I love drumming outside. I don’t know what it is about playing outside but I sound better, I cant stop smiling and I never want to stop playing. Whether on a pad or a drum, its just so much fun! I was trying to figure out why it was so different than playing inside and it kind of reminded me of something my mom told me about her University days.
She said that when she was stuck at her desk all day studying she would start to get bogged down and become unproductive. Therefore she would move around a lot on campus to find new study spaces to mix it up and keep the creativity going. I always tell people the ridiculousness of my mom studying in a campus phone booth and in her dorm’s communal bathtub. But now I kind of get it… kind of.
When we find that working on something becomes mundane, we need to do something to mix it up and feel rejuvenated. For me, that’s playing outside. For you that could be playing in the bathtub, but I hope not! Mix it up and find some place fun to be productive and get creative!
Hilary