Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of April! It's the middle of the month, I hope everybody is having a great April so far.

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

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  • Mokey [none/use name]
    ·
    3 months ago

    Arm technique:

    [v] Three bounce stroke in sixteenth note grid to four bounces - 110bpm.

    [v] 4 bounce 32nds to 3 bounce sextuplets 65bpm

    • I'm trying to not crush or force anything, I think I overworked my left hand last night.

    [v] Quad strokes, 32nd note grid. 60bpm

    [v] Double Stroke roll as triplets starting on down and upbeats. 210bpm.

    [v] Traditional Grip, Left Hand Thumb sixteenth notes. 75BPM.

    -Got some new information I might need to reset back down to 50BPM.

    [v] Traditional Grip, Left Hand Wrist Rotation. 75BPM.

    -90BPM is the upper limit for this motion it seems like.

    Foot technique:

    [v] Left foot, bounce knee generated from heel motion. 5 mins, all subdivision 80BPM

    • This is turning out to be very useful in my left foot technique.

    [v] Ankle Technique 8th @ 140

    -Trying to go slower and master rebound.

    [v] Heel toe 70

    • This seems like it'll be useful to my goal, I cannot wait to put down this stuff. I want to work on brushes. 🥺

    [v] Pick up foot, drop as loose as possible. 100 BPM. Do Quarter notes, dotted eigth quarter note, quarter note triplets and eighth notes.

    • Make there is a heavy dead feeling when dropping foot.

    Groove Studies:

    [v] Rhythmic Scale Benny Greb Gap Click App 40 20

    • I want to feel 90% there then work on faster tempos 70-100.

    [v] Gap Click 16th Note Grid, creative 60

    [v] Gap Click swing ideas, @120-160 bpm

    • Going to review paradiddle ideas after doubles. I really want to look at this idea KLKKLL but the first kick is on the upbeat.

    [v] Gap Click 16th note funk @70

    • Been playing with this sticking RLLKRLLK.

    • I want to go through a bunch of bass 32nd note permutations. Get my Mark Guiliana on.

    Listening:

    [v] Listen to Recordings, play with recordings, take notes.

    • Miles Davis All of You
    • Wynton Kelly Kelly at Midnite
    • Miles Davis Live Blackhawk