00:00For many children, attending music school is a luxury.
00:06For cousins Peter Asyang and Paul Siah Yong-Sin,
00:09both from the Orang Ser Lertar tribe,
00:12that didn't stop them from becoming multi-instrumentalists,
00:15all without a single professional lesson.
00:22They were just twelve and eleven
00:24when a church member introduced Peter to the guitar
00:27and Paul to the piano.
00:29This rock would shape their lives for the next decade.
00:36Today, 22-year-old Peter,
00:38a fisherman from Kampung Orang Asli Sungai Temun,
00:41plays guitar, bass, keyboard, kajon and drums, all by ear.
00:47He said they don't read music notes
00:49but can find a song's key just by listening.
00:52Paul, from Kampung Orang Asli Pasir Salam,
00:55has gone even further,
00:57mastering six instruments including the violin.
01:00Now a student at a skills institute,
01:02he credits a church member who recognized their talent during a service.
01:06He recalled the member teaching him basic chords
01:09and within weeks he could already play full songs.
01:12Their skills soon attracted invitations to perform at weddings, festivals and church services.
01:19But without instruments of their own,
01:21they relied on precious fifteen to twenty minutes each Saturday to practice during church gatherings.
01:27Technology helped bridge the gap.
01:29Paul discovered a music learning app on his mother's old phone,
01:33which he says became his lifeline.
01:35Without the app,
01:36Paul said his music might never have found its voice.
01:39Paul dreams of opening a recording studio to showcase voices from underserved communities.
01:44Peter, a vocalist who hopes to inspire others through song,
01:49plans to learn even more instruments.
01:51They'll soon perform at several church conferences for Malaysia Day.
01:55Peter said they are not good with words but can talk about the universe through music.
02:14Peter said they are not good with words.
02:16Okay.
02:17The spiritually
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