Rant number 154
Yesterday, was spent walking in time to music, whilst spontaneously creating said music. In other words: marching.
Marching in its simplest form, is walking with rhythm (putting your left foot down on the 1st and 3rd beats of the bar, and your right on the 2nd and 4th beats,) but becomes far more a complicated practice when you have to play a reasonably complex tune at the same time & also remember to breath enough to fill both the instrument and keep things working.
I just wonder who invented the whole marching and playing thing. I understand that it is probably quite efficient way of moving many troops - and it looks pretty smart when you have many people doing it. I just wonder what masochist started making people do it while they were playing music at the same time.
I mean, don't get me wrong - a big bass drum is a necessity to hammer in the beats and keep people in time, but who decided that he needed company? Carrying a big lump of metal and using all of your air to fill it up, while avoiding treading in poo or falling down a pot-hole is not an easy business. Add to this, that your music is attached to your instrument - which is bobbing up and down as much as you are - making consistent and accurate reading a thing of nearly preternatural effort.
Then there are the aches and pains that come after. I did 8 short marches yesterday - followed by another of around 2 miles today. Now, I feel like I spent yesterday bull fighting, aching in pretty much all areas!
And guess what? I have another tomorrow - after which I will fear for the structural integrity of my bodily structure no doubt!
Rant over.
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