Let’s keep up with the drum classes
Alright so the second week of drum classes are under way. I’m still not so sure about them but we seemed to go at a better pace this time around.
The other girl in the class still irritates and annoys me. Yes, you sit like that when you play the Piano. I did too. Why are you having such a hard time sitting at an electronic drum kit?! ARRGH! Every bloody time! I hope there isn’t going to be 8 weeks of this questioning why she feels so uncomfortable.
Anyways, I had a great and easy time with the 4 count standard rock beat. But when we start adding extra stuff in-between beats, I’m having a bit more trouble. I’m thinking because the instructor isn’t being smart enough to count at a pace that would make sense, but also is not consistant.
If we have “And”’s between beats two, three, and four, personally I think we should have an “And” between beat one and two, even if there’s nothing to do there. Because it just sounds WEIRD to count “One, Two and, Three and, Four and. One Two Three Four” There’s no easy way to keep a proper understanding of the tempo. Although when I listen, it sounds like I may be the only one who’s getting confused by this method of counting. Maybe I’ll mention it next week.
I also found out I was the only one playing with #2 sticks, which are super heavy. I was wondering why I seemed to be inadvertently hitting my drums harder than everyone else! Instructor guy said he’s buy all of us drum sticks, I wonder if he was going to take orders, because I’d be hankering for some #5’s and #7’s myself! (The larger the number, the thinner the stick. #5 is about average, and came with the rockband videogame drum kits. #2 are thicker, and #7 are thinner, about sharpie marker thickness, even maybe a little thinner.)
But class was going better at least, I was having some more fun & we got into it a bit more. This might not be a total waste after all.
