Members JMR Posted November 5, 2011 Members Share Posted November 5, 2011 For me, I slap on a ton of this stuff and quickly run through some amen break drumnbass stuff (I use the term lightly, because I am not very good at that stuff, especially compared to some of the posters on here) stuff to warm up. I'll usually play a simple beat slowly and then play it faster and faster. Then chug some water and go. I play in a post-punk whatever band with a lot of fast 3/4 stuff and yelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members race81 Posted November 5, 2011 Members Share Posted November 5, 2011 I have not sweet enough to need the gold bond in years. Kinda miss those days. I try to stretch my fingers, wrists, arms and elboes and just about everything else. I may play some single and double stroke rolls on whatever is near me at the time...table/floor/chair...within the past few years using my 2 down kit, ive found it helps me to twist and stretch my mid section. It helps with turning on the throne to reach my 16 floor tom........but im gettin old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Buckin Fastard Posted November 5, 2011 Members Share Posted November 5, 2011 Thirty minutes before going on after everything is set up: 10 minutes stretching, 10 minutes singles, doubles, and paradiddles, 5 minutes cool down, 5 minutes doing nothing. I don't drink or chief before I play. I tend to go off by myself so as not to get caught up in others' anxieties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danrothmusic Posted November 5, 2011 Members Share Posted November 5, 2011 I do some light wrist, arm and ankle stretches/movements then some rudiments on the snare--my favorites are pardiddle variations. I do this one a lot: Rlrr llRl rrll Rlrr Lrll rrLr llrr Lrll (16th notes; caps are accents). So I'll do that on the snare, slowly then speeding up, then I'll apply it to the kit, hitting the accents on different toms. I'll finish up by playing some beats then some more stretching. With stretching it's important to not stretch a whole lot before you're warm. So when I stretch before I've done anything, it's really just to loosen up a little bit. With my stretches at the end, I actually push myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdawg Posted November 5, 2011 Members Share Posted November 5, 2011 buddy rich said he took his hands out of his pockets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Buckin Fastard Posted November 5, 2011 Members Share Posted November 5, 2011 buddy rich said he took his hands out of his pockets I guess if you consider pocket pool a warm up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the DW Posted November 5, 2011 Members Share Posted November 5, 2011 Pre-gig warm up routine: Go to bar. Order Jack Daniels on the rocks. Drink it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gremson Posted November 6, 2011 Members Share Posted November 6, 2011 I'm with DW. Go out for a smoke. Come back in and play drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted November 6, 2011 Members Share Posted November 6, 2011 Depends on the gig. If I'm with one of my regular bands and know the material, a lil smoke and an IPA feels at home. I warm my limbs up enough during sound check. Playing jazz for dinner/corporate crowds I'll often start with brushes to see where my boundaries are, then the switch to sticks already feels warm. Back in my punk days I'd hammer out 16's on my shoe or throne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fusionfunk Posted November 6, 2011 Members Share Posted November 6, 2011 I generally work out on a pad before the show starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manoeuver Posted November 6, 2011 Members Share Posted November 6, 2011 sticks on shoes. 24-36 oz of beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rdrummer322 Posted November 6, 2011 Members Share Posted November 6, 2011 I play on my legs mostly, or anything around, lots of stick twirling and stick on stick stuff. Mostly it is just to get rid of nervous energy mostly, not really warming up. After set up I have a pair of sticks in my hands almost constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JakeTheSnake Posted November 6, 2011 Members Share Posted November 6, 2011 jump up and down a little. go to bathroom if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kmart Posted November 6, 2011 Members Share Posted November 6, 2011 People still get time to warm up before gigs? Huh. The monkeys I play with, I'm lucky if there's time to take a piss and then grab a pitcher of water before we need to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted November 6, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 6, 2011 I don't know. My band always plays the floor. And {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Drumstix101 Posted November 7, 2011 Members Share Posted November 7, 2011 AHH! Gold Bond; my best friend. Most beloved on the hot, summer, outdoor gigs. A few years ago I was at work, talking to my whife on the phone. I asked her to pick me up some of my Magic drumming powder as I was running low. People heard the conversation and it took me quite some time to get them to understand that I was talking about Gold Bond and not something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdawg Posted November 7, 2011 Members Share Posted November 7, 2011 ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted November 7, 2011 Members Share Posted November 7, 2011 indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Living Dead Drummer Posted November 15, 2011 Members Share Posted November 15, 2011 I take about 30 min before each gig, stretch a little and do some rudiments on a pad with a pair of marching sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted November 15, 2011 Members Share Posted November 15, 2011 I've gotten better lately about stretching out, warming up my hands and wrists, and depending on the gig, the rest of my body. I drink a ton of water the day of a show to be really hydrated, and I often find a squishy ball helps get the blood flowing in my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted November 16, 2011 Members Share Posted November 16, 2011 fried chicken and a 6 pack of beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irnbru83 Posted November 16, 2011 Members Share Posted November 16, 2011 A banana and a couple of pints of Shiner. Gotta keep the potassium up, amirite? I typically don't get an opportunity to properly warm-up at a gig. Don't feel loose until halfway through the first set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mraia3 Posted November 16, 2011 Members Share Posted November 16, 2011 sometime during the course of the day, I will eat a meal of Chicken McNuggets, Large Fries, Large Diet Coke. If I dont have this, its a bad night. No nuggets, no groove. Also, at the gig, not too much booze. Maybe a shot if someones buying, but usually just water. BUT IF THERE WERENT MCNUGGETS EARLIER IN THE DAY, IT DONT MATTER!!! GONNA BE A BAAAAAAD NIGHT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irnbru83 Posted November 17, 2011 Members Share Posted November 17, 2011 ^^ lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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