i am self taught din, and im very happy with it. i can read and write na rin drum notation but di ganun kagaling, iba pa rin talaga yung may formal lesson and wish ko lang na makapag- aral pa sana ako, sa drum notes ko lang kasi natutunan yung mga jazz, triplet,shuffle,samba, rock polyrhytm,and syncopation na talagang anlaki ng naitulong sa akin, right now i continue researching sa youtube, my attitude kasi when i was in the showband 1 year ago, lagi ako nagtatanong sa mga drummer na ka alternate namin, mas ok yung nagtatanong kaysa nagmamalaki. on my opinion lang po ah, walang pinakamagaling na drummer, lahat ng drummer may kanya kanyang galing at creativity. and lastly GOD gave me this talent, and i found freedom in jesus christ.. weird ba mga tsong? that's the truth, godbless......................