Small Quints Player
Hey Y'all! I have a smaller kiddo who will be learning the quints (tenor drums, quads, whatever you want to call them - my students have always said quints since before I got there). The student is so excited, and super capable, so I want to give them some advice to make her successful. She is a very small kid, probably 5' 2" and 80-90 lbs and we have Yamaha Field Corps Tenor Drums (8400, I think) with Randall May Harnesses. She is an incredibly dedicated kid, lifts weights, and is athletic, but I still worry about the heavy weight of the drums. Any ideas on how to help her build up the back strength, how to handle the drums, or harness adjustments? Is there anything else I should do to help her be successful? I am not able to get any other drums, and this is the best kid to put on the Tenors, so I just want advice on how to help her be successful! We do have back braces, but the kids rarely use them (so I may encourage that more heavily next year for everyone), but I am not sure whate else to do. Thank you!!