Tanika

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING MUSIC ALL MY LIFE.I START PLAYING THE KEY BOARD WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD AT MY UNCLE'S CHURCH. I PLAYED EVERY SUNDAY.I STARTED SINGING WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD. I USED TO SING ON RAP TRACKS WITH MY BOTHER. SINGING AND THE KEYBOARD WAS MY "THANG" TO DO. I SOON MOVE OVER TO THE DRUMS. I ALREADY KNEW HOW TO MAKE LITTLE BEATS ON THE TABLE AT HOME. ONE DAY IN CHURCH I TRYED TO SEE IF I COULD PLAY ON THE DRUMSET. I SOON SAW THAT I COULD. I THOUGHT I WAS THE BOMB WHEN I KNEW HOW TO DO A BASIC 2/4 BEAT. AS I GOT OLDER I STARTED TO LOOK AT OTHER DRUMMERS AND HOW THEY PLAYED. I SOON SAW THAT I HAD MY OWN STYLE IN PLAYING. IT WASN'T TILL I WAS 10 THAT I GOT MY 1ST PAYING GIG. FROM THEN ON PEOPLE STARTED TO PAY ME. PEOPLE WILL ALWAY'S COME UP TO ME AND ASK,"HOW MUCH FOR YOU TO PLAY AT MY CHURCH". I HAVE PLAYED OVER 100 CHURCH GIGS. I SOON HAD A ASKING PRICE BY THE TIME I WAS 14 YEARS. MOST PEOPLE WOULD PAY MORE. I STARTED PLAYINY JAZZ IN THE 6TH GRADE. I AM PATTON SCHOOLS FIRST FEMALE DRUMMER, AND SO FAR THE ONLY.ONCE I GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL I JOINED THE BAND AT THORNRIDGE(T.R.H.S.)I HAD BAND CLASS FOR 3 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN IN BAND AT T.R.H.S. FOR 4 YEARS(MARCHING 3) I HAVE PLAYED THE BASS AND SNARE DRUM FOR MARCHING BAND. I HAVE BEEN A PERCUSSIONIST FOR 11 YEARS, AND I LOVE IT. I DON'T PLAY THE KEYBOARD THAT MUCH(I PLAY FROM TIME TO TIME). I STILL SING A LITTLE. I WANT TO BE A MUSIC PERDUCER, AND MAKE MY OWN MUSIC. WITH ALL THE SINGING AND MUSIC PLAYING I DO, I WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO BE BLESSED BY MY GIFT. music layout powered by HOT / MyHotComments ............................................................ .......