Oh yes the neighbors, I have taught most of my neighbors to play and they like it. Several of our neighbors will come out to pull their weeds when I practice or come over and join me. I don't think anyone has ever called on on anyone. I'll have to ask them.
The last hit at the end (lands on the "one") is done quite a bit by most drummers lately. In the beginning of my learning African it was never done by an African...they didn't know where or what the "one" was, to them they are just reproducing words on the drum face. I haven't drummed in years and doing this last hit at the end of a rhythm has become the norm while I've been away. I've asked my players not to do it but have given up that request because it's kind of silly when then have become so accustomed to doing it and in the presentation of the rhythm it not that important but they are still trying to follow my old request.
We met this night not to do an "openmic" post it was kind of a last minute request and I didn't want them to have to do it again. There were several places in the piece that could have been done better but I didn't want to ask them to do it again.
Oh yes the neighbors, I have taught most of my neighbors to play and they like it. Several of our neighbors will come out to pull their weeds when I practice or come over and join me. I don't think anyone has ever called on on anyone. I'll have to ask them.
The last hit at the end (lands on the "one") is done quite a bit by most drummers lately. In the beginning of my learning African it was never done by an African...they didn't know where or what the "one" was, to them they are just reproducing words on the drum face. I haven't drummed in years and doing this last hit at the end of a rhythm has become the norm while I've been away. I've asked my players not to do it but have given up that request because it's kind of silly when then have become so accustomed to doing it and in the presentation of the rhythm it not that important but they are still trying to follow my old request.
We met this night not to do an "openmic" post it was kind of a last minute request and I didn't want them to have to do it again. There were several places in the piece that could have been done better but I didn't want to ask them to do it again.