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Wednesday 20th November Today was just day full of practicing in the rehearsal room. We adjusted some minor things that needed a bit of tweaking such as the ending for feeling good and we ran through all 3 numbers constantly for a few hours. We got into the studio and set up everything. The drumContinue reading “Performance Week (18th-24th November)”

Thursday 14th November I arrived at college today full of excitement and anticipation as it would be the first time that I would have played and recorded in the studio. Unfortunately we could not record today as the studio was having technical problems and one of our guitarist’s could not make it into college. AlasContinue reading “Rehearsal Week (11th November – 17th November)”

Wednesday 13th November This is the week where all performance groups are to record in the studio while being filmed. The other group were in there for the majority of the day and we have been allocated the Thursday to get our recording done. Unfortunately we could not get into any of the practise roomsContinue reading “Rehearsal Week 3 (11th November – 17th November)”

Thursday 7th November Today one of the boys couldn’t make it into college so our practise was focused mainly on “Ain’t no rest for the wicked” and “Feeling good”, specifically just our individual parts. We started the practise with “Tie your mother down” as you can never practise too much and then moved on withContinue reading “Rehearsals Week 2 (4th November – 10th November)”

Wednesday 6th November Today was our first day back after half term and I was a little worried as to how we would sound given that we hadn’t practised for a week. Between shifts in work I had practised nearly everyday for around an hour and a half. My individual practises consist of warm upContinue reading “Rehearsals Week 2 (4th-10th November)”

Thursday 24th October Todays practice started with a couple of run through’s of “Tie your mother down”. We were using the practice room with the acoustic drum kit which I found my individual performance to be much sharper on. I was making less mistakes, could clearly hear myself and kept the beat nice and steadyContinue reading “Rehearsals Week 1 (21st-27th)”

Wednesday 23rd October The 21st of October marked my first day on the course. A late starter I was filled with nervousness and anxiety. How far behind was I? My class had been on the course since the 9th of September so I was worried as to how much catching up I had to doContinue reading “Rehearsal Week 1 (21st-27th October)”

Welcome to my page! My name is Adam and I play the drums. I have played drums for a few years now and I have played in a few bands. I recently started taking drum lessons in order to enhance my playing and I have found that by doing so, I feel more relaxed andContinue reading “Introduction”