A definite moment

[fleetfootmike]

So, at his request, we acquired Guitar Hero 5 for the Wii and the Band Hero drum kit off eBay for James (who will be 11 in Jan), and he's been soggy-plastic-thud-ding his way through the beginnings of career mode on Medium (I refuse to let him start on Easy, because it teaches you nothing about limb independence or proper drum parts). And he's Not At All Bad.

Over the weekend, I was trying to finish off writing a guitar riff - at present, we have bardling's old drum kit set up in the library, and I needed a drum beat, so I figured it couldn't hurt to grab James for a basic boom-chick... :D

And from there - we're also somewhat short of a drummer for the 3rd Sunday Family service at church, so...

Anne and I spent a chunk of yesterday evening making music with our son. Her on bass, me on guitar, him on drums. He can hold down a beat, stick in basic fills, doesn't speed up, and has a scary memory for arrangements that he clearly got from me.

I am seriously chuffed.

Comments

[kathy-songbird.livejournal.com]

Fabulous stuff. I am well impressed. Still the genes and the actual parenting *might* have something to do with this! *grin*.

[antonia-tiger.livejournal.com]

And the wide musical tastes of filkers in general. He knows he doesn't have to follow fashion, which maybe gives him a chance to set a fashion one day.

[kathy-songbird.livejournal.com]

ABsolutely! Hear! Hear!