u/Delicious-Royal-552

Hey! I’ve been told many times (and know it to be true) to quit squeezing with my left. I feel like it’s really engrained in me unless i’m playing like 8s, but the second i actually play music sometimes im white knuckling my left. I’ve trained myself to relax when playing flam taps, but in any other context i totally lose control of the stick if i try to relax! I can’t even imagine what some rudiments feel like without squeezing my left to death, but of course if i let my left relax i can’t control the rebound. I’ve been playing for coming up on 5 years, still feeling the horrors of self taught traditional

hey guys! i went to a camp last year and they called exercises that i didn’t know, most of which ive learned now. except one called michis I THINK. would super appreciate some sheets or just an explanation of the exercise!

also let me know if like there’s anything wrong with the way i phrased my question! I LOVE a ton of the gospel and praise music i hear and just think it’s so beautiful and honestly the most pure way to celebrate religion. But im not religious! im also white! and i just worry about like taking music away from what is a very important part of someone else’s culture! thank you so much!! pleaseee also let me know if any part of this was disrespectful or the wrong phrasing!

idk maybe i am just ugly but every time i see a large creator who’s queer they all look a certain way that i don’t fit. i feel really invalidated by the community as a whole being nb and CHOPPPPED and just don’t know. i guess i don’t really wanna get super into it right now, just wanted to share that. i don’t have the energy to explain the reasoning behind my views in full but i also feel like i don’t have to. the point is that i don’t feel like i fit the beauty standards even in the queer community and im tired of looking how i do