I selected the starting drumroll of any bagpipe marching performance because I started to play the bagpipe after I came to CMU. The drumroll is very important in the performance as it ensures all pipers to start at the same time. Therefore, after joining in university’s Pipes and Drums band for a year, the drumroll almost become a conditioned reflection to me that whenever I hear it, I will get focused and be ready to play.

P.S. In particular, because of my poor strike-in technique, I usually need to pay extra attention to the drumroll as to make sure that I get all the drones resonated.