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I fired that guy a loooonnng time ago.
Well, I figure most people have some kind of subdivision going on mentally.
I recently visited a workshop in which the instructor advised us to 'hear' the whole rhythm section while playing to keep us in time. Makes us fit in better.
So I guess the answer will be some variant of 'Yes'.
I recently visited a workshop in which the instructor advised us to 'hear' the whole rhythm section while playing to keep us in time. Makes us fit in better.
So I guess the answer will be some variant of 'Yes'.
So it's kind of a learned thing, because I have a friend who does not seem to get it after jamming for 20 years, who simply does not know how to fill in a Beat
The drums in my head depend on the style I'm practicing
Cuban music, I have a clave or conga Tumbao in my head
Bossa Nova : a Samba beat
Funk / Rock / Pop : snare on 2 and 4
Jazz : hi hat swinging 8th notes
etc...
Cuban music, I have a clave or conga Tumbao in my head
Bossa Nova : a Samba beat
Funk / Rock / Pop : snare on 2 and 4
Jazz : hi hat swinging 8th notes
etc...
IMO hearing the beat is a learned thing. I came over from rhythm guitar, however, it's and the bass' beat are played differently. One is strummed and one is played one note at a time.
Strumming is much easier.
Strumming is much easier.
The issue isn't so much the drummer in my head, It's hearing him over the voices. ;-)
Well, mine plays too damn loud.
I do not hear drums in my head. I do believe most of us have some form of built or learned meter in our heads. Mine took a vacation for a while and I had the beat of a cop.
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This is a fascinating thing, because I don't really 'hear' a drummer in my head, per se... it's more something I just 'feel' (internal "pocket"...?)… I'm very lucky to have this naturally, since it helps for when I need to cover a gig on drums... cheers!
I was gonna point out a similar concept
Ideally you know and understand what every voice / instrument is doing.
As a certain level (which I have only rarely achieved)
you stop thinking of just your part of the song
And you are hearing, feeling, and responding to the whole.
Drummer is usually sitting to my left, behind cymbals and other chrome stuff. He's about 190 pounds. If he was in my head it'd be awfully dang crowded, my skull is only so big.
Cool topic/idea!
I've never really thought about it before... I don't know that my mind "hears" a drummer/click track, but my neck has a funkometer of some sort in it... kinda like Joe Dart, maybe? I am a guy who CANNOT play or listen to music and remain still. It drives my wife batty, especially when we're driving somewhere. I'm that idiot at the stoplight who is shaking the entire car while jammin' out.
I FEEL the 1 more than I hear it, I think. I love playing AROUND the rhythm as much as right on top of it. Space, accents, etc here and there that seem to maybe... ghost the rhythm? I'm not classically trained, but do you know what I mean in that sometimes NO note is more funky and powerful than just playing that note straight? My neck/head still hits that beat, though, hahaha!
Of course, you only get to play like that if you've got a solid drummer, one who doesn't really "need" your help, haha! Nothing is more exciting to me than when a band is tight enough to be able to leave space for each other without it all falling apart. I may not be saying it right, but I think you smell what I'm steppin' in.
I've never really thought about it before... I don't know that my mind "hears" a drummer/click track, but my neck has a funkometer of some sort in it... kinda like Joe Dart, maybe? I am a guy who CANNOT play or listen to music and remain still. It drives my wife batty, especially when we're driving somewhere. I'm that idiot at the stoplight who is shaking the entire car while jammin' out.
I FEEL the 1 more than I hear it, I think. I love playing AROUND the rhythm as much as right on top of it. Space, accents, etc here and there that seem to maybe... ghost the rhythm? I'm not classically trained, but do you know what I mean in that sometimes NO note is more funky and powerful than just playing that note straight? My neck/head still hits that beat, though, hahaha!
Of course, you only get to play like that if you've got a solid drummer, one who doesn't really "need" your help, haha! Nothing is more exciting to me than when a band is tight enough to be able to leave space for each other without it all falling apart. I may not be saying it right, but I think you smell what I'm steppin' in.
