drum class #1

[Originally posted on my old moblog site. Republishing here now.]

Drum class was fun! My tutor is 80 years old and he is such a darling. He's really good and patient. According to him, I'm a quick study. He's already fast forwarded me a few lessons ahead and taught me some basic rhythms which he will be testing me on the next lesson.

He has students from all over the world and there's this little sheet of paper he displays behind the music score on the stand with short everyday phrases in many different languages. I learnt a few italian and french greetings as I hit on the drums.

I even learnt a new english word which is rather useful:

de·fen·es·trate (dē-fěn'ĭ-strāt')
To throw out of a window.

"I'm gonna test you on these rhythms next lesson and I'll defenestrate you if you get a single beat wrong."