Who Did They Listen To?
Written by Sean J. Kennedy
December 24, 2009
About ten years ago when I started getting into Brazilian music, some of the most important things I learned actually happened away from the drum kit. I…
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December 24, 2009
About ten years ago when I started getting into Brazilian music, some of the most important things I learned actually happened away from the drum kit. I…
Read moreWritten by Sean J. Kennedy
April 6, 2010
Working with hundreds of young musicians over the last twenty years I have come to an observation: most kids hear music, but don't really listen to music.…
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February 14, 2012
Whenever I have the opportunity to hold a drum clinic or adjudicate a music festival and tape record comments for the performers, I often find myself…
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Drum & Percussion Lessons
September 19, 2009
For the past three years I have had the opportunity to play drumset and snare drum on tour with the Strauss Symphony of America, which…
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November 26, 2009
Frequently, when working with a drum student they will bring their iPod to the lesson and say something like “I want to learn to play this song.”…
Read moreBass Drums, Berlioz, and Bubba
Written by Sean J. Kennedy, November 19, 2011
Symphonie Fantastique is a program symphony that was written by the French composer, Hector Berlioz, between 1830 and 1845, that tells the story of an artist gifted…
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