GO BABY GO
I love this. I *love* this.
Not only does the child have the rhythm and their part down precisely, but also, they are clearly doing the very-small-child thing of reserving exactly nothing.
Children have to learn not to use all of the force they’re capable of, adults mostly never use all of the force they are capable of, but here someone has given this child exactly the opportunity to use all of the force their body can produce, and do it musically.
The glee of that all-out effort in a context where clearly the people around them approve and appreciate their contribution? Amazing.
Took some searching, but I found him!
His name is Hinata and he’s a 5th generation Taiko drummer who was born in September (maybe October) 2020, so he’s about 3 ½ in this video.
THAT is hitting your feelings with sticks!!!!!