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.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)