Celebrity skin
We had to slow down this song as the singer was a bit nervous and stubbles her words so we played it slower. This as well as not having Caleb’s vocals too caused the song to lose energy and be more of a mess such as timing.
The drum kit was very low down for my liking and I didn’t adjust enough before we played so my hi hat foot felt wrong and I accidentally closed it without meaning to. I need to move the drum kit and raise the throne.
I also couldn’t really hear any vocals until the closed hi hat bit of the song and the pauses (this shouldn’t be a problem when Caleb does vocals do.)
After our vocalist stumbled her words I thought it might make me get lost on the next parts but I remembered where they were.
Fell in love with a girl
We also played this song a bit slow and it didn’t have as much energy as it did when we practiced. I need to learn the tempo better and Caleb will also have more energy live.
We need to interact with each over and the crowed and have more stage presence.We can do this by practicing implementing our stage presence while we practice.
I also need to perfect my timing during both songs which I will try to get down this week before the gig by practicing the songs and other drum exercises to keep time.
SMART TARGETS
I need to improve my timing mainly on celebrity skin , I can achieve this by practicing the songs with a metronome. I need to also practice my sub divisions to a metronome. I can measure this by when playing with the metronome I’m not playing before or after the beep. I have 3 days till the gig to work on this.
I also need to work on my stage presence while playing. I can do this by practice playing with more stage presence and look at other drummers for inspiration. I can see if my stage presence is getting better by recording myself playing and looking back.
Next time I need to move the kit to feel more comfortable while playing. While the other band members are setting up I will move it to my preference. I also need to ask for more volume in my monitors as last time I couldn’t hear vocals and maybe more guitar too.
I also can book practice rooms more often to practice playing the songs with a metronome.
I should also warm up before playing next time as well as listening to the song. This will help be ready for the performance.