Todd Sucherman-- Practice idea of just sitting down and immediately playing.

Saturday afternoon practice: I’ve mentioned that I often like to approach the kit for the first time with nothing in mind and immediately try to start playing ideas that may be “something.” I like the unknown, the unwritten, and today I just picked up a pair of mallets, put a gel on the snare and this came out. Try this type of idea out the next few times you sit down to play.

[@MikeGomeztheDMG]

Love the ending! Really buttons up the whole thing

[@mr.lindsaymcdonald2065]

Thanks Todd that was great! Saturday drum idea inspiration!!!

[@infinitemonkeyproject]

This reminds me of a writing exercise that (I believe) the incredible character television writer David Milch used. He would sit down, set a timer for 15 minutes and write. The rules were he was not allowed to hit the "delete" key, he was not allowed to stop typing, and he was not allowed to think. Just write whatever his heart was feeling and write it quick enough before one's ego gets in the way. After he was finished, he would print the script, mail it to a friend and never think about it again. It's a great way to keep one's creativity incredibly sharp.

[@infinitemonkeyproject]

Also, small story, my best friend Quinten and I were very young, maybe 12 or so, and we went to a STYX concert in LA. His mom had been Tommy's doctor and we were 12 year old nerds and huge fans of the band and so we were invited backstage. While we were in line to do so, a crew member threw me and my best friend a pair of drum sticks you had used. I loved the look of all those chunk marks that cymbals had bitten out of the stick over the course of the show. He kept one, I kept the other. He moved away to NY a year later, and I like to think he still has his stick. To this day, I keep that stick in my own stick bag. Good times.

[@jamescaliendo1030]

Yes!!! 58 degrees today in NYC, got out on my Harley for a quick burn, got back home and talk about the cherry on top!!! I got a new Todd video! . Thanks Todd for uploading this man. Made my day complete!

[@TheChip416]

Thanks Todd--one of these days I'm gonna take one of your master classes. I like your teaching style!

[@Drummershy]

I really love the new ideas that you bring especially the cotton mallets!

[@moedadrumma]

The man is in the true Magic Kingdom🤤🤤

[@gumby3057]

Very nice! The backdrop reminds me of a music store in Lakeland Florida that had used drum sets all set up and they let guys try them out. It was great, never experienced that before.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Is this uncommon for most players? The approach I've had for many years now is just sit down and play. There are no mistakes, only new ideas/parts.

[@toddsucherman]

I think it is....to sit and play without stopping and develop ideas straight away.

[@miyadujohn]

Yes sir 🔥🔥🔥🔥
That back floor tom is so deep

[@NanLander7854]

Sweet Todd, I will show this to Greyson tomorrow he was playing with these as well last week. He picks from 50 pairs of sticks. Yours are missing still..

[@robertclark6694]

Thank you, Todd. I'll have to give something like hat a shot.

[@scottrowland8295]

Todd your the man.

[@lucmichel7588]

👍👍👌

[@otaviogodoy7439]

🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@gadymarcus2362]

Bello/magnifico.🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️👑

[@AlessandroSpenga]

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