Drum kit and hand drum instruction.
Drum circle facilitation.
Stage and studio performance on drum kit, hand drums, and vocals.
Facilitator
Teacher
deke kincade
Performer
As a professional stage
and studio performer,
Deke Kincade has been
described as 'master of
the groove'.  He has the
chops, intuition, and
talent necessary to make
the essential connection
between rhythm and
song.

Playing drums all of his life -
he started out like all great
drummers - on pots and
pans in his Mom's kitchen.

Instruments evolved to
twigs, sticks, pillows, and
kitchen sinks, and finally,
real drums. He heard the
Beatles on a car radio and
he never looked back.  His
first kit set-up was a
duplicate of Ringo's.

Deke brings passion,
creativity, and
professionalism to every
stage and studio project.  
As an accomplished
musician he adapts to any
genre or combination of
genres.

For additional examples of
performance on drums and
vocals,
click here.

Bio & Clients
Who's Otis?  (Black Cat Otis)  Congo Square
Drums, percussion, vocals - Deke Kincade
       
More Music
Deke teaches drum kit and
hand drumming to students
of all ages and levels.  He
believes everyone has rhythm
and everyone can learn.

His encouragement and support
make the learning experience fun.  
His skill as a teacher and musician
ensures every student has a
productive and satisfying class.

For more information about private
or group classes and curriculum,

click here.

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Contact
Mentors
Deke is grateful for the influence,
instruction, and generosity of all of
his mentors.
Arthur Hull
(Village Music Circles: Rhythm Playshops in
CA & MD; East Coast Facilitator Workshop)
Mamady Keita (Guinea)
Don Davidson (VMC)
Heather MacTavish (VMC)
Elie Kihonia
(Democratic Republic of Congo & Africa Yetu)
Tina Blaine (Carnegie Mellon University
Entertainment Technology Center)
Timothy K. Adams, Jr.
(Pittsburgh Symphony)
Jim Donovan
(Saint Francis University & Rusted Root)
Music MAtters
As a drum
circle facilitator

for more than 15
years, Deke
 
celebrates the
intrinsic worth of
all participants.

With patience, skill,
and insight, he
ensures the fun
and pleasure of
drumming is
accessible to
everyone, even the
most rhythmically
challenged.

Bio & Clients
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