There is a famous quote from Duke Ellington that always cracks me up: "There is nothing to keeping a band together. You simply have to have a gimmick, and the gimmick I use is to pay them money!" It’s a…
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Remembering Neil Peart
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…
Read moreRockin' The Waltz
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…
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Do You Really Know It?
Written by Sean J. Kennedy
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
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…
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