Sunday, May 25, 2008

The music of night

Last Thursday we held a concert on the plaza in front of the student community center. Students who have talent in music finally got a chance to show themselves. I had the honor to play drum set for my band and the orchestra. Also, two classmates and I planned a special performance.
I wonder if you ever heard about “stomp”. Stomp is a very special music group. Members of Stomp used ordinary stuff, such as pots, bottles, basketballs…etc. to make extraordinary sound. We mimicked them and tried to make a music performance by beating bottles and cans of different sizes. The following is the video taken when we were practicing.



It was harder than I imagined. It takes great sense of beat and unspoken consensus between each of the partners. We practiced again and again, yet I couldn’t manage to perform the right beat and ruining half of the show. I was very disappointed at myself and feeling sorry to my partners. However, this failure couldn’t stop me from trying again. With perseverance and consistent practice, I hoped that we could perform perfectly on the stage one day.

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