Anduin
Pioneer Member
I'm sorry, but this is borderline ridiculous.
Far beyond borderline, man.
I'm sorry, but this is borderline ridiculous.
I prefer to think of myself as a thespian though.
I suppose this is a dumb question.
Some great replies! I'm thankful for most of them.
So you really question drummers being musicians?At least it gave you a good laugh.
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Now that is properly funny The suspenders are just so wrong - really wrong getting close to Pythonesque bad taste Henri, & I love it!!!!!!. . .
I can't find the exact thread/post at the moment, where larryace (Uncle Larry) wrote down very interesting thoughts about why drummers are not always considered musicians. Would be a great read for all who keeps asking themselfs/others this very question.p
Some classical boffins believed that drums were not a musical instrument but merely noise makers.
If you intend to make music, then you're making music.
... if I remember rightly, Larry's comment came from frustration at seeing other drummers at local jams - drummers who bash all the time, who don't listen and just shoehorn their licks into the songs, who step on the vocals and soloists, whose tempo is uneven etc.
Some classical boffins believed that drums were not a musical instrument but merely noise makers. At the time drums did have more of a sound effect role in classical rather than being intrinsically tied to the flow and structure of the music as they are in jazz and other modern music.
...getting close to Pythonesque bad taste Henri, & I love it!!!!!!
& a very funny 'toon it is tooI was only imaging your post Andy, you called Doc a "naughty girl", lol ... for me it was enough to get to the drawing board
You had me up ’til that bit. For your consideration, I offer any keen kid beginning to learn to play the violin. Music? Not so much, I would suggest.
But what about some "drummers" who don't have any "musical" background, they don't know and don't understand note value, time signature, rudiments or the application of the sol-fa syllables to a musical scale or to a melody, they can only "bash" the drums , but they can't discuss or explain anything about music, technically, harmonically or melodically, are they still called "musicians"? I'm not talking about beginners, some drummers have been playing like that for years, and although they're obviously not professional they still gig around locally.
...If a singer nails that note, if a guitarist nails that solo, they attract far more praise than the drummer who nails the groove.
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