Weekly Update

So It has been awhile, and I'm finding this project harder to do. Between the difficulty of Junior year and my laziness, I now know how much harder it is going to be. I have come to the conclusion that this won't get any easier, and I'll have to push incredibly hard to get were I wan't to go. I have not been working on my chops as much as I should have, as I have not made progress since my last tempo update.

However, all hope is not lost. I am constantly thinking about drums and music, I dream about it to some extent. It's just I procrastinate so hard, and It feels like I never have time. But, I am still learning, as slow progress is still progress.

In terms of songs, I have got almost the entirety of Ghosts on The Dance floor by Blink-182 down. It's just near the end were their are fills everywhere and I need to transcribe them one by one. The intro took me about 40 minutes to figure out and get down after I slowed it down with my computer. I am also just jamming to other Blink 182 songs to get the Travis Barker feel, I'm pretty confident with first date, but my right hand gets tired after playing sixteenth notes the entire song.

Link to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHPsjZ-TFxA

2nd Sucks, by A Day to Remember, I have down completely except for one part (Just a awkward snare rhythm) which should take me no longer than 10 minutes to get down.  I plan to have this recorded, filmed, and up by Sunday if I get up off the couch.

Link to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPsrvnYbMg

In terms of Art of Bop drumming and lessons, I still have much to practice. If I really work hard this week, I think I can make considerable progress. I'm going to give this week my all and see how far I can get. The exercises I made up in Syncopation are going along pretty slow. I'm having trouble sight reading them with a triplet feel. However, once I have the first several pages of that exercise down with a triplet feel, reading jazz charts and placing fills in will almost be automatic.

Also (I know this is a long post! Stay with me here) I purchased some Roxul AFB fiberglass, and I am going to home depot this weekend to build sound panels! I hope to somewhat acoustically treat my drum practice room so recordings sound a bit better, and the neighbors are a little less annoyed.