i got a fever and the only cure is ... more TRIANGLE

I'm sure by this time you're wondering the same thing I am, which is: How does one train to become a triangle player for a forró band? Is it a full-time job? Can anybody just jump up there and do it? Could I do it?

You're thinking of course "Sure, you idiot, it's the freaking triangle, for crying out loud." And I would answer, "Have you heard some of those triangle parts in the forró songs?" When I first heard a triangle used in a forró song I thought it was something mechanical like a synthesizer or some weird-looking exotic percussion instrument, but nope, it's everybody's favorite party instrument, the triangle.

To get some idea of what I'm talking about, check out this song. And then try to play the part on YOUR triangle.