| I've played many different musical instruments in | | | | metal. I was really flourishing on my new |
| my life including piano, guitars, drums and even an | | | | instrument and between school, homework and |
| accordion. My lessons began when I was very | | | | chores I really didn't do much else other than play |
| young at the age of 4. | | | | guitar. |
| I started with the piano and spent just over 12 | | | | In my later teens I joined with a few other kids in |
| years training on it. During this time I also played | | | | my town and we of course formed our own |
| on an accordion, although I never took formal | | | | band. We played mostly heavier music that was |
| lessons. I would never make a serious attempt to | | | | constructed around more technically advanced |
| be good at the accordion as it's not the hippest | | | | composing than most of the other bands in our |
| instrument around:). The piano came quite easy | | | | area, which really made our music stand out |
| for me. I always had a good ear for music when | | | | among our fans. It was around this same time |
| I was a child and I picked up on it quite quickly. | | | | that I got my first taste of playing the drums. |
| The method I was originally taught was the | | | | Our drummer had injured himself in an unrelated |
| Suzuki method. This system involved heavily the | | | | accident so we were now missing someone on |
| technique of learning to play music by ear. I was | | | | the sticks. I decided to give it a shot, strictly for |
| also deeply immersed into a community of other | | | | recording purposes or course:). This new challenge |
| cold musicians where we would sing together and | | | | was exactly that...a challenge. Drummers have the |
| just be generally encouraging. It was a lot of fun. | | | | most labour intense job in the band and I was |
| In my early teens I really wanted to start playing | | | | feeling it. I grew a whole new respect for the |
| the guitar as I was really getting into music that | | | | position and skill level needed to perform. Not to |
| was much more guitar oriented. My favorite | | | | mention the shape you have to be in. |
| music was starting to get heavier and heavier and | | | | Since my teen years, I have played with different |
| the piano was no longer a suitable instrument for | | | | bands right up to present day. I spend most of |
| me to channel my creativity. At this age I really | | | | my time now instructing others. I love teaching |
| like the style of a young guitarist from Ozzy | | | | music more than I loved to perform. It is quite a |
| Ozbourne's band. His name was Randy Rhoads. | | | | satisfying feeling teaching others how to |
| Randy's style was born from a passion and | | | | accomplish something that takes a high level of |
| training of classical guitar which he learned from | | | | skill to achieve. My son has also started playing |
| his mother. I loved this hybrid sound which was | | | | musical instruments at a very young age and he |
| coined "Neo-Classical". My first guitar was an | | | | is thriving. He will eclipse me with his skill I am |
| Epiphone ES-335, which was perfect for classical | | | | sure. I can't wait until we get to play together in a |
| guitar and was still versatile enough to play heavy | | | | young man/old man band:). |