My Little Drummer Boy, Jett
Since he was very small, Jett has shown some natural rhythm and is constantly building drum kits out of pots and pans. He even makes his own kick drums by using a book and a plastic lego tub laying on it’s side. When he steps on the book, it hits the plastic tub with a thump. What has really impressed me, though, is the complex, syncopated rhythms that he comes up with.
We finally broken down and bought a junior-sized drum kit for his 6th birthday last month. It’s got a snare, kick, 2 toms, hi-hat, and a crash/ride cymbal. He’s been banging around on the kit trying different rhythms on different combinations of drums/cymbals.
The last few days, he’s been trying to incorporate 3 or 4 or more drums/cymbals into his rhythyms.
He’s very shy about it and stops playing when you walk in the room. I covertly took this video last night. You’ll notice that about 20 seconds in, he notices my phone and hides.
He starts lessons next week, and I keep reminding him that he will have to play in front of the teacher.
