LIVING AS A HUMAN
IS LIKE DANCING LIKE A DRUMMER
Im a drummer...and I strive to not only keep the time and lead
the changes and accent important parts, set the dynamic, and define
and syncopate the groove, but also to sing.
My band is progressing as we are working with a newfound singer (who
has a voice superior to my own) :).
Supporting Fintan's MoM, and RMP's static and dynamic, the bodily
dance of playing the drums displays the conditon of the human
experience:
(Sorry if this is very sloppy, Im inspired to let out this idea rather than refine
it)
Being a drummer..the left hand plays ghost notes and accents on the snare. It is
the hand that is free to "fiddle around" while the right hand keeps steady on the
ride or high hat. In jazz the right hand and right foot basically keep the rhythm
all the time..while the left hand joins in with the other instrument, accenting
different notes depending on the accompaniment. My drumset is arranged such that
all the fun toys are on the left side of the kit. But I only get to take
advantage of the "toys" on special occasions.
Boy I bet I could write a book on this subject!.....or at least a good poem....any
other drummers out there?
drose wrote:
> Richard Budd wrote:
>
> > For the whole dang squad-
> >
> > Just a question: How many of us are "Fine Artists" here?
> >
> > Just to start the ball rolling: I am a musician. I've played guitar for
> > ten years and piano for about five. In fact, it took me years to get to
> > college after high school because I was traipsing around the Southland with
> > a jazz band. Now I'm just a hobbyist.
> > Anyone else wrestle with the muse?
> >
> > It's all good,
> > Rick
> >
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>
> Writer. Mostly news reporting, some lyric writing (I was a frontman for a Rock
> 'n Roll band - played vocal chords and a few odd rhythm instruments), used to
> write poetry but I'm far too literal minded for good poetry. I throw away as
> much as I keep.
>
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