Tag Archives: Drumming

Exploring Drumming Milestones: A Journey Through Sound

SKF NOTE: I think a lot about drummers and drumming. Often when driving, but most any time I’m in my own head: grocery shopping, savoring the day’s first cup of hot black coffee, gathering pinecones and sticks from the lawn, … Continue reading

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Dave Tough Drumming Advice

SKF NOTE: My friend and former Modern Drummer Features Editor, Rick Mattingly, long ago mailed me these photocopies of drummer Dave Tough advice columns. Tough briefly wrote columns for Metronome magazine. Tough’s columns are fun and instructive reading. Here’s my … Continue reading

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Peart Letter to SKF – Music, Writing, Books, Travel

SKF NOTE: A few days ago I posted my letter in reply to Neil Peart’s March 31, 1987 letter to me. This post is Neil’s March 31, 1987 letter. It is one of my favorites from Neil. Mostly, I think, … Continue reading

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Legendary Knapp Drum School Makes Wikipedia

SKF NOTE: I received some good news this week from drummer Jeff Neuhauser. After much research and writing, Neuhauser’s profile of exemplary drummer/drum teacher Roy Knapp, was accepted as a Wikipedia entry. The Chicago-based Roy Knapp School of Drumming came … Continue reading

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Music I Will Never Hear Again

SKF NOTE: There isn’t enough time for me to listen again to all of the music I’ve collected in my life. At first, that was a sobering thought. All these boxes of music CDs? Father Time says I’m never going … Continue reading

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