Remembering Neil Peart

My social media post from January 10, 2020

A friend just texted me the news that one of my drumming heroes, Neil Peart, passed away this week. Social media will be flooded with tributes, but I just…

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…

Rockin' The Waltz

Written by Sean J. Kennedy

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…

Bass 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…