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![A picture of my first drum kit](/assets/images/legend_kit.jpg)

Music (especially rhythm and percussion) has often been a relatively big part of my life. Although my parents were and are not terribly musically inclined playing-wise, my sisters and I must have inherited some kind of gene somewhere, as both of them sing (one professionally), one plays guitar and one or both can play piano to an extent. When I was twelve-years-old, my parents bought me a [Legend](https://www.britishdrumco.com/legend-series) drum kit (pictured above) for my birthday — yes, I know, drummers will probably cringe at the thought — but it was a good start. You can watch one of my family's laid-back parody musical endeavours below:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BuhnGdk6DcE" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Music (especially rhythm and percussion) has often been a relatively big part of my life. Although my parents were and are not terribly musically inclined playing-wise, my sisters and I must have inherited some kind of gene somewhere, as both of them sing (one professionally), one plays guitar and one or both can play piano to an extent. When I was twelve-years-old, my parents bought me a [Legend](https://www.britishdrumco.com/legend-series) drum kit (pictured above) for my birthday &mdash; yes, I know, drummers will probably cringe at the thought &mdash; but it was a good start.

You can watch one of my family's earlier laid-back parody musical endeavours below, performed in either 2010 or 12, to the tune of &lsquo;Ben&rsquo; by Michael Jackson which I played on this kit. It was written by my sisters about the relation to a family friend of ours:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BuhnGdk6DcE" title="'Ben' 03-12-10 - Youtube" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

My first unofficial drum lesson was from one of my Dad's first cousins, shortly after I got my first kit in 2006. I recall him saying it only took me about 45 seconds or so to pick up a basic rock beat but don't ask me how I did that. When I went to high school the following year, I got lessons from one drum teacher in basic rudiments, then moved onto another music teacher who trained me in how to collaborate in a band context. Then I got most of my block of private drum kit lessons from Clint Leys and for a short time, one other drum teacher before I finished my schooling altogether.

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