got a son drums and were willing to listen to the noise of learning…but he quit. The following problem is “what do you do with a drum set taking up space and gathering dust”? Finally, as a adult he gave them away.
I tend to blame the drum lines in school bands. They have a few rhythmic patterns always played a full volume; as a result, it is difficult to find percussionists for concert bands who can play pianissimo and read music.
As the son of teachers, my early Christmas breaks lasted a good, long time, so I spent many years feeling bad for people who had to go back to work immediately the day after Christmas. Which, really, had to be the vast majority of the workforce, if not the part I saw. (People who have to work ON Christmas day get their own special exalted status, or, as I would learn later as I emerged from my childhood bubble, their own religion along with that status.)
Over the years it would occur to me that enough could indeed be enough, and that maybe Christmas could be effectively compressed into a day or two, and later still, that maybe it should. With apologies to Cyril Parkinson and his law, maybe work isn’t the only thing that can dilute itself to fill the time allotted.
All that can be argued over, and probably will. But a noisy gift in the right hands will definitely sway the debate.
homfencing over 5 years ago
Now now…..your brother could always learn percussion well and do THIS (an activityu of which I am a proud alum)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbRS2U9PgFg
asrialfeeple over 5 years ago
Who, in their right mind, would give a child drums? People who want to buy their neighbours house on the cheap?
sandpiper over 5 years ago
good to choose an instrument that suits the talents of the child instead of the dreams of the parents.
car2ner over 5 years ago
got a son drums and were willing to listen to the noise of learning…but he quit. The following problem is “what do you do with a drum set taking up space and gathering dust”? Finally, as a adult he gave them away.
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I enjoy bagpipe music, but I suppose listening to a beginner practice probably wouldn’t be enjoable
ajr58 over 5 years ago
https://youtu.be/HG6z2Dpyq4g Albanach. Get both!
Nuliajuk over 5 years ago
I once had a whim and I had to obey it
To buy a French horn in a second hand shop
I polished it up and I started to play it
In spite of the neighbours who begged me to stop…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkYrj2DQlVc
garcoa over 5 years ago
I tried to learn to play a trumpet. Wasn’t allowed to practice in the house. Apparently my parents had no appreciation for good music.
Senex over 5 years ago
Give the kid a jackknife, and ask him if he knows what’s inside…
Hippogriff over 5 years ago
I tend to blame the drum lines in school bands. They have a few rhythmic patterns always played a full volume; as a result, it is difficult to find percussionists for concert bands who can play pianissimo and read music.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
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As the son of teachers, my early Christmas breaks lasted a good, long time, so I spent many years feeling bad for people who had to go back to work immediately the day after Christmas. Which, really, had to be the vast majority of the workforce, if not the part I saw. (People who have to work ON Christmas day get their own special exalted status, or, as I would learn later as I emerged from my childhood bubble, their own religion along with that status.)
Over the years it would occur to me that enough could indeed be enough, and that maybe Christmas could be effectively compressed into a day or two, and later still, that maybe it should. With apologies to Cyril Parkinson and his law, maybe work isn’t the only thing that can dilute itself to fill the time allotted.
All that can be argued over, and probably will. But a noisy gift in the right hands will definitely sway the debate.