

Fletcher mentions an anecdote about Charlie Parker when he was playing with Jo Jones, and Jones threw a cymbal at Parker's head after he made a mistake.Īndrew goes to the movie theater that he frequently visits with his dad Jim (Paul Reiser). He says no, and also that his mom left when he was a baby. After class, Fletcher talks to Andrew and asks if any of his parents were musicians. After Metz leaves, Fletcher states that it wasn't Metz that was out of tune, but another student.

Fletcher insults his weight and inability to figure out that he's out of tune, driving Metz to tears and forcing him to leave. He calls out an overweight student, Metz (C.J. At one point, he stops everyone because one student is out of tune. Fletcher instructs the class to play the song "Whiplash". Andrew sits and turns pages for another student, Carl Tanner (Nate Lang). Andrew rushes out of bed and waits for hours until Fletcher's band class takes place. He lets Andrew keep playing until he just leaves the room, but not before returning to get his coat.įletcher spots Andrew playing during one of his classes and invites him to his classroom the following morning. Fletcher asks him why he stopped, and Andrew resumes. He notices Andrew playing, and Andrew stops. In enters the school's most well-known teacher, Terence Fletcher (J.K. He is an aspiring jazz drummer, as he is seen riffing on a drum set.

Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is a first year student at the Shaffer Conservatory of Music.
