Snare drummer, John Michael Kelly, of Chicago
has been playing snare for four years. The major
influences on his playing are: Chris and Ryan Barr, Bill
Peterson, Bill Smillie, and his parents. John Michael
has played with The Chicago Academy of Piping and
Drumming and competed with them in 2011 when
they won third place in Grade Five at the Chicago St.
Andrew’s Society Highland Games. In 2013 he placed
third in the Grade Four solo snare drumming contest
in Milwaukee. John Michael is a seventh grader at
Beaubien Elementary School in Chicago, and he enjoys playing chess. He’d
like to acknowledge his instructor, Bill Peterson, and thank him for his patience, dedication, and quality instruction.
has been playing snare for four years. The major
influences on his playing are: Chris and Ryan Barr, Bill
Peterson, Bill Smillie, and his parents. John Michael
has played with The Chicago Academy of Piping and
Drumming and competed with them in 2011 when
they won third place in Grade Five at the Chicago St.
Andrew’s Society Highland Games. In 2013 he placed
third in the Grade Four solo snare drumming contest
in Milwaukee. John Michael is a seventh grader at
Beaubien Elementary School in Chicago, and he enjoys playing chess. He’d
like to acknowledge his instructor, Bill Peterson, and thank him for his patience, dedication, and quality instruction.