Yikes. Week one went pretty smooth. I was pumped to be getting into drums seriously. I started in on "Stick Control" and did a bunch of Accented 2s (accents on the 2nd of the two hits) and 3s with the accent both on the middle and last beat of the 3s. Also paradiddles.
Also I did a ton of Moeller full and double strokes with my left hand to try and get it up to speed. There was a problem which I think is being remedied now.
Ive been moving houses this week and am at my parents house with only a snare pad set up but one major discovery was made because I have a mirror device in the form of a big window in front of my bed. I had scoliosis and when i was 15 got 2 metal rods fused down my back. As a result my arms and shoulders are not even. My resting left arm is about 3 inches farther from my trunk than my right arm which lays nearly right on it when relaxed. I have been trying to copy my right arm motion with my left because my right was working but was having great difficulty (because the motion actually shouldnt be the same). So I think I have figured out a good motion for me.
Practice hasnt been as easy to do this week because of the move, but that will be over over tomorrow (finally). Im at my parents house for the next 2 weeks and should be able to hit the snare pad pretty hard, provided I get back in the afternoons alright.
