Cameron Chambers
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Mar 25, 2006 23:59:51 GMT -5
Post by Cameron Chambers on Mar 25, 2006 23:59:51 GMT -5
Cameron heard the switch in music. In time, she switched dance moves. Now there were less turns, and more of tap like movements. Sometimes Cameron added a turn. It was all about how to listen, and focus on what the beat was. Cameron was smiling while she was at it.
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Mar 26, 2006 0:05:20 GMT -5
Post by charonholler on Mar 26, 2006 0:05:20 GMT -5
Charon saw her change fluidly and knew it would take quite a bit to throw her. Luckily he had that in his aresenal. Assuming what he feared didn't happen.
He concentrated hard on what he was about to do. (It was a hard beat to do in the best of times, and switching into it, especially the way he had planned, made it even harder) In the middle of a measure, he suddenly switched to a latin beat. Although he had to drop a few beats he made it sound natural until he was playing smoothly again. But the difference in stick sound was even greater.
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Cameron Chambers
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Mar 26, 2006 0:11:02 GMT -5
Post by Cameron Chambers on Mar 26, 2006 0:11:02 GMT -5
She danced smoothly. Cameron heard the switch, and missed the beat. She quickly got back on, by doing a fluete(I have no idea how to spell it, but that's as good as it gets). She quickly did a turn, and switched into a type of ballet. Jumps, and shuffles, were part of the dancing.
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Mar 26, 2006 0:16:47 GMT -5
Post by charonholler on Mar 26, 2006 0:16:47 GMT -5
Charon chuckled. he knew there'd be no throwing her. He stopped trying to confuse her and just went with the flow of the music, switching beats when it sounded right, sometimes even switching to playing solely on the ground or on the armor. He was definitely enjoying himself, and it looked to him like Cameron was having a good time too.
Unfortunately, his left stick suddenly broke. He had known it was been coming, since he had heard the change in sound from it, but it was still a surprise when it happened. He stopped drumming, since he couldn't have kept going with a broken stick. Even if the sound had been good, the weight difference was to much for him to try. Annoyed, he said, "Aw crap. And that was my only pair, too."
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Cameron Chambers
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Mar 26, 2006 0:20:16 GMT -5
Post by Cameron Chambers on Mar 26, 2006 0:20:16 GMT -5
Cameron noticed the change, and slowed it down. She danced more gracefully. She heard the stick break, and she stopped. "Ahh...hold on.."Cameron said. She pulled out her wand, and muttered the spell. Another set fell to the ground. "There you go."Cameron said.
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Mar 26, 2006 0:27:06 GMT -5
Post by charonholler on Mar 26, 2006 0:27:06 GMT -5
"Umm...thanks," Charon said. "But I only had one pair of sticks at this school. So either you just stole some random person's drumsticks, or a pair of sticks just went whizzing across the country. I think it'd probly be best if we sent these back and just ended the dancing thing now."
He got up and handed her the sticks to send back, then stepped back. Remembering how well she had danced he suddenly got a thought, which led to an idea. "Do you know how to do any Irish dance?" he asked suddenly.
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Cameron Chambers
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Mar 26, 2006 0:31:11 GMT -5
Post by Cameron Chambers on Mar 26, 2006 0:31:11 GMT -5
Cameron sighed and nodded. She muttered the countercharm, and they disappeared. "I think you're right. A bit pressuring with the whole thing."Cameron replied. She sat down on the ground to rest.
"As a matter of fact, I do."Cameron replied.
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Mar 26, 2006 0:35:17 GMT -5
Post by charonholler on Mar 26, 2006 0:35:17 GMT -5
Charon grinned. His idea might possibly work.
"I had an idea that would only work if you knew Irish dance. Since you do, I think it's time to present that idea. i was wondering if you'd be willing to teach me how to do Irish dance. In exchange I could teach you to play drums. Assuming I get a new pair of sticks, that is," he proposed.
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Cameron Chambers
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Mar 26, 2006 0:42:54 GMT -5
Post by Cameron Chambers on Mar 26, 2006 0:42:54 GMT -5
Cameron grinned. "Sounds good. Are you irish yourself?"Cameron asked. Finally! I will get to learn to play an instrument! Thankfully someone is going to teach me! Yet, I have to teach them how to do an irish dance..Cameron thought.
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Mar 26, 2006 0:48:28 GMT -5
Post by charonholler on Mar 26, 2006 0:48:28 GMT -5
"Nah, Scottish," Charon replied. "I've mostly been living in Edinborough the last few years, but I spent about a month in Dublin and a year in London as well."
He smiled to himself as he realized he ws finally going to learn one of the coolest things he had ever seen people do. His smile faded, however, as he realized that he really had no idea of how to teach someone to play drums. He could play fine, but it was mostly instinct and listening to what others had done. He hadn't even had a drum teacher long enough to know how someone else would do it.
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Cameron Chambers
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Mar 26, 2006 0:53:03 GMT -5
Post by Cameron Chambers on Mar 26, 2006 0:53:03 GMT -5
"That's cool. I'm Irish. Well, just a little bit, but I consider it."cameron replied, "that's cool. I lived in Oklahoma for about one half of my life, I moved to London with my mum, when I was about 10. My dad split up with my mum when we moved..."Cameron trailed off.
"I need my tap shoes..."Cameron said. "Accio tap shoes!"Cameron muttered. Her tap shoes appeared. She slipped them on. "I'm going to give you a taste.."Cameron said. She started to do the irish dance. Clogging, as most people called it, was very difficult. You have to get in all the shuffles, ball changes just right, or it sounds crappy.
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Mar 26, 2006 0:58:14 GMT -5
Post by charonholler on Mar 26, 2006 0:58:14 GMT -5
Charon watched, but also listened. He heard familiar rhythms, and knew he could play what he was hearing. The hard part, he knew, would be doing it with his feet and making sure it looked like that. He couldn't help but tap along quietly, and he knew he had found a way to teach.
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Cameron Chambers
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Mar 26, 2006 1:04:56 GMT -5
Post by Cameron Chambers on Mar 26, 2006 1:04:56 GMT -5
Cameron stayed in one place, and danced in a circle. If you messed up, you could seriously hear it. By the end of the dance, Cameron did every step perfect. She didn't mess up, because she practiced it so much. She finished the dance.
"When you do this, every step must be perfect. If it's not, then the sounds is messed up, and it screws up the dance. I'll show you."Cameron said. She did a sample of the dance, perfectly. "I did that perfect. Now listen to this, when I mess up on purpose." Cameron didn't get all the shuffles in. It sounded horrible.
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Mar 26, 2006 1:16:08 GMT -5
Post by charonholler on Mar 26, 2006 1:16:08 GMT -5
Charon winced as she did it badly. "Holy crap! That last bit sounded like someone who can't keep their rolls crisp," he said. Remembering he was talking to someone who didn't know drums terms he rephrased it and said, "Er...someone shuffling around in shag carpeting."
Charon fell quiet for a minute as he thought of the best way to go about teaching her drums. Although he now had a basic idea, he was still a bit hazy on the specifics. "I won't be able to start teaching you drum stuff right now cuz i have to get stuff organized," he said, "but I should be ready in a few days. I'll send you an owl when I've got it all organized, ok? That'll also give you time to get stuff ready for teaching me."
Although he was getting set to say goodbye for the time being, Charon realized he wsn't exactly sure he wanted to be parted from Cameron.
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Cameron Chambers
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Mar 26, 2006 1:24:54 GMT -5
Post by Cameron Chambers on Mar 26, 2006 1:24:54 GMT -5
Cameron nodded. "You can tell extremely well. And it sounds horrible."Cameron replied. She started to do regular tap. "Now, regular tap is done without all the fancy foot movement, like clogging has. It has the same steps, Shuffles, ball changes, and the rest, but if you make a mistake, like doing a turn, and felapping at the same time, that alright. Everybody makes mistakes."Cameron replied.
Cameron took off her tap shoes, and slipped back on her shoes. "That's alright. That'll leave me time to get ready for your lessons. First, i'll teach you the basic, then we'll get into clogging."Cameron replied. Cameron nodded. "That sounds good."
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