tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post6897709413269892309..comments2024-03-28T13:45:40.907-07:00Comments on Cruise Ship Drummer!: Everything you know about drumming is wrongTodd Bishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06814005635510193577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-2749067925864608732021-12-11T17:49:51.965-08:002021-12-11T17:49:51.965-08:00Thanks guys, just letting it all hang out here.
...Thanks guys, just letting it all hang out here. <br /><br />Anon-- I hadn't really thought it out. I guess I'd think about what's the difference between creating emotional energy through your playing, vs. expressing it through your playing. Maybe they're related, to me they're not the same thing. <br /><br />Expressing emotion = "I'm mad at you" [bangs on cymbal]<br />Creating emotion = "Time to build intensity, so I'm going to..." [bangs on cymbal]<br /><br />That's not it exactly, either. It's really not completely one or the other. There are times when you play like "BLAH F* U [zhagaBOOM]". Most of the time things go best when you're just in a state of full awareness and letting things play themselves. You can play emotional sounding stuff in that state without feeling those exact emotions yourself. What are Elvin Jones, or Jack Dejohnette, or Joey Baron feeling when they're playing at peak intensity? Or Coltrane. It's not a 1:1 thing, they're feeling something else. Todd Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481104613152814648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-70469892988708275292021-12-11T13:28:02.803-08:002021-12-11T13:28:02.803-08:00Amen.Amen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390710451687307303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-86467270044862158602021-12-11T04:27:08.962-08:002021-12-11T04:27:08.962-08:00This is such a great post - thank you!
I'm won...This is such a great post - thank you!<br />I'm wondering about the "It's not about expression" part, though. Could you please elaborate a little bit on it? I take it that you don't recommend to play completely detached from any emotions, but to stay calm and not get carried away by your own playing. Just curious about that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-28479940421614791952021-12-09T14:33:18.932-08:002021-12-09T14:33:18.932-08:00Brilliantly said, Todd. Great stuff right there. ...Brilliantly said, Todd. Great stuff right there. I hope much of the internet generation actually stop to read this and take it to heart.Adam Osmianskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00279858833369288332noreply@blogger.com