Well, (I forget if I've posted anything yet) I'm at band camp. I've been here since Saturday. I'm a mallet percussionist who has never touched a drum in his life, but Kutztown doesn't have a "pit" (the mallet section that stays on the front sideline of a marching band show since it's hard to march AND wheel a xylophone), so I intended to join the drumline and march cymbals... instead I walk in and the director says "here, play snare for now" -- I have never touched a drum in my life.
Now I'm playing the second bass drum (supposedly of 4, but the 4th drummer it turns out is still a senior in high school so he can't join us
) The bass drum isn't TOO bad, I know how the part is supposed to sound and how it all fits together, I just can't memorize the songs or move my hands fast enough for the tempo.
I tell you, I don't drink, but if this week keeps going like this, I may be driven too....
Ok, I feel better now. Thanks guys