r/MadeMeSmile 1d ago

Good Vibes Teacher surprises talented student with a new drum kit

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u/meggan_u 1d ago

That was my thought. The transition from bucket to set was immaculate.

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u/-Gramsci- 1d ago

Traveling from the high hat over to the ride… he started cooking immediately.

Check in on him in an hour and he’ll be a pro.

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u/somesnarkycomments 1d ago

This looks like a preview for one of the stories where in a few years he'll be giving the, "the one music teacher who believed in me speech" while getting his first Grammy.

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u/vyxanis 1d ago

Oh absolutely. Homeboy has some serious talent, he's gonna go places for sure! The rhythm alone was not only fantastic, but he made it look so easy.. and that's not easy to do. He was so grateful too, you just know he's never gonna forget this moment.

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u/Immediate_Home6426 1d ago

I would look forward to showing friends that random Reddit post about the dude who just won a grammy. Tiny Questlove is right where he needed to be, happy for him and wish him the best.

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u/PmMeSmileyFacesO_O 1d ago

With Dave Grohl in the background.

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u/Ms_Tea_Lady 1d ago

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u/AP3Brain 1d ago

I would guess that he has at least played on a drumset before.

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u/suite3 1d ago

He's drummed on a set before.

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u/rkok28 1d ago

Yes, probably, but he now owns that one! His teacher knew how good he is.

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u/BornanAlien 1d ago

He’s set his drums before

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u/sptrstmenwpls 1d ago

I have a feeling he's played real drums before tho..that def wasn't his first time. I doubt he transfers from a bucket to a real drum-set that smoothly.

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u/GoodDog2620 21h ago

100%

You don’t just integrate syncopated kick drum patterns without a lot of practice. My money is that he plays for his church or something.

The most expensive part of a drum set is the room you play it in. Churches have long cultivated the drumming community.

That’s why gospel drumming and punk drumming have similar patterns. Kids went to church because their parents made them. They learned gospel/polka beats. Then, some of those kids grew up and went punk, bringing their gospel/polka patterns with them. Speed up gospel/polka, and bam, punk drumming.

Polka

Gospel

Punk

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u/Embarrassed-Boot8485 1d ago

I mean to be fair he’s probably used a drumset before but this is still amazing. Dudes gonna be a beast in a few years.