Thursday, November 29, 2007

I can't keep my hands off

my drum today. The Sounou rhythms are coming together. I am figuring out the pickup on the accompaniment. The handing is making sense. I am hearing the rhythms in my head, which is a huge step to being able to play them. Some of the rhythms that seemed so incredibly complex when I first tried them are beginning to get easier. I can almost feel my neurons firing in new patterns.

And, oh, the drum. It talks to me. It whispers little nuances in my ear. It says

"no, that is supposed to be a slap. Try it as a slap." And because I haven't written these patterns down, I try it and it sounds better and I practice making a slap instead of a tone.

I got so excited about all this I called my teacher and left him a goofy voice mail about how in love I am with my drum and thank you thank you thank you for choosing it for me.

I can't stop playing today.

1 comment:

Jafar said...

Yep, I don't know why or how, but at some stage, it all gets a little easier to remember and stuff. :)