10/20/2011

The Jon LeRoy Trio
Music selection performed by The Jon LeRoy Trio during Ted Mackenzie's in-store drum clinic at Parkway Music in Clifton Park, New York, June 29th, 2011.

07/12/2011

Sean Mackenzie, Ted's oldest son and Fourth Generation Mackenzie drummer.

02/02/2011

Check out this solo by Jason Bittner, drummer for Shadows Fall and one of Ted's students. This clip was taken from Jason's educational DVD 'What drives the Beat'. Be sure to check out other great videos on Jason's YouTube Channel:

09/26/2010

Ted gets a BIG endorsement:

Ted, After spending mucho time enjoying your DVDs + books...I've got to give big congrats on the organized approach to the traditional material in a fresh way. I find some guys today who really need solid basic teaching...do you find some too? Anyway, thanks for your fine educational work...and you sound "the nuts" in your demos too.

Ed Shaughnessy
September 7, 2010

Ed was Johnny Carson's Tonight Show drummer with the Doc Severinson band for 25 years.

06/15/2010

We've just added new dates to Ted's Calendar including a DRUM CLINIC at Guitar Center in Colonie New York!

03/30/2010

** NEW FEATURE! ** Now you can view videos of Ted playing. Many of these videos are educational, with Ted demonstrating different techniques and rudiments, but some are fun as well. Also, be sure to check back often as we post more videos in the near future, and perhaps some direct video responses to questions Ted often hears from students.

11/25/2009

John Sherman Fowler - 11/21/1965 - 3/21/2008

John was a natural talent. He worked on everything I had to teach him, learning it well. John ate, slept and dreamed drumming.

I'll miss you John- Ted

09/01/2009

Ted MacKenzie: A third generation drummer, Ted studied with Henry Adler in the late 1960's. Over the past 30 years he has taught the Rich-Adler method to hundreds of students.

Ted MacKenzie studied with Henry Adler in the late 60s and revised the author's #1 best selling snare drum method book "Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments" in 2005. Now Ted has written the follow-up book, "Buddy Rich's Rudiments Around the Kit & DVD". This method applies every rudiment in Buddy's original snare drum book to the drum set.

Ted's 40 years of teaching "The Drummers Bible", inspired him in 2006 to create "The Ultimate Drummer's Work Out". This is a resistance method, using an old drummers tool, wire brushes. Using "The Ultimate Drummer's Work Out" principles on this DVD you'll soon acquire:

Proper turning of the wrists
A relaxed, stress-free grip
Ability to control accents at will
A bigger and better sound
Speed, accuracy & attack
Perfection in rudimental drumming!

In addition to authoring various study materials, Ted also maintains a daily schedule of private lessons to local drummers, including Jason Bitner of 'Shadows Falls', and in the coming months will be presenting, in conjunction with DrumART.com, a series online video instruction available to anyone on his website.

Please check back soon for more details. In the meantime, enjoy a quick video of Ted and Maverick 'jamming' together...