Drum lessons in Vilnius – Yan Semchuk

Name, last name: Yan Semchuk

  • Instruments: Drums, guitar.
  • Experience: 9 years.
  • Describe yourself: I am a Ukrainian, connecting my life with music, but I am also interested in aviation. In life, it is important for me to discover new things and share experiences with others. In Ukraine, I played with many groups, famous performers, was participated in various projects.

1. When and how did you realise to follow the path of a musician?

In school, I began to follow several musical groups, I visited their concerts, and I was fascinated by the music, the sounds, I immediately paid attention to the guitarists, drummers, was fascinated by the reaction of the audience to the musicians, and this was probably the beginning. I started learning music myself and it didn’t take much time before I realized that music is very diverse and there are no limits to development.

2. Did your parents support your choice? Did you endure any obstacles while following your dream?

At first they supported me, but when it came to putting me still quite young on tour, they were not very happy.

3. Do you prioritise any music genre?

I love all music genres and try to understand and delve into all of them. But often the choice of music is also influenced by the mood – pop, rock, jazz, metalcore, funk.

4. How do you see your future in music? Do you want to learn something new? Do you have any new ideas?

I constantly learn something new both on the guitar and on the drums. I was developing by playing with different groups, which allows me to delve into new styles and genres.   

5. How do you see your future in music? Do you want to learn something new? Do you have any new ideas?

The main thing is not to be afraid. Not to be afraid that “it’s too late, maybe it won’t work” and so on. These are all fears through which a person develops. And this applies not only to music.