eminentgonz
12-27-2007, 02:25 PM
In Rock Band, I'm the Wolf, white make-up clad drummer for the superband MOOP.
In real life, though, I'm a grad student with some cursory knowledge and skills at lead guitar. My only prior knowledge of music theory before two years ago was a grade school class where we learned recorder. Being of the generation where music lessons got cut from school (this generation), I didn't have much opportunity to play an instrument, since no one else I knew played. I picked up an electric guitar two years ago and started learning. I quickly found out that rhythm wasn't one of my strengths, so I stopped learning chords and utilized my strength (logic) to learn keys and scales. Since then, my skills at lead have improved markedly. Now I started Rock Band and became the Wolf, most skillful drummer in the virtual world of rock.
...at least, I'm on my way to becoming that. For someone who plays melody almost exclusively, rhythm is like a whole different world. Not to nerd anyone out, but it's like Rock Lee in Naruto. You have a deficiency that you try to negate by becoming really great at something else, but it doesn't quite make up for being well-rounded. Since starting Rock Band a couple weeks ago, I've drummed through Deep Purple on Easy, which was quite an accomplishment for me, even though my video game skills can best be described as "breathtaking". The Wolf would be proud. Oddly enough, my rhythm practice has also improved my guitar skills in real life and my licks sound a lot more fluid.
So I now know a couple things- kids really need to be taught music in grade school (piano should be essential for theory) and rhythm and melody go together like Mario and Luigi.
Does anyone else play an instrument in real life like guitar and is having difficulties with drumming?
In real life, though, I'm a grad student with some cursory knowledge and skills at lead guitar. My only prior knowledge of music theory before two years ago was a grade school class where we learned recorder. Being of the generation where music lessons got cut from school (this generation), I didn't have much opportunity to play an instrument, since no one else I knew played. I picked up an electric guitar two years ago and started learning. I quickly found out that rhythm wasn't one of my strengths, so I stopped learning chords and utilized my strength (logic) to learn keys and scales. Since then, my skills at lead have improved markedly. Now I started Rock Band and became the Wolf, most skillful drummer in the virtual world of rock.
...at least, I'm on my way to becoming that. For someone who plays melody almost exclusively, rhythm is like a whole different world. Not to nerd anyone out, but it's like Rock Lee in Naruto. You have a deficiency that you try to negate by becoming really great at something else, but it doesn't quite make up for being well-rounded. Since starting Rock Band a couple weeks ago, I've drummed through Deep Purple on Easy, which was quite an accomplishment for me, even though my video game skills can best be described as "breathtaking". The Wolf would be proud. Oddly enough, my rhythm practice has also improved my guitar skills in real life and my licks sound a lot more fluid.
So I now know a couple things- kids really need to be taught music in grade school (piano should be essential for theory) and rhythm and melody go together like Mario and Luigi.
Does anyone else play an instrument in real life like guitar and is having difficulties with drumming?
