reading is the most important thing...

[CARMEN77]

and new breed is kicking my ***!!!!

I always **** up when I do like 2 pages of reading. Sometimes I can get almost all the way through but end up ****ing up on something dumb.

[lordliquid]

man I get so frustrated with new breed! but I love it so much!

[Det_Nosnip]

At what tempo do you do them? I usually recommend to start at around 40 or 50 BPM...it's more difficult, but alot more benefitial.

[Josiah]

Well said.

New Breed is awesome.

[Jred250]

Well said.

New Breed is awesome.

I second that Josiah! New Breed is awesome-ness at its *Finest :cool:

[Win A Rabbit]

I quite enjoy New Breed, also. I haven't come up to many reading mistakes, though. Sure, the odd one here and there, but my band teacher in high school had me sight-reading like crazy. I hated it at the time, but now I'm so grateful for it.

[Moon Flavor]

What's this New Breed everyone speaks of?

[Win A Rabbit]

http://www.amazon.com/New-Breed-Gary-Chester/dp/0881887498/sr=8-2/qid=1163797260/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-1920077-1693664?ie=UTF8&s=books

Enjoy.

[CARMEN77]

My teacher doesnt want me to use a meteronome. He wants me to count out loud 1+2+3+4+.

he has me playing the readings on the snare alone and then with my bassa lone then playing the first few systems.

[Josiah]

What does counting have to do with not using a metronome? It should be a primary tool in any drummers practicing.

You shoudl count (if you need to) along with the metronome.

[CARMEN77]

nah dude...Like he doesnt wantme to use one... No idea why. I tell him that I can play better when I count along with a meteronome. I use a meteronome 100% time on my pad and it feels weird not using it for new breed.

[CARMEN77]

he wants me to be reliante on reading using a meteronome as a crutch or some ****...

[Det_Nosnip]

Hmm...that's odd. Although it's nice to practice without a click ocassionally to avoid the said "crutch," the New Breed is not one of those ocassions. I guess it would be useful if you were to record yourself while doing it and then play it back and listen for time fluctuations, but otherwise I would strongly recommend using a metronome.

[jiashen]

It's crazy how much stuff there is to do on New Breed. Each system has two pages of melodies just to start with; you're to do each bar of melody four times; you're to count to the quarter and to every voice. It's taking me forever but it's so bad-*** challenging hahaha.

That said, I don't see the point of this thread, but no one seems to care fuu~

[Retarded Chipple]

I haven't started New Breed yet! I'm gonna finish Art Of Bop all the way through then get started!

[CARMEN77]

danny carey used new breed dudes it has to be good.

[Josiah]

yea, considering the person who wrote new breed says to use a click with it... I would.

I dunno what "crutch" means. But I'm confident as a drummer to be able to say my time is not perfect, and few peoples are. So ya, i still use a metronome.. call it a crutch or whatever.

[MyShrimpDied]

I think you should always, when able to, practice wih a metronome. Doing New Breed with out one doesn't make it nearly as beneficial as it could be.

[FockerTheLopper]

Well said.

New Breed is awesome.

I don't know... I don't like new breed. I perfer old breed... Ba doum - Chaa

[Jezen]

There's New Breed, and Newer Breed, but not Old Breed.

Another great thing about New Breed that people forget is that is teaches you not to rush the endings of things.