I Am Drums by Mike Grosso

Author:Mike Grosso
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I spend the rest of the school week fidgeting through class and listening to jazz CDs on repeat at night.

When Friday arrives, Ms. Rinalli opens rehearsal with an announcement.

“It is time to both celebrate and panic,” she says with a smile, “because our spring performance is exactly one week from today!”

A few kids gasp, while others roll their eyes, pretending not to care. Others are just excited we’re closing in on the end of the year. Those of us excited about the performance stay very quiet.

We spend the entire period playing our songs, trying to get through the whole list without stopping, and failing the majority of the time.

We get to the song where Scott and I play snare. He watches me intently, more so than before. When the song is finished, he says, “How are you playing your triplets?”

I look at my fingers, wrapped around the sticks. It takes me a moment to figure out what he means. “You mean my triple stroke roll?”

“Yeah. Whatever you call it.”

“It’s not a big deal. Instead of alternating snare hits, I’m playing three rights followed by three lefts. It’s a good way to practice stick control.”

Scott sits down and gives it a try, tapping out a triple stroke roll on his knees. It doesn’t sound bad for his first time.

“You’re getting pretty serious about this,” he says.

“I am,” I say. And I think, I’ve always been serious about this, Scott. You just never noticed.

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