ok, so get this, there is this guy comin up to tenors next year, and he is guarenteed a spot. the only problem is... he isnt that good. sure, his diddles are decent, and his technique is, uh, interesting, but his form and movement are pulling him down.
his diddles have gotten better since last year, but his movement and rythm from drum to drum are crap. he cant read music very well, and he is, im sorry to say, a slow learner. i dont know what to do about this, since he IS guarenteed a spot next year. now, if i talk to the director, i know he'll give the guy some lessons, and he probably wont let him have the spot. now he has been wanting to play tenors for two years, and finally he has the shot, and i dont wanna hold him down, but i also dont want only ONE tenor next year. get it? so what should i do. think i should give the kid some lessons myself? <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

If you think you should, do it. I wish I had someone to teach me...

It's high school, deal with it. If he, or anyone for that matter, were perfect percussionists, you wouldn't need to go to school. It's all a learning experience, my advice would be to help him with his learning. Maybe you'll pick up a few things along the way?

That's not meant as harsh either, it's just something I wish someone had told me earlier.

dude man take him under you wing and teach him. they say the best way to learn something is to teach it to someone so you will probably learn something new yourself. or you could aloways be a jerk and make him take private lessons.

yeah, i can teach him. basilisk made a good point.. no'ones perfect. ill admit he IS getting better, and i think he'll do fine once he actually gets to practice more. thanks for the info

Well usually the people in my pit taught each other. We had a lot of new people in our pit and we had to teach them. Do the same thing with this guy. If you don't want to ruin his chances and you don't want the tenor line to suck then teach him the "STUFF". That way you give the guy a favor and he can give you a favor back someday.

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Now, whenever the opportunity presents itself, and someone is willing to learn, I always say teach them yourself if you have to. I almost didn't get to play tenors at all because the line was so small and someone had taken my spot on them (in middle school) during my 8th grade year while I was at another school. If nothing else you will have someone to jam with, and having skilled players on the line is always good. When I was a freshman, there really wasn't a structured drumline program, so we would all head either to the school or someone's house with drums and practice during the weekend.

yeah, my bad, lol. sorry bout that. i was wondering who changed the name. i kept thinking i was crazy cos i didnt remember if i put that title down.

yeah, thanks for the advice, it helped a lot.

from experience, i can say that you helping him out would be one of the best things for him. a friend of mine got me going on tenors and helped me out, and knowing that somebody wanted to help me out n make me better gave me the motivation to practice alot a lot more. so, you just showing that you want to help him out will probably do alot a lot