@ percussion podcast

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In the room are: Rebecca Kite, Marco Schirripa, Brian Nozny, Brian Blume, Caleb Pickering, Ben Charles, Casey Cangelosi0:00 Continuing thoughts on publishing 7:55 Dealing with self-publishing and copyright. 14:52 "Fair use" 20:12 Percussionists-composers -"hits" 30:26 The instant satisfaction delema 43:53 Casey: This day in music - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Leon Theremin, Sofia Shostakovich, Harry Partch, Pauline Oliveros.Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

T.J. Troy, Erin Barnes, and Nick Terry are all percussionists in the Los Angeles-based contemporary music ensemble Partch. Partch is a Grammy Award winning ensemble that specializes in the music and instruments of the American Maverick composer Harry Partch. Partch’s work combined music and theatre with complex microtonal systems, often performed on custom-made instruments. The Partch ensemble has performed internationally from the Disney Hall in LA to a tour of Japan.0:00 Intro and hello - the new record3:20 Becoming so interested in Partch and joining this ensemble? 6:40 TJ's introduction to Partch through Michael Udow9:44 Describing Harry Partch's music16:25 Audience questions, interaction, and education 19:30 instruments  29:50 Diamond Marimba 34:35 The sheet music 45:15 Any unperformed Partch works that you have premiered? 47:20 Partch's rhythm? 55:21 Casey: Sound - # Carbonfeed 1:02:15 Casey: this day in music: Cage "Empty Words", Bruckner Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

To close out LGBT Pride Month, we will be speaking with Jaime Esposito and Stephen Hall, founders of the Spectrum Ensemble! Spectrum is a Denton, TX-based ensemble that highlights talented musicians in the LGBTQA+ community. The Spectrum Ensemble had their debut concert in May 2019, featuring works by LGBTQ composers including four world premieres. Jaime and Stephen are both former students of previous @ percussion guest and international superstar She-e Wu.0:00 intro and hello 3:45 "A New Light" concert project -celebrating LGBTQA composers 11:00 Commissioning? 20:20 Ben: Lou Harrison 32:55 Casey: Today in music history 40:10 The Spectrum Duo and living apart? 53:20 When you started Spectrum was it hard to find LGBTQA composers? 54:45 Studying with She-e Wu?Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

Brooklyn-based percussionist Ashley Baier has performed with a variety of orchestras, chamber groups, and artists including PitchBlak Brass Band, Pharoahe Monch, John Hodgman, The Bengsons, VÉRITÉ, and Kermit the Frog. She has played numerous New York City musical theater productions and has toured nationally with How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Hundred Days. She has performed at renowned venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Blue Note, Brooklyn Bowl, (Le) Poisson Rouge, and Joe's Pub. www.ashleybaier.com0:00 intro and hello7:15 Both classical percussion and drumset.  Why you should be a diverse percussionist.  14:20 NYC?20:10 Touring26:00 Broadway subbing?  32:47 All students should listen to this podcast!34:37 Karli: Teacher Appreciation Week, what makes a great music teacher.43:35 Casey: Sound - the 1 sample drumset, sampling, Pierre Schaeffer55:40 Making a living in NY and living logistics?58:04 Being a female percussionist?  Some thoughts on equality.Watch here. Listen below.

Cynthia Yeh joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as principal percussionist in June 2007. She previously served as principal percussionist for the San Diego Symphony Orchestra from 2004 to 2007.Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Ms. Yeh received a Bachelor of Music performance degree from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Music performance degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she studied with Alan Abel.As an active soloist, Ms Yeh performed with the Chicago Symphony, the National Symphony of Taiwan, the National Orchestra of Mexico, the Chicago Sinfonietta and the Illinois Philharmonic. Ms Yeh has been featured Chicago’s WFMT program Live from Levin Studio. She performs regularly with the CSO’s MusicNOW ensemble as well as various chamber ensembles throughout Chicago.Ms Yeh is currently on faculty at DePaul University and the Aspen Music Festival. She has served on the faculty of the National Youth Orchestra-USA, Pacific Music Festival as well as the Chosen Vale Percussion Seminar.0:00 Intro and hello 2:00 The strike is over! 7:53 What can students do to prepare for the politics they may find in orchestras? 15:30 Inspiring listening, approaching a piece that doesn't already speak to you. Growth as a musician 19:40 Any style or composer that you weren't interested in right away? What don't we like... 22:20 How do you internalize your own sense of meaning in an orchestral work collaborating with the conductor and ensemble, vs a soloist? 24:55 The CSO percussion section? Being Principal Perc.. 29:40 Advice with and challenges with sexism? 36:10 Being on tour? 39:45 Most challenging pieces you've had to play in the orchestra? 47:45 Working with Pierre Boulez? 52:26 Bartok Sonata, HH muting contraption. 54:27 (Casey: Ampex tape recorder, Varese, Poeme Electronique, Bing Crosby) 58:15 Review question Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

Robert McCormick is currently Professor of Music and director of the percussion program at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He served as principal percussionist/assistant timpanist with the Florida Orchestra for 20 seasons. He is a former member of the Harry Partch Ensemble and often performs with high profile artists of all genres. In 2010, he conducted the premiere performance of Chan Hae Lee’s Korean folk opera Simcheongga at the National Center of Performing Arts in Seoul. In March 2014 Robert performed the world premiere of Baljinder Sekhon’s Double Percussion Concerto at Carnegie Hall with percussionist Lee Hinkle. His myriad recordings with the McCormick Percussion Group, McCormick Duo and others continually receive the highest critical acclaim from composers and scholars. Robert is the host of the annual McCormick Marimba Festival which attracts major university marimba ensembles and performers from around the world. Robert was the 2006 recipient of the Florida Music Educator of the Year Award; the 2007 Grand Prize in the Keystone Percussion Composition Award, the 2010 University Distinguished Teacher Award and the 2015 Percussive Arts Society Lifetime Achievement in Education Award. He has also received several Global Music Awards for his CD recordings, many published on the Ravello label and distributed by Naxos. Bob is most proud of the many highly successful students he has had the opportunity to work with over the years.0:00 Intro and Hello 3:30 Summer practice, projects, and time management 7:40 With your free time? 11:10 Influential composers? What makes a new piece valuable to you as an artist? 14:22 Harry Partch? 19:40 McCormick Percussion Group? 25:30 Casey: Varese, Poème électronique, Ampex tape machines 39:35 Keeping cool in rehearsal? 42:25 Pieces for flute and percussion? 43:50 McCormick Marimba Festival? 49:10 Working with Anthony Cirone in the 70's? 52:00 Zack Browning's "Profit Beater"? 53:30 Snare drum technique and Forrest Clark? 54:47 Advocating new works? 56:12 The university teacher's role in guiding a student's repertoire choice? 58:40 Future shifts in music? Jobs and competition.   Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

John Tafoya serves as Chairman of the percussion department and is Professor of Percussion at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. From 1999-2007 he served as principal timpanist for the National Symphony Orchestra and has held previous principal timpani positions with the American Wind Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Owensboro Symphony (KY), the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra (IN) and the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra.John Tafoya earned BM and MM degrees in percussion performance from Indiana University. While at I.U., Tafoya was the recipient of the prestigious performer's certificate, first prize winner of the 1985 National Society of Arts and Letters competition, and performed as solo timpanist with the Indiana University Orchestra. Mr. Tafoya's percussion teachers at Indiana University were George Gaber and Gerald Carlyss.An active educator and sought after clinician, Mr. Tafoya has presented numerous master classes and clinics at universities across the United States. He has also been a featured clinician at the Virginia/D.C. Percussive Arts Society's Day of Percussion and at PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Convention) 2002, 2006, 2011, and 2018. Mr. Tafoya has served on the music department faculties at the University of Evansville, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Florida International University, and the University of Maryland.In May 2004, Carl Fischer publications released Mr. Tafoya's first book entitled; "The Working Timpanist's Survival Guide"; offering practical advice on how to prepare and perform orchestral timpani excerpts. The book also includes illustrations displaying various timpani technique and a CD-ROM containing complete timpani parts that can be printed out for further study. His second book, "Beyond The Audition Screen", was released in 2011 and is available through Hal Leonard.www.johntafoya.com0:00 Intro and Hello 5:20 Favorite pieces? Timpani concertos 18:10 Bartok Sonata 29:30 Students and creative problem solving? 42:00 Dave Samuels. 52:20 As a student were there particular timpanists you tried to emulate? 1:02:24 Food. 1:04:45 Your colleagues? 1:06:40 Your violin background? 1:11:35 Shifting career paths? Range of skill sets, teaching and playing. 1:20:25 Work balance. 1:25:10 How has the role of the timpanist changed in the last century? 1:27:55 Quick quiz... Stephen Covey's 4 quadrants of time management.  Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

Kelli Rae Tubbs is a drummer, singer, percussionist, author, teacher, and hosts a fantastic drumming and percussion history series on Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJYrmG99W5wNlN5gNQAJ8A She documents many percussion sound effects from the silent movie era, and also drumset evolution and historical use. She has been interviewed and published in magazines: DRUM! and Vintage Drums Legendary Sounds. Put simply, singing drummers aren't made every day.  I love making music people love to move to.  I'm inspired by artists like The Beatles, The Police and Prince, and hope some of the magic in the hands of some of my favorite drummers--people like Ringo Starr, Stewart Copeland, Chris Layton, Billy Cobham, and Daniel Glass--will rub off on me.In addition to performing, I spend my time arranging for young percussion ensembles, researching historical drum methods and styles, refurbishing antique instruments, and sharing my insights to the world of percussion through the written word and in clinic settings as a member of the Sabian Education Network and the D'Addario Education Collective.Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello.1:25 Fire at Notre Dame8:33 Welcome, Kelli Rae Tubbs.  Grant writing season.13:30 Kelli's Youtube channel on historical percussion.20:09 Research -going straight to the source.  Grants and planning.24:18 Connecting with the PAS Museum?  Percussionists in silent film theaters.  29:19 Your performing career?34:48 Setting up a private teaching studio?37:30 Next projects?  Your background?  An approach: "If you don't ask, the answer is definitely 'no'"49:58 Co-authoring a new book with Daniel Glass.

The ever-evolving Aiyun Huang enjoys a musical life as soloist, chamber musician, researcher, teacher and producer. She was the First Prize and the Audience Award winner at the Geneva International Music Competition in 2002. As a soloist, her recent highlights include engagements with San Diego Symphony Orchestra, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, St. Lawrence String Quartet, and Aventa Ensemble. The Globe and Mail critic Robert Everett-Green describes Huang’s playing as “engrossing to hear and to watch” and her choice of repertoire as capable of “renovating our habits of listening.” An expert in percussion theatre, her work on the subject has been published in Cambridge Companion to Percussion (2016) and Save Percussion Theater (Mode 242). Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello1:00 Spotify reports: Metal has the loyalist fans5:20 Welcome, Aiyun Huang6:35 Windward by David Bithell12:25 Finding great repertoire?17:47 Keeping up with so many projects?21:35 Transplanted Roots Percussion Symposium.27:18 Experience with Aphasia and Mark Applebaum?30:27 Approaches to memorization? 41:27 Taxes for musicians, and some practical things we wished we had learned. 1:10:00 The Taco Bell/Starbucks plan.1:12:10 Bridging classical percussion teaching with other styles and genres?1:16:00 Casey: what's the sound?  Arts in the Summer Olympics.

Tony is an Associate Professor of Music at Winston Salem State University. He teaches recording and music business, and is the Chair of the Liberal Studies Department.  He is a busy working drummer, and the author of "Rhythm Makers: The Drumming Legends of Nashville in Their Own Words".  Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello 0:40 Tips on keeping your New Year's resolutions/goals 6:35 Casey: What's the sound 8:50 Some recording tech thoughts? 21:28 Moving from Nashville and touring to your job at Winston Salem State U.? 32:15 Emmy nomination? 39:04 Karli: some thoughts on music industry curriculum. 52:10 Thoughts on drumset pedagogy? Some info on Jeff Porcaro

Neil Grover is a renowned percussionist (Boston Symphony and Boston Pops), accomplished music educator, imaginative product innovator, and successful entrepreneur. He is the founder and president of Grover Pro Percussion Inc., a market leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of world-class percussion instruments.  Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello 2:22 Music charities 5:00 Some historic musicians you've worked with?  8:35 Founding GroverPro Percussion?15:30 How...do you make a triangle ?18:40 Other Boston percussionists who've started manufacturing mallets/instruments?  22:20 Developing instruments or mallets from composers' demands?  26:00 Balancing everything?  29:50 Karli: commonly funny percussion accessory scenarios in schools. 42:29 Advice for students on having an accessories routine?46:15 Recommended starter equipment?  52:00 What motivates you, and how do you motivate your students?   58:35 Casey: What's the sound? Glenn Snoddy, the Fuzz Tone, and distortion.  1:11:50 Podcast speed trivia

Praised by the South Florida Classical Review for her "dazzling" and "incisive" performance, Dr. Karlyn Viña is a dynamic and creative percussionist based in Miami, FL. As a performer, Karlyn has a passion for solo, chamber, and orchestral music, with a particular interest in contemporary music. Karlyn has an active freelance career in South Florida, performing regularly with the Palm Beach Symphony and Florida Grand Opera.Dr. Viña serves on the faculty of Florida International University, Miami Music Project, Westminster Christian School, Ransom Everglades School, Florida Christian School, and South Florida Youth Symphony. Additionally, she maintains a busy private studio in Miami, teaching concert percussion, keyboard percussion, timpani, and drum set. In addition to her teaching, Karlyn serves on the Percussive Arts Society's Education Committee.Karlyn earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance from the University of Miami as a fellow of the Henry Mancini Institute. Her dissertation focuses on the performance of works for theatrical percussion. She also holds degrees in Percussion Performance and Music Education from The Boston Conservatory and the University of Maryland. Karlyn is proud to endorse Grover Pro Percussion.Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello. We're using video again! 4:00 Dissertation and theatrical percussion?5:10 What we can learn from studying theatrical pieces. 18:11 What are some easier theatrical pieces we can introduce to younger students? 22:48 Megan: Composer collectives: Kinds of Kings 28:44 Casey and Ben: Vida Chenoweth 40:01 Balancing all your teaching and performing? 43:55 Freelancing advice? 49:20 Breaking into a freelancing big-city music scene?

Josh Quillen has forged a unique identity in the contemporary music world as all-around percussionist, expert steel drum performer (lauded as “softly sophisticated” by the New York Times), and composer. His collaborations with other composers frequently incorporate the steel drums as a core element.A member of the acclaimed ensemble Sō Percussion since 2006, Josh has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Lincoln Center Festival, Stanford Lively Arts, and dozens of other venues in the United States. In that time, Sō Percussion has toured Russia, Spain, Australia, Italy, Germany, and Scotland. He has had the opportunity to work closely with Steve Reich, Steve Mackey, Paul Lansky, David Lang, Matmos, Dan Deacon, and many others.Watch here.  Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 intro and hello 1:19 "Cangelosi" 2:35 A bit of Casey's background 11:50 A bit of Josh's background16:00 Talking to students about orchestral excerpts. 21:00 How are our students feeling about the current job market? 34:00 Thoughts on the value of conversation. Podcasting 50:50 Composing? New pan piece for Liam Teague 1:10:35 Pan vibe vs the new music vibe? 1:25:03 Casey vs Pius - Josh vs Todd

In the room are: Rebecca Kite, Marco Schirripa, Brian Nozny, Brian Blume, Caleb Pickering, Ben Charles, Casey Cangelosi. 0:00 Intro and hello 0:50 GP Percussion / Taki Music 3:35 Publishing out of print books 7:20 Pricing your publications 21:00 Where is the money in publishing? (prints, PMO royalties 24:40 PMOs (Performing Rights Organizations). BMI vs ASCAP? 29:00 Online streaming services and royalties 37:40 Website file sharing, copyright claims takedown. More on PMOs and streaming 44:00 PDF downloads vs printing? 49:55 Inspired by video games? 55:55 Publisher vs self publish? Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

http://www.john-lane.com/John Lane is an artist whose creative work and collaborations extend through percussion to poetry/spoken word and theater. As a performer, he has appeared on stages throughout the Americas, Australia, and Japan.Commissioning new works and interdisciplinary collaborations are integral to John's work. Over the last few years, he has been connected with a number of composers including Peter Garland, Mark Applebaum, Yo Goto, Emiliano Pardo, Mara Helmuth, Christopher Deane, John Luther Adams, Kyle Gann, Michael Byron, Wen Hui Xie, Kazuaki Shiota and David Farrell. John has several on-going collaborations with writer Ann McCutchan, poets Nick Lantz and Todd Boss, percussionist Allen Otte, visual artist Pat Alexander, and has created original music for choreographer/dancer Hilary Bryan and granite sculptor Jesús Moroles.John is the creator and host of a podcast, Standing in the Stream: Conversations with Creatives. Through long-form conversations and audio collaborations, the podcast explores the lives and works of artists in a variety of fields from visual art, music, filmmaking, dance, writing/poetry, to everything in between. It is a podcast for and about artists seeking to live and sustain creative lives.Currently, John is the Director of Percussion Studies and Professor of Percussion at Sam Houston State University. He taught previously at the University of Wyoming and held fellowships at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the University of North Texas.John is a Yamaha Performing Artist and is an Artist with Innovative Percussion, Evans Drumheads, and Zildjian Cymbals.0:00 Intro and hello 3:00 Your podcast, "Standing in the Stream"?  5:40 Composer, Peter Garland.  9:50 Working with composers12:00 Your methods of composition?  15:30 Ben: Percussion Group Cincinnati 24:50 Percussion Group Cincinnati and sponsorships30:40 The Innocents project43:33 Intersection of politics and art47:57 Working with Christopher Deane? 54:25 Thank you and farewell, Michael Colgrass1:02:00 Casey: This day in music history 1:06:45 Interpreting new works and finding meaning?  1:09:35 Upcoming works and projects? 1:13:10 Recommended books? Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

Mark is a nationally respected clinician, adjudicator and author. He has written numerous method books, including “A Fresh Approach to Snare Drum” and “A Fresh Approach to Mallet Percussion”, two of the world’s best selling beginning percussion methods. Mark’s teaching experience includes 18 years in the Texas public schools as a percussion instructor and band director at middle and high school levels (Lake Highlands/Richardson ISD, DeSoto/Desoto ISD, Shepton HS/Plano ISD) and as the percussion caption head for the Sky Ryders Drum and Bugle Corps (1985-91). Currently, Mark is the Director of Internet Activities for Vic Firth where he produces all web related content for vicfirth.com.0:00 intro and hello5:10 Self publishing, Finale, software16:13 What inspired you to write your method books?19:15 Getting your stuff out there29:40 Publishing is interesting and satisfying.34:33 More or less pencil?39:10 Beginner books -the text.41:58 What books do you think are essential for middle-school percussionist?45:00 A better way of teaching52:20 This day in music: Napster, Metallica, snare drum sounds.1:04:06 Common roadblocks students encounter? Rigor vs fun. Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

0:00 Intro and Hello 0:30 Brian's new job! Tracy awarded tenure! 3:30 Tenure 10:00 The tenure process? 35:50 GOT... 45:30 Brandon's social media work 1:14:18 Caleb's WPG tour and composition 1:20:40 Bill's Two Rivers Timpani Summit 1:27:45 Brian's recent job interview 1:31:48 Worst interview questions? 1:46:58 Games...Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

Dr. Hinkle is a percussionist and classically trained baritone vocalist whose percussion playing has been called “rock-steady” by the Washington Post and having “a notable sense of flare [sic]” by Potomac Stages. He is currently serving as the principal percussionist for the 21st Century Consort: the resident new music ensemble at the Smithsonian American Art Gallery, a position he has held since 2012. He made his Carnegie Hall solo debut in 2014 with the world premiere performance of Baljinder Sekhon’s Double Percussion Concerto for two percussion soloists and wind ensemble. He holds masters and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Maryland and a B.M. degree from the University of South Florida, summa cum laude. Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello.3:00 21st Century Consort7:00 Stuart Saunders Smith, programming, theatrical percussion, theatrical percussion in Europe.24:04 What brought you into theatrical percussion?29:35 What repertoire would you recommend for someone starting theatrical percussion?35:30 The resistance to avant-garde music, the value?42:20 How has theatrical percussion informed your traditional percussion playing?47:37 Casey: sound: Sonification and Wanda Díaz-Merced55:27 How you practice the some of the challenges in these theatrical pieces?

James Benoit, a native of Niskayuna, New York, is the newly appointed Principal Timpanist of the Seattle Symphony. Previously, Benoit was the Associate Principal Percussionist and Assistant Principal Timpanist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and spent three seasons as a section percussionist with the Sarasota Opera.As an educator, Benoit was on faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Luzerne Music Center. An avid supporter of music in the classroom, he also has worked as a teaching and performing artist with Associate Solo Artists, a non-profit organization that provides artistic interdisciplinary programs to children, teachers, businesses and social establishments by giving concerts, masterclasses and workshops in schools throughout New York.Benoit received his Artist Diploma from Duquesne University, his Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School and his Bachelor of Music degree from the Berklee College of Music.Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello. 1:25 Your first year with the Seattle Symphony? The tenure process. 6:40 Innovations at the Seattle Symphony. 20:03 Studying with Sal Rabbio? 22:00 Your jazz experience? 29:25 Carter timp solos? Important books and rep.? 43:10 Casey: Deagan Tower Chimes 49:16 Important skills outside of your musicianship?

Included among the Village Voice's "Best of New York," percussionist Jonathan Singer has been praised for his "superb four-mallet technique" (New York Times) and described as an "artistic assault on the sensory order of nitrous oxide." His solo appearances include performances with the Detroit Symphony and Grammy-winning Nighthawks. As the leader of the Brooklyn-based novelty band, Xylopholks, Singer has performed across the United States, India, Japan, Brazil, and Canada and on the stages of Alice Tully Hall, City Center, 92nd Y, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has been heard on WNYC, Air America, and made on-screen appearances in Boardwalk Empire, Royal Pains, and David Grubin's Downtown Express. Singer is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and Queens College grant to study in India. Presently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the College of Staten Island and Queensborough Community College, Singer has had previous appointments at Brooklyn College and Queens College. Since 2013, Singer has taught xylophone performance and improvisation at the University of Delaware Xylophone Institute. Singer is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, Berklee College of Music, Queens College and CUNY Graduate Center, where he earned a doctorate with a dissertation focusing on improvised xylophone music. An endorser of the Malletech company, he helped design the Jon Singer signature xylophone mallet.Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello. Recent college bribe scandal11:08 Welcome, Jon Singer13:40 Xylophone Camp15:30 Jon's 3rd Floor Percussion Bazaar25:30 Matthew Henry: How to get students on their desired paths sooner?36:10 Jacob Garcia: How to approach ragtime and when should students begin? Xylopholks42:55 Solo Nagoya Marimbas?!48:46 Casey: What's the sound? Booming sands54:24 Your Fulbright to India?1:03:40 Podcast trivia

 Matt is a percussionist in the Houston Symphony and serves on the faculty of Rice University and theUniversity of Miami. He has recently developed a line of signature sticks with Promark. He is a formerstudent of Alan Abel, and has performed under the baton of Pierre Boulez and Esa-Pekka Salonen. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello 1:53 The Led Zeppelin symphony concert? 4:20 Teaching at Rice University and Miami? 6:15 The balance and your path to collegiate teaching? 12:20 Balancing your personal life with your career? 16:30 Daily warm-up routine? How to maintain a high performance level while being so busy? 20:36 Ben: Some timpani history 31:06 Auditions? Excerpts that you dread? Enjoy the long road. 41:22 Megan: Sleeping Giant Composer Collective. 46:46 Matt's new sticks? 51:30 One the job skills vs the skills to win the audition? 56:19 Most difficult piece you've had to perform? 58:05 What major breakthrough did you have in preparing excerpts.

Next up on At percussion - a podcast the Chair of Percussion Studies at the University of Washington, Bonnie Whiting! Bonnie is widely known for her performances and commissions of new experimental music, and projects that include new notation, interdisciplinary performance, and especially speaking percussionist.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello.  How was everyone's PASIC?1:39 Bonnie, your involvement in the PAS Diversity Alliance?11:52 A common opposing opinion towards diversity and tokenization.  Thoughts on having more diverse applicant pools.  Thoughts on the importance of representation19:29 Laurel and Bonnie:  Female percussionist + full-time jobs + kids.  How?!26:00 Casey: What's the sound?   Daphne Oram29:52 Daphne Oram's Oramics Machine33:57 Your collaboration with composer Eliza Brown and women in prison.  Upcoming project in Turkmenistan.42:55 Megan: “A Culture That Supports Creativity” article.  Curricular changes pros and cons1:09:41 Studying with Steven Schick?

This week we sat down with London-based percussionist Colin Currie!! Colin is a solo and chamber artist at the peak of his powers. Championing new music at the highest level, Colin is the soloist of choice for many of today’s foremost composers and he performs regularly with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello2:26 Commissions, premiers, and some great composers  9:02 Is there a literature need in percussion?  What is the next contribution composers should make? 11:33 Helen Grime Concerto?13:45 Ben: Jennifer Higdon  25:00 Any starting advice on the business side?  29:34 Milhaud Percussion Concerto33:53 How can a percussionist get past any reservations about being a soloist?  35:47 What are doing practice-wise to keep your chops up? 37:58 Diet on the road and staying healthy? 40:45 Your chamber ensemble projects?  46:30 Creating your own record label?  Colin Currie Records. 50:04 Your teaching?

Robert van Sice is considered one of the world’s foremost performers of contemporary music for marimba. In an effort to establish the instrument as a serious artistic vehicle, he has premiered over 100 works throughout the world. Four of the seminal works in the marimba repertoire were written for him: Peter Klatzow’s Dances of Earth and Fire, Alejandro Viñao’s Estudios de Frontera, Martin Bresnick’s double marimba concerto, Grace; and James Wood’s Spirit Festival with Lamentations. Spirit Festival is unique in introducing the newly developed quarter-tone marimba, an innovative instrument recalling the marimba’s ancient sonic routes while establishing new parameters for modern expressionism.Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello2:23 Teaching and perfomring?  Nessasary to be both?7:00 Job descriptions these days...  Some thoughts on the new generation of students  11:55 Thoughts on  Keiko Abe?13:55 How has marimba writing and performance changed?22:25 Ben: quick on James Wood.  Your relationship with James Wood?34:13 Podcast speed trivia39:25 Developing your signature marimba and mallets.  46:26 Laurel's master class with Mr. Van Sice...oh...13 years ago...?49:30 How  education has changed higher-ed, for better and for worse.

Our guest this week is Dmitrii Nilov, recent winner of the Concert Artist Guild International Competition! Dmitrii is only the second solo percussionist to win this prestigious competition, 15 years after his teacher Svet Stoyanov. He has collaborated with leading composers including Alejandro Viñao, Hannah Lash, and Lansing McLoskey, and recently performed Avner Dorman's double percussion concerto with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra under the baton of maestra Carolyn Kuan.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello2:00 The Concert Artist Guild competition3:38 Competing against non-percussionists13:20 Choosing repertoire for a competition29:50 Why did you choose to study abroad in the US?  41:55 Ben: Emmanuel Sejourne

This week's guest is Payton MacDonald - a musician, filmmaker, and cyclist. All of his work centers around exploring the boundaries of art and endurance, whether creating ground-breaking new music, mind-expanding films, pedaling a mountain bike hundreds of miles a day in remote areas, or doing all three at the same time.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello1:30 Working with Keiko Abe?8:00 Sonic Divide film  17:40 What information did you give the composers that you commissioned?20:00 How has performing outside for "no audience" changed how you perform for a traditional concert hall audience?23:45 Megan: Music in The American Wild project, and other outdoor performers.29:35 When did your passions (percussion, biking, and the outdoors) come together?  How did you prepare?36:20 How has the Sonic Divide changed your prospective on repertoire? How we share experimental music40:55 Your teacher, Michael Udow?42:50 More on your classical Indian experience?50:12 Next projects?55:27 Studying with Julie Spencer?

With us for the second time is Matthew Henry, this time telling us all about his PASIC session and updating us on SpecDrum.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello, new Banksy work shredded5:22 Matt Henry PASIC preview7:55 What did you learn by returning to Cuba?19:00 the "Afro-Cuban" term and distinction.28:05 Matt's "Drumming: Cultures of The World" class30:55 Why such a strong interest in hand drumming?36:20 Upcoming PASIC interests for everyone?43:40 Megan: Prison outreach project in KS.53:50 Casey: What's the sound?58:20 SpecDrum since we last talked with Matt, and the new drums.1:08:58 Podcast speed trivia

Joining us this week is composer Robert Honstein.  Robert lives just outside New York City. He co-founded the Sleeping Giant composer collective, co-directs the Times Two Series, and teaches composition at NYU, Steinhardt.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello1:35  Living Room Music Composer Collective? PASIC12:40 Composer collectives now and in the past15:15 Regarding a commission constortium, how to write a solo for a group vs a single person.  Vibe tinfoil (and some hellos from family in the room)30:30 Buzzing tinfoil and other percussion buzzes.33:06 Casey: The Music Modernization Act1:03:00 Timestwo series?1:08:40 Percussion Concerto coming up in March 2019

Percussionist/improviser Doug Perry blurs the lines of genre and allows musics of all styles and backgrounds to share the same stage.  Doug is a founding member of the jazz/new music crossover group Triplepoint, directing member of video game music jazz/funk band DiscoCactus, and a core member of the mixed chamber ensemble Cantata Profana.  He is also a commissioned composer and faculty member at Western Connecticut State University.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello3:10 What is PAX East?  Performing at PAX?5:30  Merging your joy for gaming with your music?10:50 How has gaming changed composition over the years?19:35 Mario Paint lol25:00 Ben: Peter Klatzow42:14 Tendonitis experience and solutions? Studying voice?

Joining us this week is Ross Karre: a per­cus­sionist, arts admin­is­trator, and inter­media artist. He works with a variety of media and prac­tices ranging from con­tem­po­rary clas­sical music to exper­i­mental mul­ti­media per­for­mance incor­po­rating video, sound, lighting, and the­ater. He has played per­cus­sion with the Inter­na­tional Con­tem­po­rary Ensemble (ICE) since 2011 where he is the co-artistic director.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello, banter and IRS scam4:00 In Plain Air at Christ Church Philadelphia11:14 Co-Artistic Director?19:25 Any tips for people who are hesitent towards contemporary percussion ?26:44 Some thoughts on experimental music31:13 Ben: some recent sad news in percussion: Ellie Mannette & Vida Chenoweth38:40 Casey: What's the sound?  Acoustic Levitation45:35 What has been the most unusal question you've used with the International Contemporary Ensemble?54:54 Podcast speed trivia

Joining us this week is composer and Professor at West Chester University: Adam Silverman.  He's especially known for some of his percussion works, including Quick Blood, Carbon Paper and Nitrogen Ink, Sparklefrog, and stars, cars, bars.  (The title game is strong with this one, no?)He teaches composition, music theory, and orchestration, and runs a site dedicated to his musings of teaching the theoretical side of music at musictheoryprof.com.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello1:34 Casey: What's the sound?  Prudie Shuffle and RIP ArethaFranklin6:04 Intro and hello to Adam Silverman7:10 Approaching composing for unfamiliar instruments?  18:11 Texture use and approach?20:04 None western scales?  Quarter tones?25:23 Adam's piece, "Stars Cars Bars"32:15 New solo pieces?  Little prog. rock tangent    38:20 How did you get so involved in the percussion community and into composing for percussion?45:10 Importance of community?52:11 Commissions vs "writing for yourself" ?  58:30 Todd Meehan's Liquidrum Practice Journal1:03:05 Podcast speed trivia

Joining us this week is Dr. David Robinson, the new Director of Bands at Tarleton State University, where Ben currently directs the percussion program. David taught public school in Arkansas for four years before beginning his career in higher education. He studied at Arkansas State University, University of Missouri, and the University of North Texas.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello2:40 New Band Director at Tarleton University.  DMA to job.  10:55 100th year of the Tarleton Band?  12:35 Laurel:  Anatomy of Drumming - Sitting, foot technique.  A bit on Casey's recent travels (Northwestern University Percussion Seminar, Beta Percussion Seminar, Theodore Milkov summer camp)30:03 Best way for a composer to get their work preformed by a wind ensemble?34:00 Ben: Vincent Persichetti: “Symphony No. 6 For Band,“ Op. 69.  Percussion writing in wind ensemble.  57:15 Good percussion orchestration?1:03:08 Podcast speed trivia

Our next guest is Robert Chapman, recent first prize winner of the 2018 Great Plains International Marimba Competition! Robert is an active educator in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and has studied with Mark Ford, Christopher Deane, Ed Smith, She-e Wu, and Tom Burritt, among others. He also takes an interest in world music, having pursued studies in steel pan and tabla.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello3:25 Great Plains Marimba Competition.  Preparation, and experience at the competition.9:09 Copyrightist at Lonestar?13:30 Casey: what's the sound? Anechoic Chamber19:50 Balancing your teaching and performing? Burnout31:10 World music influence on your marimba playing?44:25 Megan: NPR's Hidden Brain - The Edge Effect.  Study shows correlation between creativity and cultural diversity.1:01:48 Podcast Speed Trivia

Joining us this week is percussionist Lynn Vartan, Director of Percussion at Southern Utah University. A common thread in her various projects is the idea of cultural exchange, whether she is founding duos or engaging in other large scale projects. She is featured on several Grammy-nominated CDs. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello4:40 Influence of Evelyn Glennie?  Visual performance persona and look.  15:30 Your signature mallets20:50 Laurel: The Lemming Conspiracy41:30 APEX - Lynn's podcast at the Southern Utah University51:05 Into yoga?53:30 Working with Michael Colgrass?57:13 Approach to running percussion ensemble rehearsal?  Balance, being efficient, economy of words.  1:02:13 Podcast Speed Trivia

Our guest this week hardly needs an introduction from us.  We really enjoyed speaking with William Moersch on topics old and new.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello1:30 NYC freelancer?  Pirates of Penzance11:50 Percussion Literature class19:20 Ben: Jonathan Hass37:44 Being an advocate for percussion50:03 Knowing what you don't know.  Being able to say "yes", and some advice58:05 Will Marinelli:  How have you seen Andrew Thomas' work change since you've started working together?1:05:50 Studying with Charlie Owen?1:14:28 Podcast Speed Trivia

Joining us this week is Principal Percussionist of the Calgary Philharmonic: Josh Jones. Originally from Chicago, he has won several orchestral fellowships and is currently writing a series of books about streamlined playing with ease. The first is 'Spatial Studies,' available for pre-order on July 15, and for purchase on September 1.Josh was featured on UPROXX's Uncharted series, he also has released a series of educational videos you can find on his website: drummojo.com. Watch here.  Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello, and a bit about the Josh's new book series12:25 Brandon Arvay: Using social media, it's value? 14:50 Casey: What's the sound?  29:30 Application of Alexander Technique?  Feldenkrais Method 39:34 Laurel: Anatomy of Drumming (book) by John Lamb - part 258:40 Drew Tucker and Teddy Hall Jr.: Do you feel a certain weight being an African American in the orchestra?  What can we do to encourage more minorities to pursue orchestral performance careers, as well as show the need for diversity in the orchestras?

While in Ghana, Megan sat down with Jerome Balsab and Emmanuel Agbeli, two master musicians and directors of the Dagara Music Center and Dagbe Cultural Institute, respectively.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello1:32 Jerome’s history playing the gyil5:26 Bernard and Jerome’s history9:13 Bernard’s final weeks23:04 Saakumu Dance Troupe’s U.S. tours28:26 Wrap32:24 History of Dagbe Cultural Institute40:34 Godwin’s passing and legacy43:21 Description of the Dagbe grounds45:09 Agbeli family tree55:03 Sankofa Roots I, II, III59:21 Art and farming1:03:02 Wrap

Joining us this week is James Doyle, Associate Professor of Music at Adams State University, where he directs the Rocky Mountain Pan Handlers Steel Band and the ASU Percussion Ensemble. He previously served as principal percussionist with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West. James is a member of the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra and is the principal percussionist with the San Juan Symphony. As a chamber musician, he's a member of the Doyle-Kane Duo, the Kokoro Trio, and the Animas Percussion Quartet.  He has also toured the world performing more commercial music.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello0:50 Megan back from 3 weeks in Ghana6:30 James Doyle introduction7:50 100 days of practice?  Summer practice time11:41 Practice journals13:50 Casey: What's the sound?24:27 Programming and composer diversity41:10 Caleb: Experiments in work environment productivity1:02:05 Working with Valerie Naranjo?1:06:01 James' colleague, Angela Winter and dissolving the marching band1:11:30 Upcoming for James?

Katy Elman runs the largest percussion retailer in the UK (instruments, sticks/mallets, sheet music etc.): Southern Percussion, located in southeast England, in Essex.Also a very active performer and educator, Katy performs with the Concordia Foundation with whom she has performed several solo recitals at venues, including St. Martin in the Fields and St. James’s Piccadilly. She also works extensively with Concordia’s Educational program taking workshops and playing an integral part in the children’s productions of The Rhythm of Life and The Spotted Cow and the Piano Forte. She has been the focus for a BBC documentary and performed live on BBC radio 3. Currently Katy is a member of the Aurelian Ensemble and very much in demand as a guest timpanist and percussionist with several orchestras based in London and the Home Counties.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello1:50 How's business?5:10 How could a young composer get their music into your store?9:50 In becoming the Director of Southern Percussion (UK's largest percussion retailer), what new business skills/lessons did you have to learn?18:20  Casey: What's the sound?  31:58 Any particular odd items you have to keep in stock?34:38 Caleb: from "Performing in The Zone". Thoughts on performance anxiety52:58 Trends in compositions and retail circulation?

We are excited that joining us this week is New Zealand composer John Psathas.  John is a favorite among percussionists, with his commission roster including powerhouse performers Evelyn Glennie, Ju Percussion, and Pedro Carneiro. His music was heard by billions in 2004 when he composed music for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Athens Olympics.  Watch here. Listen below.  If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 intro and hello1:53 By the beach and a special "View" 3:50 Settling in New Zealand  7:23 Collaborative process when unfamiliar with the artist?11:33 Writing process 17:28 Writing for the player's ease vs not.  22:50 Timpani works and solo timpani?   33:00 Laurel: Anatomy of Drumming (book)49:27 Dave Weckl influence?53:00 Ben: Evelyn Glennie 1:05:00 Recent work with Piano Circus?  How do you choose who you collaborate with?1:08:25 Online, and not just sharing the best experiences

Joining us for Episode 150 - can you believe it?! - is Drew Tucker: musician, educator, and social entrepreneur.  He advocates for the arts in underserved areas of South Florida.  In addition, he has gained notoriety for jazz-influenced twists on modern pop standards.  His teaching covers all realms, including drum corps, and he can often be seen wearing one of his signature "IT'S NOT A XYLOPHONE" t-shirts. Watch here. Listen below.  If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 intro and hello 1:10 MalletLab Summer Camp 8:40 Story behind "It's not a xylophone"?  Using branding and social media.13:40 Any short comings of the social media culture?17:03 Ben: Mike Mainieri 28:10 Casey: what's the sound? 37:00 Upcomming plans for MalletLab?40:42 Thoughts on majoring in music education and public school  teaching 43:20 Advice on starting a career in performance. 48:55 Musicality and technique.

This episode was recorded during the ToCALO Tucson Chamber Percussion Seminar, where Casey was a guest artist.  The week in Tuscon consisted of several world premiere performances, masterclasses, and other activities for participants, all organized by Artistic Director Morris Palter.This interview features Casey, Morris, Bill Cahn, Tiffeny Johnson, Michael Pratt, Jacob Ransom, and others from Tocalo Tucson.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello2:10 Morris:  The name "Tocalo Tucson"?  4:50 Bill:  The history of Nexus and use of improvisation?24:23 Morris's interest in refurbishing  and selling Rogers drums.39:38 Theatrical/gestural current in new percussion pieces55:15 Are there roles that the Nexus members played in the  ensemble?1:02:18 Nexus Ragtime album

Joining us this week is percussionist, composer, and regular guest host: Caleb Pickering.  His works are often performed by high schools in his home state of Texas, and he is regularly commissioned for ensemble and solo works. Currently, he is at work on a collection of intermediate snare solos.A current DMA student at James Madison University, he is a wonderful addition to the percussion faculty.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello.  Westworld banter4:08 Caleb's ensemble writing and style11:25 Writing for varying student abilities/levels in percussion ensembles.16:56 Casey: What's the sound?23:36 Facebook question from Jade Hails: Balancing your academic life with a performance/composing career?28:21 Laurel: When/why humans develop recognition of emotion in music, a study in China.45:55 Ben: Four musical solo works that are gesture based.  Thierry de Mey, "Silence Must Be!"; Mark Applebaum, "Aphasia"; SR9 Trio "This is Not a Ball"; Cangelosi, "Bad Touch" (shout out to Kyle Maxwell-Doherty and his dissertation)1:07:48: Caleb: thoughts on classroom teaching and classroom teaching.1:15:00 Facebook question from Overton Alford: When did your  compositions start to take-off?

Joining us this week is Norm Weinberg, recently retired from the University of Arizona.  He's an educator, writer (270 articles), composer, and still an active player - in orchestral and chamber realms.  He's played under the baton of such greats as Luciano Berio, Kryzystof Penderecki, Lukas Foss, and Leonard Bernstein.  He also created and established the World Percussion Network, which later became "pas.org."Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello 1:05 "Yanny" vs "Laurel" explained, Diana Deutsch experiments/sound illusions (ep.125) 4:30 Guest introduction6:20 Lately? Retirement8:15 Playing under Leonard Bernstein? 11:50 Do conductors think of percussionists differently today? Percussionists the "butt of the joke"23:31 Ben: Askell Masson 33:50 Boards and page turns...44:00 Ricardo Flores as a student? 48:00 Brian Calhoon: Genre combustion. Marimba Cabaret 56:35 Norm's article, technological advances in percussion? 1:05:00 Norm's CD "Quilt", composing for electronic sounds vs acoustic instruments?

This week's guest, Brian Blume, is the Assistant Professor of Percussion at Southeastern University, where he teaches applied percussion, percussion techniques, music theory, world music, and the school's first ever drumline.  Brian is also a composer who has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and studio percussionist, with groups such as the Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Terra Haute Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, and BluHill Percussion Duo.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello2:30 Starting the drumline at Southeastern University?7:50 Performance requests for university drumlines, choirs, steel band etc...13:50 Concert and DCI melding together and studying with Tony Cirone21:00 Casey: What's the Sound?24:20 Laurel: Top 10 Brain Boosting Foods - Andy Harnsberger29:09 Considering food intake and performance?34:30 Brain's blog: "Percussionist-Composer"43:52 BlueHill Podcast47:49 Ben: Keiko Abe and Marimba Village54:23 Joshua Jones: Your biggest hurdle?  And what got you through it?57:15  "Peak" (book)

This week we sat down with percussionist and educator Lauren Teel. Lauren is currently the Adjunct Instructor of Percussion for the University of North Alabama, Adjunct Instructor of Percussion for the University of Montevallo, and the Percussion Caption Head for the DCI World Class Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello1:12 Working at UNA and Tracy Wiggins.  Teaching.9:40 Advice for teaching WGI?12:50 Balance of the marching activity and university studies.26:50 Casey: What's the sound?  "Flamboyant" and Richard E Rogers Jr.43:50 Megan: Article, "Diversifying the Orchestra"51:40 Matt Marks, thank you and R.I.P.1:02:30 Facebook questions:  Dog?  1:04:17 Brandon Arvay: Male dominated community, thoughts?

Casey was again part of the faculty for TAPS, this time in Long Beach. He sat down with the other faculty: John Parks, Nick Mancini, Ted Atkatz, Shaun Tilburg, and Tim Jones, as well as students for this episode.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello0:49 Comments on Don Greene’s class5:24 Bailey: What is the most important skill to have as a professional musician that’s not directly related to the actual act of playing or performing?15:46 Ted’s book “The Regimen” and self-publishing22:20 Milton: When did you realize you should be practicing for your own benefit to make yourself better so you can progress in the long-term and not so much just for school requirements?34:46 Greg: What are your personal stories about sponsorships?42:30 What’s your most embarrassing moment on stage during a performance and how did you recover from it?52:23 Emily: Here at TAPS we’ve been working on excerpts to prepare for a mock audition. What is your least favorite excerpt to see on an audition list?56:54 Wrap

In addition to teaching at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Terry Longshore currently heads up three chamber groups: Left Edge, Caballito Negro, and Duo Flamenco.  He's equal parts contemporary and world music.Topics: passing of Remo Belli, percussion music of Mark Applebaum including Composition Machine no.1 (Terry's commission)Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello2:30 Current projects, Max MSP, collaboration6:38 PASIC 2014 Focus Day12:09 Ben: Remo Belli25:39 Jared Brown: How did your business training roll into music?32:06 Left Edge / performing with our students34:56 Ted Jackson: When Mark Applebaum was on the show, he stated that he had learned a lot about writing for percussion from Terry Longshore. Could you explain your process of working with Mark Applebaum?37:08 Composition Machine #144:06 Mark Applebaum’s music47:25 Jared Brown: With the internet and readily available software, anyone can doodle and compose these days. This has yielded many wonderful and interesting ideas in music that may have not have been exposed. However, can you think of a way in which this might be negative in any way?50:31 Language, aesthetic, utility59:37 North Indian and Spanish Flamenco studies1:04:20 Wrap

While traveling in Texas this spring, Ben sat with a previous teacher from UNT: Poovalur Sriji.  Sriji specializes in the Indian drum mrindangam, which he began studying at a young age.  At UNT he teaches a course that introduces Indian music traditions to students, culminating in a concert of new compositions created throughout the course.We really enjoyed chatting with Sriji, and would love to chat with him again soon.Topics: Indian music, thoughts on teaching, "Are you too Hard on Yourself?" from mindful - the "should," "shouldn't," and "perfectionism"Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello1:21 South Indian Course and Bridge Ensemble11:44 Sriji’s musical training, math, and early career20:04 Indian music in the U.S.23:11 Laurel: the word “should,” “shouldn’t,” and “perfectionism”38:37 Emotional attachment to student successes55:18 Megan’s experience playing on an A.R. Rahman concert in Chennai, India1:01:37 Cross cultural experiences / Dave Brubeck and Joe Morello in India in 19581:06:10 Wrap

Megan snagged NY percussionist Amy Garapic for this week's episode.  The two share similar experiences, and Amy is known for her involvement in the TIGUE Percussion Trio and organization of large-scale performances like John Luther Adams' Inuksuit. We talk about her recent concerts, community/inner city drumlines, Brooklyn United, PICK (Pushing Inner City Kids), ORCHKids.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello1:47 Megan and Amy’s friendship4:14 Tigue at Sofar Sounds7:15 Formation of Tigue, Robert Honstein’s “Index of Possibility”13:04 Job announcements16:44 Balancing teaching with performing and administration / NY and NH21:13 Micah Detweiller: What’s the composition process like for Tigue? Is it collaborative? Is anything notated?28:27 Alan Lange: What are some tips you would give a person who is starting out in their own producing career? What did you do to get started on that portion of your own career?42:47 Megan: Community/inner city youth drumlines – Brooklyn United, PICK (Pushing Inner City Kids) Percussion, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s OrchKids49:02 Amy’s teaching in public schools / Brooklyn Conservatory of Music50:37 Funding community arts programs / volunteering / teaching experience1:01:43 Wrap