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Like it was always just a part of like growing up. It was sports, music, pianos around the house, like playing with toys. And then, oh, messing with the piano was like something I did growing up. So I want to say music kind of chose me more so than, you know, I chose to do music. And my first instrument was cello. I started playing the cello at nine years old, which was cool. I missed the cello.

So my laziness. So I was nine years old in the fourth grade. And growing up in Kansas in the fourth grade, this is when you can get elective classes, right?

So my laziness. So I was nine years old in the fourth grade. And growing up in Kansas in the fourth grade, this is when you can get elective classes, right?

So my laziness. So I was nine years old in the fourth grade. And growing up in Kansas in the fourth grade, this is when you can get elective classes, right?

So like you can either do band or orchestra. So like my laziness, like I was just like, I'm gonna take my time. Then go sign up for band. So I waited to the last minute. I get to the sheet. It's filled up. There's no more slots for band, right? Next to it is orchestra. It's like 20 slots open. Like no kid wanted to play orchestra growing up, right? So I was just like, I need to do something.

So like you can either do band or orchestra. So like my laziness, like I was just like, I'm gonna take my time. Then go sign up for band. So I waited to the last minute. I get to the sheet. It's filled up. There's no more slots for band, right? Next to it is orchestra. It's like 20 slots open. Like no kid wanted to play orchestra growing up, right? So I was just like, I need to do something.

So like you can either do band or orchestra. So like my laziness, like I was just like, I'm gonna take my time. Then go sign up for band. So I waited to the last minute. I get to the sheet. It's filled up. There's no more slots for band, right? Next to it is orchestra. It's like 20 slots open. Like no kid wanted to play orchestra growing up, right? So I was just like, I need to do something.

So whatever. I just put my name on. on the orchestra side. And like me and my, my best friend, Derek, um, we've been best friends since we were five. Like I saw his name over there too. So like, I cool. I guess I'll do orchestra. And, and I ended up falling in love with it. Like I was first chair, like all city seventh and eighth grade. Yeah. Yeah. I used to do like,

So whatever. I just put my name on. on the orchestra side. And like me and my, my best friend, Derek, um, we've been best friends since we were five. Like I saw his name over there too. So like, I cool. I guess I'll do orchestra. And, and I ended up falling in love with it. Like I was first chair, like all city seventh and eighth grade. Yeah. Yeah. I used to do like,

So whatever. I just put my name on. on the orchestra side. And like me and my, my best friend, Derek, um, we've been best friends since we were five. Like I saw his name over there too. So like, I cool. I guess I'll do orchestra. And, and I ended up falling in love with it. Like I was first chair, like all city seventh and eighth grade. Yeah. Yeah. I used to do like,

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So because I was raised in church, I feel like the first instrument everybody plays in church is the drums because that's what keeps the rhythm in church going. So I started out playing drums.

So because I was raised in church, I feel like the first instrument everybody plays in church is the drums because that's what keeps the rhythm in church going. So I started out playing drums.

So because I was raised in church, I feel like the first instrument everybody plays in church is the drums because that's what keeps the rhythm in church going. So I started out playing drums.

and then cello of course and my older brother his first his main instrument was piano and we we wanted to jam together so i was just like okay i want to play the piano but no and and i don't want to play the drums like i like the drums but i don't necessarily want to play the drums so i was like what can i play so i picked up the bass And I picked up the bass around like 11, 12 years old.

and then cello of course and my older brother his first his main instrument was piano and we we wanted to jam together so i was just like okay i want to play the piano but no and and i don't want to play the drums like i like the drums but i don't necessarily want to play the drums so i was like what can i play so i picked up the bass And I picked up the bass around like 11, 12 years old.

and then cello of course and my older brother his first his main instrument was piano and we we wanted to jam together so i was just like okay i want to play the piano but no and and i don't want to play the drums like i like the drums but i don't necessarily want to play the drums so i was like what can i play so i picked up the bass And I picked up the bass around like 11, 12 years old.

And that became my main instrument. And from the bass, I started playing guitar because they're kind of similar. And when I went to college, I studied piano. And then that's when I got good on piano.