Hi comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of March!

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • What would you like to do next week?
  • Which aspect are you currently focused on improving?
  • 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]
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    8 months ago

    Arm technique:

    [v] German grip, 16th note grid. One motion get two strokes for three beats and then one motion get three strokes for three beats. RRLLRRLLRRLL RRRLLLRRRLLL: 60-100 BPM.

    [v] German grip, sextuplet -> 16th note grid. One motion get three strokes each hand for three measures and then one measure of slower doubles. RRRLLL RRRLLL RRRLLL RRRLLL ...etc RRLL RRLL RRLL RRLL:

    [v] German grip, One motion, three strokes for long time. 90BPM RRRLLL RRRLLL RRRLLL RRRLLL

    [v] Traditional grip. Ratamacues in 9. 3 minutes @ 50, 3 minutes @ 55.

    [v] Traditional Grip. Single Stroke Exercise 60 bpm. 32nd notes RLRL R L RLRL R L RLRL R L RLRL R R LRLR L R ...and so on.

    Foot technique:

    [v] Ankle on ground. Practice motion of ankle technique on ground.

    [v] Ankle off ground. Same but off ground.

    [v] Use only big toe on pedal to get better at controlling rebound.

    [v] Heel down on ground 60, 10 clean

    Groove Studies:

    [v] Rhythm Scale Benny Greb app. 50 bpm 10 mins. 2 sets for 20 mins total.

    [v] Benny Greb Gap Click app. 16th Note Grid, just come up with shit and shed stuff you can't do, creative. 60 BPM

    [v] Gap Click swing @80bpm. Creative.

    [v] Gap Click 16th note funk @70. Creative.

    Listening/Ride Cymbal:

    Paul Chambers: "No Blues", "Unit 7" "Four on Six" from Wes Montgomery and Wynton Kelly "Smokin' at the Halfnote"

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