As a kid, I learned music with the traditional methods. I started at age 10 on the violin, and 11 on the piano. I went through private lessons on both instruments every week, learned to read standard music notation, and was well versed in classical repertoire.  I participated in symphony orchestras all throughout high school, was in the Tempe Symphony in Arizona, and even received music scholarships to various colleges, which I ultimately turned down to study engineering at Penn State.

Growing up in the 90's, I was listening to a lot of rock and alternative music, like Blink182, Weezer, and Green Day, but none of that music was being taught at my school. It was classical, or nothing.  

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