Today, Mr. Dlugosz came in to visit School of Rock. Today was a rehearsal day for the Jam Bands group, and Mr. Dlugosz came in just before we started playing. I had the opportunity to show him around a bit and introduce him to some of the guys at the school. We talked briefly about the school, and I got to learn a little bit about Mr. Dlugosz history with Rock and Roll and his chance encounter with one of my favorite musicians, Frank Zappa.
Before we could talk more, the rehearsal started, and Mr. Dlugosz got to see me in my element. We started off with a song called Soul Shine, originally written by the Allman Brothers Band. The group was a bit small today, so I had to fill in on vocals. My brief time as a singer was fun and got to show Mr. Dlugosz how fun it is to play with the students at School of Rock. Afterwards we played a song that I played guitar on. Mr. Dlugosz got to see a little bit of that before he had to go. Thanks again for coming today!
For the rest of the day, I filled in on auxiliary percussion, laying down some beats on the conga for a Santana song. My hands felt like raw steaks by the end of rehearsal, but that's just a sign of hard work! Even though not everyone showed up, the students that were there made a lot of progress towards their final performance. I couldn't be more excited!
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