soapdragon Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 YS (9) has been having drumming lessons for a couple of terms now and, even though I say it myself, he's pretty darned good! As its now clearly not a fad and something that he will continue with, OH kindly (!) spent his very rare and precious bonus money on a drum kit We set it up yesterday afternoon, after school. Yes, its one of those that has drums like dinner plates so doesn't take up the entire ground floor and there is the facility to plug headphones in but still................! BH, I thought the violin (provided by school) was bad enough ! OH and ES have been taking turns of course as it has music tracks to drum along to. OH thought it a great idea to put various Mark Knopfler tracks on the i player thingy to have a go at. I am in Aspie audio overload and have INSISTED on Thomas Tallis over supper. Thank goodness we are detached (house wise). I am going to Bicester Village tomorrow...not to nec buy but browse in relative peace whilst they get it out of their system. Made me wonder........have any of you lovelies been in a similar situation and how did you cope Maybe I will eat my words in 15 years time when he is raking in the dosh as his band is at No 1! Edited to add; as I am upstairs bashing away at the keyboard typing this OH has got his rhauchshfife out to play along too! Its a kind of medieval oboe from our re enactment days....if I stop posting on here then I have emigrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Yes been there. First with recorders which set my teeth on edge. Then clarinet long time gone now with ES. Then YS did trumpet. Neither stayed he course. You need earplugs and alcohol to cope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 ES got a drum kit when he was fifteen and we tolerated it but luckily he joined the army when he was sixteen so it was only for a limited time! At least it's a better sound than when they're learning the violin or clarinet. We also went through trumpets, trombone and saxophone. Not a single one of the kids play instruments now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I had lessons on the cello in primary school, oboe in juniors, then guitar and piano in secondary school ...and play absolutely nothing now. I didn't turn up to the Christmas recital because I was 'preparing' turkeys and that was the end of my musical career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 I didn't turn up to the Christmas recital because I was 'preparing' turkeys and that was the end of my musical career I'm sure that the musical worlds loss was the vet's worlds gain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I knew both of mine weren't musical at all. Hubby didn't learn any instruments, while I did clarinet at school and although I can't read music precisely (apart from the actual note - timing was never a thing) I could knock out the tunes by ear, so learnt from my friend who could and was able to do the school concerts without too much ado. So when it came to number one son - he got away lightly and they didn't impose instruments on them. By the time DD went to school 2 years later they all had to play an instrument and was told she must learn the violin. I refused to let her play it at home (much to her teacher's annoyance), but I knew her well, so I didn't see a problem. Plus I remembered my friend who played violin and it was awful! And she was musical and could play piano brilliantly. Another friend was fantastic with a cello. Years later, after watching the updated version of Freaky Friday, DD wanted an electric guitar. So we bought one for her birthday. Needless to say the tuning up was deemed boring and apart from the odd plang twangy boing sound a couple of times, it now sits upstairs gathering dust. I think I got off lightly. A couple of villages away where we go walking, someone has drums. They are pretty darned good, but glad we don't live next door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 A couple of villages away where we go walking, someone has drums. They are pretty darned good, but glad we don't live next door! That's why we got ones that YS can plug headphones into as well as full volume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
