Wow, I really need to start making myself post everyday- I feel like I'm letting everyone down. I'm sure that my millions of followers are going nuts since it's been six days since I last posted- sorry guys! I am happy to say, though, that I think my school year is pretty much over. Yesterday, I completed my last AP test (Music Theory, quite difficult) and the !Fly Guys had their last performance and pasted on the dance floor to the next generation, FG3. This week we also had our last Jazz Band performance and Choir's final songs will be at graduation. Since we have already performed the songs we will be singing at our last concert- practice will be a minimum I'm sure. So, hopefully, I won't be doing much of anything else at school for the rest of the year.
A few days ago, I was musically inspired, by a drummer nonetheless, to strive for something better. Mr. Jim Tyler, my eighth grade math teacher and an amazing drummer, did a few performances last thursday during band. I skipped my English class to watch him during the percussion class, then I heard him during Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Music Theory. Since I have left the middle school, he has begun to learn how to play songs on his set. Real songs, not just rhythms, but actual songs. This man has probably 15-20 toms set up in front of him and overhead, all tuned to different pitches which he uses to play melodies and harmonies while still keeping insane rhythms with double bass, snare, and a plethera of cymbals. He made me realize how shallow I was being with my bass playing. I've discovered that there is so much more to be done on the instrument and I'm just a liar if I call myself a bass player but only cover a small percentage of that. I'll keep you posted as I go off the deep end onto the road less traveled in bassdom.