Drum Solo by Me.

[Nuclear]

I wasn't sure whether this should go in The Arts or here, so I guessed here coz it's not really "discussion". Anyway. Here's a video of me playing an improvised solo.

I've had my kit for 7months but played on the schools kit since the end of last august, so it's around 11months since I first picked up the sticks.

Anyway:

[Niles Crane]

I think you hit the cymbals a bit too much. It just ends up sounds muddy.

Then again, I'm no great expert on drum solos. I've only listened to a few in my life.

[Nuclear]

I think you hit the cymbals a bit too much. It just ends up sounds muddy.

Then again, I'm no great expert on drum solos. I've only listened to a few in my life.

hehe, recorded it on a phone, but yes, I did get carried away on the cymbals

[iudas]

Sounds a bit unorganised, but overall it's good I guess. I'm not much of an expert either.

[Nuclear]

Thanks. Like I said, it's improvised,

[Pontifex Maximus]

I liked it. Record it on a camera next time 'cos I've seen plenty of drummers hit the cymbals more than you but it still sounds fine, I think it's because the quality isn't that great with a phone.

[Nuclear]

I liked it. Record it on a camera next time 'cos I've seen plenty of drummers hit the cymbals more than you but it still sounds fine, I think it's because the quality isn't that great with a phone.

When I do it with a webcam the visual quality is good but sound quality is bad. So I went more sound > video. But, I'll try to find something better to use

[Antissa]

Moved to "The Arts" subforums.

[gambit]

Sounds good, like Paladin said it's kind of unorganized but you got raw talent.

[Nuclear]

Thanks Gambit.

[.Socrates]

needs a lot less cymbal. Sorry, but I had to stop it halfway through because all I was hearing was cymbals.

Like people have already said, it's muddy, and unorganized but you have the energy and the soul.

Now if you could put the energy and soul into a better drum solo, then it would be awesome.

[dwringer]

Not bad, but it does seem that the tempo is a little bit loose, even in the parts where you are playing a more standard rhythm. I know that's part of the improv, but I'd recommend trying to keep an overriding steady tempo throughout the whole thing. You can still deviate from it, you don't need to go back to it very often, but it needs to be ticking in your head so after a few bars you can go back to it and show the audience that you're THAT good. That's what most of the uber pro jazz drummers do in most cases, except of course when they are soloing as a segue into a different rhythm. You seem to be using the same "feel" throughout the whole thing so I don't know if abandoning the tempo is really best except maybe once or twice if you have to go crazy for a minute

But yeah, the trick is to have the steady tempo in your head but play as though you don't have it there. You can still quantize the things you hit to ridiculously small durations, and totally abandon the meter, and syncopate , in order to sound "free" while secretly holding onto your original beat. That's what makes it hard to be somebody like Buddy Rich

But for 11 months that's really great coordination I have trouble getting both my feet to work right . Just a disclaimer, I'm not really a drummer at all, but I have been a jazz musician for many years and played in my college group for a couple, plus a couple of my best friends were drummers.

I won't tell you what I do play, because it'll just make you refuse to listen to me probably

[Nuclear]

Not bad, but it does seem that the tempo is a little bit loose, even in the parts where you are playing a more standard rhythm. I know that's part of the improv, but I'd recommend trying to keep an overriding steady tempo throughout the whole thing. You can still deviate from it, you don't need to go back to it very often, but it needs to be ticking in your head so after a few bars you can go back to it and show the audience that you're THAT good. That's what most of the uber pro jazz drummers do in most cases, except of course when they are soloing as a segue into a different rhythm. You seem to be using the same "feel" throughout the whole thing so I don't know if abandoning the tempo is really best except maybe once or twice if you have to go crazy for a minute

But yeah, the trick is to have the steady tempo in your head but play as though you don't have it there. You can still quantize the things you hit to ridiculously small durations, and totally abandon the meter, and syncopate , in order to sound "free" while secretly holding onto your original beat. That's what makes it hard to be somebody like Buddy Rich

But for 11 months that's really great coordination I have trouble getting both my feet to work right . Just a disclaimer, I'm not really a drummer at all, but I have been a jazz musician for many years and played in my college group for a couple, plus a couple of my best friends were drummers.

I won't tell you what I do play, because it'll just make you refuse to listen to me probably

Thanks for the feedback and compliments

EDIT: P.S. I have double kick going in the second beat I play and when I play on the snare just near the end.

[dwringer]

Heh, yeah I did notice it was a little more solid when you came into that, didn't notice the double kick (like I said, I'm not a real drummer ) but that certainly helps force things into a fixed tempo

[Nuclear]

Heh, yeah I did notice it was a little more solid when you came into that, didn't notice the double kick (like I said, I'm not a real drummer ) but that certainly helps force things into a fixed tempo

Thanks, I don't think my phone totally picked up the double kick, it sounds like a buzzing on it.

[hunter260859]

Nice Drums solo. I agree with everyone else, Lay of the cymbals abit. Apart from that is was pretty good.

Well done

[Nuclear]

Thanks hunter.