Hello comrades and welcome to the last improvement megathread of April! It's the last Sunday of April, a good time to look back on the month.
As usual, some discussion ideas:
- How was your April?
- 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?
Poster caption: If you want to be like him - exercise!
Good luck with your goals
Traditional Grip: Not trying to spend much time here, I have so much technique I need to de-emphasize working on it.
Moeller technique, super slow, choreographed movements. 80BPM, each click indicates a motion. Rest position. Arm up, forearm out- stick on head. Drop arm hard but not stupidly back to rest position. 10 mins.
Trad grip, middle finger exercise 65BPM. Not sure how people play faster single strokes on traditional grip yet. 5 mins.
Foot Technique: I'm getting close I can feel it.
Bounce Knee on Pedal/Leg Motion 65-75BPM. 7.5 mins.
Ankle Technique 75-65BPM 7.5mins
Heel Toe left foot, 80BPM. 5 mins.
Groove Studies:
Rhythmic Scale using Benny Greb app, focus down sixteenth notes. Try to get to sextuplets and 32nds. 40 BPM. 20 mins.
Benny Greb App. Play ideas and keep it in time. Right now it's RLLK and RLKK. RLKKRLLK. 70BPM 10 mins.
Benny greb app. Swing orchestrating paradiddles between left hand and right foot. 80BPM.
Benny greb app. 32nd notes funk. 1xxx (+xxx) 2. Explore all bass drum permutations on the 2nd half of beat one while only moving the the first half after going through everything in the second group. 80bpm 10mins
Benny greb app. 32nd notes funk. Samething but just one bass drum note moving through all the possible 32nd note subdivisons. 80 bpm. 10 mins.