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WORSHIP DRUMMER VIDEOS | Carl Albrecht
We live in the age of high tech“ personal media.” Almost everyone has a camera on their phone and a social media account to get that information out there. This can be a good or bad thing depending on how you make use of the tools available to your work and what it means to your psyche. So lets talk about how to use these modern media tools to our advantage but not let them rule over us. It’ s not about ego. It is about learning and sharing.
RECORD EVERY TIME YOU PLAY.
Video record everything you do. Not just audio. Practice time, rehearsals, and performances should be recorded so you can go back to review your work. This is a GREAT way to learn on any instrument. Plus, it makes you become comfortable with the“ red light” being on all the time. It becomes so natural to be recorded that you won’ t freak out from the experience. For a drummer, if you’ re using only one personal camera, I recommend a side view. Not from the front or back. Those points of view might be cool for concert views, but for personal growth and review, seeing your performance from the“ hi-hat side” seems to be the best practical line of sight to your playing. Also, be sure you can see your feet, your hands, and your posture. A perfectly centered profile view is the best angle for evaluating your work. If you’ re starting with a single camera shot this is the way to go. Adding more cameras is great if you have the budget, the time, and the video editing skills to make it work well. Plus, that becomes a huge asset to a drum video you want to put on social media.
CHECK OUT DRUM EDUCATION WEBSITES AND SEE HOW IT’ S DONE.
So much drum education material is available on line that it can be overwhelming. Just pick a topic or song and I’ m sure you can find a drum cover or a lesson available. The guys at drumeo. com have done an amazing job for drum teaching across all genres. WorshipDrummer. com is also a great site with lots of live drumming at worship events from various ministries. Great job guys! Those two sites are just the tip of the iceberg. Observe all the camera angles and see what you think is most helpful to get the best understanding of what is really happening. Apply what you can to your situation and don’ t be afraid to experiment.
DON’ T POST EVERYTHING.
Just because you can doesn’ t mean you should. Remember this is really first and foremost about your personal growth as a player. None of the practice recordings should be made public unless you really feel good about sharing it. In social media world remember this truth,“ Once it is out there you can’ t take it back.” That’ s not to say that something raw and less than professional looking can’ t be inspiring. Many drummers post raw footage that still inspires. But that usually means that they are doing something musically interesting that overshadows the lack of production quality. Anyway, be honest with yourself before clicking that“ upload to public” button. Again, my focus in writing this is to offer a way for you to look at what you’ re doing and growing as a drummer.
If your production chops are great, then upload that content. Especially inspiring live performances beyond your practice sessions.
YOU CAN LEARN FROM EVERYTHING.
Be discerning when you watch drum videos. Not every tutorial will have all the answers or be the best explanation of a song or technique. Watch varieties of videos concerning the playing of particular songs or technical instruction. If it doesn’ t sound right to you analyze what you think is wrong with it. Is the drum part not
sounding right, feeling right, grooving right, etc. Even in that moment you can learn something. One of the most common problems in drum tutorials is when a drummer does not look relaxed. It’ s amazing to me how a drum part will sound strange if the drummer looks tense. This is one of the biggest musical lessons I’ ve learned from years of seeing drum videos, concert footage, and instructional products.
Keep learning! Stay relaxed! Breathe! Keep it smooth! … And it’ ll groove! Contact me if you would like some private lessons‘ live in Nashville’ or via Skype or other servers.
Blessings all,
Carl Albrecht Professional drummer for 30 + years, playing with Paul Baloche, Don Moen, Ron Kenoly, Abe Laboriel, LeAnn Rimes and others. He’ s also a clinician, author & pastor. Contact Carl for coaching, online lessons, producing, or sessions. I’ m still growing too... www. CarlAlbrecht. com carlralbrecht @ gmail. com
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