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You're going to want to sit down for this one...
Monday, 16 April 2007 05:55 pm... I'm having an assessment for drum lessons a week tomorrow.
Ya rly.
I wanted to play drums as a kid, but I was never really encouraged with music the way my brothers were and they didn't like me playing on theirs (the few times I did I just didn't know where to begin).
Basically, I've really been listening to Andy play, recently and he's just fucking amazing. There's a real imagination to his playing (some drummers are so dull) and it kind of inspired me. I'm always tapping my hands and my feet when I listen to music but my co-ordination has always been a bit wonky because I over think it. The place I'm going to really put a lot of emphasis on learning co-ordination and developing a sense of rhythm, so they sound like the ideal place for me.
They also do musical grades, so you can test your skills as you go on.
Drumming is a really physical discipline, as well, so that's an added bonus.
I just hope they don't decide I'm so bad they can't teach me anything...
Also, my work turned out to be very generous, today: we got our pay rises for the year and discovered we (as in, my department only) had been given a £200 bonus because we were so awesome; and then they gave us new (less salmonella friendly) coffee machines, PLUS! a can and confectionery machine. Which I, of course, will be avoiding.
Ya rly.
I wanted to play drums as a kid, but I was never really encouraged with music the way my brothers were and they didn't like me playing on theirs (the few times I did I just didn't know where to begin).
Basically, I've really been listening to Andy play, recently and he's just fucking amazing. There's a real imagination to his playing (some drummers are so dull) and it kind of inspired me. I'm always tapping my hands and my feet when I listen to music but my co-ordination has always been a bit wonky because I over think it. The place I'm going to really put a lot of emphasis on learning co-ordination and developing a sense of rhythm, so they sound like the ideal place for me.
They also do musical grades, so you can test your skills as you go on.
Drumming is a really physical discipline, as well, so that's an added bonus.
I just hope they don't decide I'm so bad they can't teach me anything...
Also, my work turned out to be very generous, today: we got our pay rises for the year and discovered we (as in, my department only) had been given a £200 bonus because we were so awesome; and then they gave us new (less salmonella friendly) coffee machines, PLUS! a can and confectionery machine. Which I, of course, will be avoiding.