Drum practice at work

[punkouter]

I can tap 4/4 with my foot while I tap 5/4 with my hand... But I cant tap 4/4 with my left hand and tap 5/4 with my right hand.. Anyone else get bored at work and try to practice simple patterns while sitting at the desk?

[hairmetal-81]

All the time... :-)


That's what makes a drummer tick - constantly banging on something.

I read that "....tapping your feet on the floor is actually practicing." in a book about double-bass drumming;
Well... this is maybe wishful thinking as is 'Drumming is Exercising' (....it's not! A naive assumption, nothing more - We had a lenghy thread about it!), but it hasn't stopped me doing it, at any given opportunity!

...if only to drive the people near me nuts!

[White_Pointer]

[hairmetal-81]

This reminds me of:

The Roadies' Creed

If it’s wet, drink it.
If it’s dry, smoke it.
If it moves, f**k it.
If it doesn’t move…...
…...PUT IT ON THE TRUCK.

[punkouter]

For some reason I do double bass alot better at work in my socks (not lifting up my heel) than when I do it on a real drum set.. its like the weightlessness of not pushing an actually pedal makes it easier

[BWaj]

All the time... :-)


That's what makes a drummer tick - constantly banging on something.

I read that "....tapping your feet on the floor is actually practicing." in a book about double-bass drumming;
Well... this is maybe wishful thinking as is 'Drumming is Exercising' (....it's not! A naive assumption, nothing more - We had a lenghy thread about it!), but it hasn't stopped me doing it, at any given opportunity!

...if only to drive the people near me nuts!

You just don't play hard enough. Drumming like a man is exercise and tapping on the floor can absolutely improve your kick technique.

[Kenster]

I tap/play constantly at work. Lately since I joined a new band I've been listening to the cover songs I'm learning while actually going thru some of it slapping my hands on my thighs an using both feet for HH and bass. So when I go to practice, playing the song comes much easier.


I think if you talk to 3Cup, there is an actual kit at her work, or used to be.
K ;-)

[campster]

i tap at work right up to the point where my colleagues turn around and say shut-up!! Have learnt to kick the shoes off, socks make less noise ;-)

[hairmetal-81]

i tap at work right up to the point where my colleagues turn around and say shut-up!! Have learnt to kick the shoes off, socks make less noise ;-)

When I tap at work, I don't kick off shoes, I knock my colleagues' socks off.. .