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Book Review: Rush - Wandering the Face of the Earth

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Book Review: Rush - Wandering the Face of the Earth

For decades, Rush was one of the hardest working bands in the business. Their early years were a near constant cycle of recording albums, then touring, then recording, then touring, then recording. Unbelievably, the group had only one lineup change in 1974 (Neil Peart replacing the band’s original drummer, John Rutsey), and the rest is history.

Fortunately for the hardcore Rush fans out there, the band was keeping track of all of these gigs in tremendous detail. That detail is beautifully captured, along with some great historical photography, along with newspaper and magazine clippings of show advertisements from years gone by.

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grooveKSQ Mission Statement 2020

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grooveKSQ Mission Statement 2020

2019 has been a tremendous year. Two fantastic student recitals, a livestream series (grooveLIVE), many, many lessons taught, and our students showed a lot of growth.  

Much more programming will unfold in this upcoming year - right now there are about thirty six (36!!) events planned for 2020. The next phrase for grooveKSQ is to elevate the musical arts landscape in Kennett and beyond.

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This Is Your Brain On Drums: Clinical Study Reveals How Playing Drums Increases Brain Development

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This Is Your Brain On Drums: Clinical Study Reveals How Playing Drums Increases Brain Development

A recent article caught our attention, and that was a clinical study of the enhancements in brain activity and development of drummers. Yes, drummers specifically were studied, rather than all musicians. Typically you see a more generalized study group from across all instruments.

To paraphrase the conclusion of the study, students who are trained drummers from an early age develop more communication structures across the corpus callosum, which is the structure that separates the right and left hemispheres of the brain. The right side of your brain tends to control your artistic and creative ability, and your left side of your brain controls your analytical ability. Drummers who start training early can more effectively simultaneously engage both their right side and left sides of their brains across the board.