at all. Maybe I’m just masking my mistakes, heh. I still feel like a beginner at this. But I’ve always…
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Strumming While Drumming
Today I had a thought: hey, could I strum a guitar while working the pedals of a drum kit at the same time? And to my delight, I could! This is a breakthrough for me. As a self-taught guitarist, one thing I never learned to do is tap my foot to the beat while strumming.…