Re: Nature vs Nurture
Originally Posted by
Doc_d
I'm curious what % you think genetics plays into being a good drummer.
As a little background I'm always intrigued by the role genetics plays. I struggled with my weight. I'm very healthy and fit now. But I'm amazed that I only eat 1,000 calories a day, I am an avid cyclist and ride about 200 miles per week (sometimes 100 miles in a single day) and I walk around at 15% body fat. I know other people who eat donuts and big macs, sit on the couch and walk around at 8% bodyfat. This has made it very apparent to me just how much of a role genetics plays in your body.
We all know there aren't many 5'8" guys playing in the NBA. So if you're 5'8" tall and not particularly fast or coordinated, will any amount of work ethic really help?
Let's assume I took 100 people of the same age and they all recevied the same drum training, and practiced exactly the same amount of time for a year. Would they all be about the same skill level at the end of the year or would some of them be horrible and others be prodigies?
Were all different in body and chemical makeup within that body. As far as 100 people maybe, maybe not but your using 1 year.
I was at a sign shop in Georgia and the boss fired the screen printer just before I got back from a week in Michigan. They looked hard for someone to come in and teach us to screen print but it seemed like a guarded secret. Finally a kid seen his boss showed them around but wasn't going to tell them nothing really. The kid caught them in the parking lot and questioned them. He came down and instructed us 1 weekend. Out of 8 of us why was I the only one who had the capability and capacity to be the man? Common sense?
Just before the kid left he pulled me aside and said you know your it right? I said yeah I know, imagine that!
I only wanted to be a question and answer man on screen printing. My work day went from 8 to 5 or 7 to 8, 9 to 12, 1 or 2 every day. What a blessing!
Had a girl that was a horrible drummer and sang too. The best I could do for her was to get her on time and put her 1 fill in on time and make the crash on time and where they should be. Very basic drumming, but it works for her. She can set in with any body if she knows the song and she has lots of fun with it. I'm happy with what I taught her to do, just be on and in time, crowds seem to enjoy that she gets the songs out there...
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