Monday Drum Day: Getting funky

I have not done one of these for a few weeks, so it is long overdue. Every month the Drumeo drum school put together a collaboration video of students playing a song. I have done a few of these, but do not always get it done. For July the song is Funky Town by Lipps Inc. that came out in 1980.

The drumming is pretty simple, but as it is an extended mix it is an endurance test. There were some fiddly bits that I skipped, but I had to do the drum breaks. The backing on the introduction is fairly quiet, so I was watching the moving music notation to try and keep in sync. I only had to adjust slightly when the actual tune came in.

I had a few stumbles, but made it to the end. I could not have gone on much longer anyway. I have no idea how many hits on cymbals and drums it involves.

I need to do more drumming to build my stamina. There have been a couple of long lessons on Drumeo recently. One was an hour of just keeping a beat with Greg Bissonette and there was a half hour of rock beats with one of the main teachers. Those were not quite as quick as this.

I also need to keep working on @theriverkicks set for our festival gig next month. That should be fun, but I am slightly nervous. I hope we can get a few more gigs just to get out and play together. One of our musicians @anna-newkey is recovering from a broken arm after coming off her bike. @daniellemurray and @purplesinger are in the band too.

There are a few other drummers on Hive, so check them out too. I have included some of their posts in this community.

Rock on!