Good Times: Samuel Tyler on the drums

Tyler Graef

Saturday, March 16, 2019

A look inside drum lessons with Samuel Tyler, 14, who was born without hands or feet but who has found a way to play the drums for the past three years at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019.

Samuel Tyler, 14, practices the bridge section of Kenny Loggins's "Footloose" during a lesson at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Tutor Thomas Landewee helps Samuel Tyler strap on a pair of drumsticks before a lesson at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019. (Tyler Graef)
Samuel Tyler is seen in the reflection of a floor tom as he warms up before a lesson at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019. (Tyler Graef)
Samuel Tyler uses prosthetic legs and feet to work the hi-hat and bass drum during a lesson at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019. (Tyler Graef)

Thomas Landewee, left, listens as Samuel Tyler practices the bridge section of Kenny Loggins's "Footloose" during a lesson at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019. (Tyler Graef)
A progress sheet detailing tips and songs to practice is seen during a lesson at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019. (Tyler Graef)
Samuel Tyler smiles as his tutor Thomas Landewee offers advice during a lesson at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019. (Tyler Graef)