#drum practice

I’m making a list of songs I want to learn on drumset and piano. It will keep me focused on projects plus it will be fun to do! I will keep adding to this post and prioritize and also note where I’m getting the source of music.

Drumset:

1. Abyss - Circus Maximus (songsterr)

2. Lost In Myself - Anubis Gate (transcribe myself)

3. Yiri - Anubis Gate

4. The Shattered Fortress - Dream Theater (sheet music or songsterr?)

5. The Count of Tuscany - Dream Theater (sheet music or songsterr?)

6. The Dark Eternal Night - Dream Theater (sheet music or songsterr?)

7. Loved Ones - Circus Maximus (will transcribe myself)

8. Sapphire - Redemption (songsterr? or will transcribe myself)

9. Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Gray (songsterr or will transcribe myself)

10. Fates Warning - Seven Stars (songsterr or will transcribe myself)

11. Fates Warning - From the Rooftops (songsterr or will transcribe myself)

Piano:

1. Lost In Myself - Anubis Gate (chordify)

2. Loved Ones - Circus Maximus (chordify)

3. Sign of the Times - Europe (Europe songbook)

4. Tomorrow - Europe (Europe songbook)

5. Nightwish - Ever Dream (chordify or sheet music if I can find it)

6. Time Has Come - Europe (Europe songbook)

7. White Night Fantasy - Nightwish (chordify)

8. Red Sector A - Rush (Rush songbook or chordify)

9. Lifting Shadows Off a Dream - Dream Theater (Dream Theater songbook or chordify?)

10. Let the River Run - Vanishing Point (chordify)

At my last practice: I did get to jam out and jammed out for about an hour, jammed out to two Europe albums, my favorite Asia album (Carl Palmer!!!!!), then practiced Heart of the Sunrise. Let me tell you, Bill Bruford stuff is NOT easy to program into a midi file!!!!! I was programming 32nd triplets and had to figure out how to calculate how long each one would last in terms of midi files. I never even had to program those with my midi files for practicing Rush and Neil Peart stuff! Now I’m currently working on 6 0′ Clock by Dream Theater. The grooves in that song are so sweet! Even played at a slow tempo, they sound so awesome! I miss your drumming, Mike Portnoy! But I will strive to continue programming your grooves so I can learn them myself :) :) :) Anyway, this Friday I’m going to have a nice long jam session since I’m finally on vacation - WOOHOO!!!! Can’t wait! Now instead of playing for 2 hours straight, I can play for 3 or 4 hours if I want! When I was younger, I sometimes played for 5 hours straight XD XD XD

Got the Heart of the Sunrise midis transferred over, now it’s time to work on 6 0’ clock by Dream Theater! Absolutely love the grooves to this song and can’t wait to rock out to them!!!!!