Staying in the game: The best practices, attitudes, metacognitive strategies, and intrinsic motivations of aging musicians
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Metronome, our best friend?

1/4/2018

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Back from a recording session with my hobby band. Bed tracks of guitar, bass, and drums live off the floor. A click track was used. After a few bumps in the road we got all the tracks done. None in the first or second take though. Most on the 3rd, a few on the 5th.

What did I learn?
  1. I prepared for the session, but next time I will over prepare by having more detailed scores. I'm a good reader, so good charts make it easier to be consistent from take to take. 
  2. If I don't listen carefully, I will speed up in the drum fills. Boo!
  3. I'm glad I brought lots of cymbals choices. 
  4. I will bring some food next time to munch on, thus keeping the blood sugar level. 
  5. Drink water, but not too much. A full bladder is bad for my time.
  6. Yamaha Club Custom drums are terrific in Blues and classic Rock, Paiste too.
  7. As my teacher Terry Clarke says, "it's all about time". How right he is. I will continue to work on this diligently.
  8. Being in good physical shape really helps the endurance at 58 years old.
  9. I'm glad I got a good nights sleep.
  10.  Recording is a heap of fun.
  11. My bass drum foot needs work and after 4 hours it got tired.
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Cheers,

David Story

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