After my drum teacher listened to our composition, he told me that it might sound better with eighth notes instead of quarter notes in the chorus, to give it more of a overall rather than a stopper. This helps the song not lose its momentum and flow through the song.
I'll say more later, probably tomorrow after we've practiced again, till then, uhhhh stay cool
- Sami Lee
Monday 14 September 2015
Monday 7 September 2015
Apologies
Haven't written an entry in a while, this is because:
- My first assignment, the changing of the original composition, we've already been working on way before the actual assignment was given because we needed to shorten it anyway
- I've had nothing to document, practices are going good, we're just practicing our songs and working on dynamics and playabilty.
The only thing I would have to say is that I haven't really worked with my drum teacher as much because we just kinda talk most of the time, which is fine, he's trying to 'open my mind' as a drummer, which is fine, but the entire lesson is gone and the only thing I've done is played a few rhythms. I don't think he's actually seen me play drums yet, nor my songs. So that's been difficult so far, with six weeks until the exam. I've basically been working on the songs in my own time, which is difficult, seeing as I have no drum kit set up at home at the moment and I don't really get much class time on my own.
This year hasn't been the best for me and drums. No drum teacher for six months, then a drum teacher who talks to me a lot, but I'm too scared to just tell him that we've talked enough and we should start drumming. I'm a little shy I guess. And he's repeating himself a lot now, and I already understand most of the things he's saying.
Anyway. I've got to get through this, clean out the garage so I can practice, get Steve to actually help me out in four or five lessons or less because this exam is six Tuesday's away and I don't know how I feel about that.
It's a long time. It's a short time.
- Sami Lee
- My first assignment, the changing of the original composition, we've already been working on way before the actual assignment was given because we needed to shorten it anyway
- I've had nothing to document, practices are going good, we're just practicing our songs and working on dynamics and playabilty.
The only thing I would have to say is that I haven't really worked with my drum teacher as much because we just kinda talk most of the time, which is fine, he's trying to 'open my mind' as a drummer, which is fine, but the entire lesson is gone and the only thing I've done is played a few rhythms. I don't think he's actually seen me play drums yet, nor my songs. So that's been difficult so far, with six weeks until the exam. I've basically been working on the songs in my own time, which is difficult, seeing as I have no drum kit set up at home at the moment and I don't really get much class time on my own.
This year hasn't been the best for me and drums. No drum teacher for six months, then a drum teacher who talks to me a lot, but I'm too scared to just tell him that we've talked enough and we should start drumming. I'm a little shy I guess. And he's repeating himself a lot now, and I already understand most of the things he's saying.
Anyway. I've got to get through this, clean out the garage so I can practice, get Steve to actually help me out in four or five lessons or less because this exam is six Tuesday's away and I don't know how I feel about that.
It's a long time. It's a short time.
- Sami Lee
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