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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of April! It's the middle of the month, I hope everybody is having a great April so far.

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

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Good luck with your goals unity

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Arm technique:

[v] Three bounce stroke in sixteenth note grid to four bounces - 110bpm.

[v] 4 bounce 32nds to 3 bounce sextuplets 65bpm

  • I'm trying to not crush or force anything, I think I overworked my left hand last night.

[v] Quad strokes, 32nd note grid. 60bpm

[v] Double Stroke roll as triplets starting on down and upbeats. 210bpm.

[v] Traditional Grip, Left Hand Thumb sixteenth notes. 75BPM.

-Got some new information I might need to reset back down to 50BPM.

[v] Traditional Grip, Left Hand Wrist Rotation. 75BPM.

-90BPM is the upper limit for this motion it seems like.

Foot technique:

[v] Left foot, bounce knee generated from heel motion. 5 mins, all subdivision 80BPM

  • This is turning out to be very useful in my left foot technique.

[v] Ankle Technique 8th @ 140

-Trying to go slower and master rebound.

[v] Heel toe 70

  • This seems like it'll be useful to my goal, I cannot wait to put down this stuff. I want to work on brushes. 🥺

[v] Pick up foot, drop as loose as possible. 100 BPM. Do Quarter notes, dotted eigth quarter note, quarter note triplets and eighth notes.

  • Make there is a heavy dead feeling when dropping foot.

Groove Studies:

[v] Rhythmic Scale Benny Greb Gap Click App 40 20

  • I want to feel 90% there then work on faster tempos 70-100.

[v] Gap Click 16th Note Grid, creative 60

[v] Gap Click swing ideas, @120-160 bpm

  • Going to review paradiddle ideas after doubles. I really want to look at this idea KLKKLL but the first kick is on the upbeat.

[v] Gap Click 16th note funk @70

  • Been playing with this sticking RLLKRLLK.

  • I want to go through a bunch of bass 32nd note permutations. Get my Mark Guiliana on.

Listening:

[v] Listen to Recordings, play with recordings, take notes.

  • Miles Davis All of You
  • Wynton Kelly Kelly at Midnite
  • Miles Davis Live Blackhawk