Young Men's Club - 5/29/08

Today was the penultimate day. I didn't have to make an announcement that I was leaving. News travels fast in an elementary school. The boys seemed to take the news well. There is already speculation as to who will take over the club. I honestly have no idea. I also, however, would be rather interested to know. Perhaps have the new person observe my club. I have no control over that. Anyway, another gorgeous day which meant another day outside. It was also spent mostly drumming. But this time I really tried to focus on proper technique. But I could only get so far. Most of them are only interested in hitting the buckets as hard as they possibly can. But a couple of them are actually pretty good. And I guess that's more than I can ask for. Next we worked on the drumming pieces for the show. Unfortunately, the quality of the performance seemed to have dropped. One of them, Jeremiah, always had some problems with tempo. Basically, he has absolutely no rhythm. Also, his mission seems to be to hit the drums as hard and as fast as possible. Which throws everyone off. But today, it really seemed like everyone was trying to play faster and faster. Basically, no one was listening to each other. I chose to chalk that up to the fact that it was getting late and it was a really nice day out. Both of which must have made it difficult to focus. In the end, I'm realizing that I have to just let it go. They will perform however they will perform. It will be good. It won't be great. Parents will be proud. Life will go on.