Friend Jacque sent me this link in an Email. Check it out. Watch for the kid's expressions. He already has his "drummer's face" lol...
http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligen ... ummer.html
Four Year Old Drummer, He can teach me a few things...
That was awesome! I liked when he started smiling at the end, that's how I like to see kids playing... happy.
We have a 7-year-old who plays fiddle with us occasionally, Gus Tritsch. He learned BY EAR, figured most of it out on his own, after playing with one at a hands-on workshop for kids at Smoked Country Jam. His parents bought him a tiny little fiddle, tuned it, and he went in his room and figured out how to play it. He even improvises his solos on-the-spot! He was impressive when he started, but he's improved fantastically in the 1 1/2 years he's played. And no fear at all. Last year, he played with us at SCJ's main stage, record crowd, at least 500 people. As we walked onstage, I bent down and asked him if he was nervous (figuring he'd be petrified, as I was plenty nervous, myself). His answer?
"Why?"
We have a 7-year-old who plays fiddle with us occasionally, Gus Tritsch. He learned BY EAR, figured most of it out on his own, after playing with one at a hands-on workshop for kids at Smoked Country Jam. His parents bought him a tiny little fiddle, tuned it, and he went in his room and figured out how to play it. He even improvises his solos on-the-spot! He was impressive when he started, but he's improved fantastically in the 1 1/2 years he's played. And no fear at all. Last year, he played with us at SCJ's main stage, record crowd, at least 500 people. As we walked onstage, I bent down and asked him if he was nervous (figuring he'd be petrified, as I was plenty nervous, myself). His answer?
"Why?"