1338 down to earth
Renly didn't mean to tease Johnson.
To be precise, he didn't care what Johnson was thinking. For him, it was all about the drums and only the drums..
Anyone who has really delved into an instrument skill should know that solid basic skills are crucial for subsequent learning. The more professional and senior a person is, the more humble their attitude will be, and the more they understand that basic skills are irreplaceable. As the saying goes Okay, a full bottle doesn’t make any noise, a half-full bottle clangs, that’s what it means.
Take the piano as an example. If they just play a piece of music for one or two performances and practice the music score temporarily, then they can just get started and memorize the key positions and fingerings by rote. You can start teaching quickly within a few days, and then it’s just a matter of practice makes perfect..
Then there is no problem in keeping everything simple..
But if it is for truly professional learning, then use a metronome to cultivate rhythm and musicality, and repeat the exercises over and over again. This is a required course every day. Only by persisting for many years can you achieve initial results. Such basic skills training, every day A master is trained in this way, no one is an exception.
The foundation must be solid in order to be able to lay the foundation for subsequent high-rise buildings..
The same is true for the drum set. The dumb drum is a necessary basic skill. If you are a novice without any foundation, you must accompany the dumb drum for at least the first three days, and even longer..
From the content point of view, the basic skills of drumming can be divided into five types: single-click type, wheel drum type, repetition type, decorative sound type, and bouncing decorative type. These five types of exercises can evolve into endless exercises through different arrangements and combinations. The content is to polish the basic skills bit by bit. From this perspective, the practice content of dumb drum is endless..
In addition, from the perspective of purpose, the basic skills of drumming can be divided into two categories: limb skill exercises and limb coordination exercises. Coordination exercises are literally; while skill exercises are somewhat similar to fitness. The difference is that fitness is focused on For large muscle groups, the effect is obvious, while dumb drums train small muscle groups of the limbs, which are difficult to capture with the naked eye..
Through long-term continuous practice, joints, fingertips, wrists, etc. have become more flexible and coordinated, and the result of more developed muscles is the improvement of control, speed and strength are the first among them, as well as continuous blows. The stability of playing can always maintain uniform speed control, thereby improving the ability to control the drum set..
The so-called control ability is actually similar to that of the piano. You can freely use the light, heavy, fast and slow, four different rhythm changes and durations. More importantly, according to the emotion of the melody, you can infiltrate your own understanding and perception into the performance. among them, thus giving the musical notes fresh vitality..
For truly top conductors, they can keenly capture the nuances of a quarter beat, especially for classical music, and the requirements are even more stringent. When they need to give the symphony a more generous or sadder mood, through The changes in light, heavy, fast and slow can be presented; and the drum beat as a metronome is the original source of motivation..
It requires not only stability, but also explosion; not only control, but also delicacy..
And all these abilities come from dumb drum practice.
Of course, all dumb drum exercises can be completed on real drums, but the sound of real drums can easily cover up the lack of details, especially when practicing content that has been mastered. The purpose of repeated practice is to correct and improve. The importance of dumb drums The sex is more prominent; moreover, dumb drums are not easy to affect hearing.——
For drummers, hearing is inevitably damaged if they are immersed in drum beats for a long time. This is what the "dumb" of a dumb drum means. It can protect hearing, and its role in practice is naturally irreplaceable..
Renly himself is a piano player, and has spent more than ten years honing and accumulating. Although he is not a genius pianist, there is no doubt that his basic skills are solid; now that he is involved in the study of drums, the importance of basic skills needs no elaboration. , he can completely calm down and practice slowly.
Of course, Renly's learning time is really limited, and he also knows that he can't grow into a top drummer in just a few months; but to keep cutting wood, he needs to truly master the skills before joining the crew. To become a drummer, you may not necessarily be the best, but you must be the most authentic and solid..
More importantly, there have been countless turbulent and disturbing things recently. Renly himself is inevitably a little restless. He tries to control his emotions, but it is not an easy task. Therefore, he calms down and hone the basic skills of the dumb drum. , this is also a way to cultivate one's moral character, completely immerse yourself in the rhythm, and eliminate all distractions..
The drum set does not seem difficult because it is just a beat, but Renly knows that in actual operation, it is definitely not that simple. The same is true for any instrument..
Over the next seven days, Johnson discovered something strange, even strange..
Renly always practiced the basics of dumb drums down-to-earth. Generally speaking, beginners only need to spend three to five days practicing dumb drums. After that, they will focus on real drums and supplemented by dumb drums. Continuously polishing the basic skills is a kind of hard work, which is refined bit by bit..
But during these seven days, Johnson did not mention the practice of real drums, and Renly did not ask. For five days, four unshakable hours, he practiced for the camp step by step, repeating the boring and boring exercises over and over again. , over and over again, even Johnson himself was already drowsy, but Renly still maintained a high level of concentration..
This... is really strange.
“sixty! Steady, steady...Okay, one hundred and two, pick up the speed, bring it up, good, good, good, steady, one hundred and two, steady at one hundred and two, don't rush, keep steady, strength, fingertips and wrist strength Add a little more, the beat is weak... Very good, very good, steady, steady again, now slowly increase to two hundred and four……”
“Come on, come on, accelerate, hurry up, raise the speed, raise it! No, no, no, when you increase the speed, the rhythm should still be stable, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, keep the rhythm stable, increase the speed evenly, don't disrupt the rhythm, steady, steady! Pay attention to the metronome! Did you hear that? Ta-ta-ta-ta, one, two, three, four! Ta-ta-ta-ta, one, two, three, four！”
Johnson and Renly are conducting the first phase of summary exercises on basic skills..
Variable speed combinations, from sixty to two hundred and forty, speed up, down, change speed, etc., but the rhythm of the rhythm cannot be lost while changing the speed. It is not just a random hit, but a must. Maintain a constant rhythm and do not break the stable framework of the rhythm.
Although this is not a super difficult challenge of 360 or 400 speed changes, it is already a super high-level challenge sprint in basic skills. From control to strength, from details to the whole, it reflects the thickness of basic skills in an all-round way. and depth.
This is already Renly's nineteenth attempt. He can clearly feel that his arms, wrists and fingertips are becoming stiff, and his control is slowly beginning to fade away. The effect is not as obvious and clear as it was at the beginning, but surprisingly, it appears. The rhythmic effect of the drum beats is particularly gratifying. For the first time, it truly shows a sense of smoothness and stability. The drum beats fall on the eardrums one after another, which is really pleasant to the ear..
“very good! very good! Stay stable！”
Johnson always listened with high concentration. Renly's blows and the sound of the metronome were perfectly combined. A smile appeared on his cheek involuntarily, but it was only for a moment. When When he realized his expression, he quickly stopped smiling and interrupted Renly's drum beat with his own applause..
“No problem, the hit this time is no problem.”
Johnson gave the affirmation simply and neatly, “That’s it for all the basic training of dumb drum. The practice of these basic skills will need to be accumulated over a long period of time. You can start training anytime and anywhere..”
Generally speaking, dumb drums are not bulky, and the sound is relatively dull, so it will not disturb people. You can practice even at home..
“Starting tomorrow, we will officially enter the practice of real drums." Johnson finally took the initiative to propose, "While practicing real drums every day, you can still practice dumb drums. In addition, you can increase the frequency yourself. Currently, The highest level of division we recognize is four hundred, you can try it and see.”
Four hundred hits per minute, which means that 6.67 hits are required per second. Just by thinking about it, it is impossible to imagine what level of control frequency the wrist and fingertips need to achieve; what's more, in actual hitting When hitting, you not only need frequency control, but also force control.——
Otherwise, hitting the drum head without making any sound is useless. More strictly, the force of each hit must be as uniform as possible to ensure that the timbre and sound quality of the drum beats can maintain high quality..
“No problem." Renly continued the same style as when they met on the first day. He was calm and low-key, with no greetings or small talk. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to learning the drums, as if he was a diligent and studious art student, polishing his skills conscientiously. His basic skills are so good that Johnson almost forgets his identity and profession..
The same is true today.
Johnson turned around and left the practice room without staying any longer, continuing to be busy with his own affairs..
The footsteps had almost reached the gate. Johnson suddenly realized that he had left his mobile phone in the rehearsal room. He shook his head helplessly and walked back again. The lights in the rehearsal room had been turned off. Renly sorted out After gathering everything, he left the classroom. He turned on the light, found his cell phone, and turned around to leave again..
Only then did I recall that I had just walked all the way back, but I didn’t see Renly. Could it be that he left in another direction?？
While wondering, he noticed that the lights were on in the practice room on the other side of the corridor. He walked over habitually and saw Renly practicing the mute drum through the window..
All this was so unexpected and frightening that Johnson's jaw immediately dropped..
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