Whether the participants aimed for going crazy on a drum set, performing their latest guitar solo or learning the intricacies of the chorales by master Bach: they all had to start with in sync singing exercises. And that was taken seriously: devotedly led by Quadrivium board member Daan den Hartog, the Pulsar room in the Luna building was filled with the sizzling sound of the escaping breath of the intro kids, that they tried to keep going as long as possible, soon followed by tunes on all pitches supported by the piano.

As everyone seemed to be able to read music, a few minutes later both the Halloween classic "Have you seen the ghost of Tom" as well as a real Reto-Roman choral piece were sung passionately. "We wanted to make sure to touch all aspects," as Den Hartog explained the busy schedule.

Cheerful chaos

After forty minutes, the delegation of StudentProof decided that the vocal cords were sufficiently warmed up and the group was split into singers and musicians. The latter were allowed to go crazy on the displayed instruments. We said bye to tranquility; it was replaced by cheerful chaos. Supported by members of both Studentproof and Quadrivium (brass players), "Hit the road, Jack" and "Uptown Funk" were rehearsed - two songs that were performed again at the end, but now supported by the choir singers who had returned.

Prospective student Automotive Timon de Boer played the electric piano. He has been playing the keys for ten years, he explains. "And since two and a half years I have also been playing the guitar." Motivation enough for him to become a member of StudentProof, where he hopes to meet like-minded people with whom he can possibly form a band. In the choice for a genre he seems to be flexible: "On guitar I mainly play rock and punk, but on piano also blues, pop and even classical."

Everyone is welcome in Pulsar for a large jam session Thursday at midnight. Quadrivium will pop up every lunch break for a mini concert somewhere on campus during the first week of lectures.