BusinessWorld 1 of 2 FOLLOWING the beat of the family drum, Jonathan Nemesio Regalado III became a drummer as his brother and their father are. But there was no familial drum for Isaac De Alva III, who grew up with no musicians in the family. Still, he found the beat irresistible. “ sumali ako… Hindi ko inakala na magugustuhan ko (When I was in high school, I was able to watch a marching band. I decided to join and didn’t realize that I would enjoy it),” Mr. De Alva III said. Currently the Vice-President of the Percussive Arts Society Philippines (PAS PH), Mr. De Alva III pointed out that percussion is not limited to a drum set — there are, after all, various types of mallet percussion instruments such as xylophones, the marimba, and glockenspiel.