The @Percussion Podcast - Episode 24 - TAPS - Part 1

024 - Special Edition: Ted Atkatz, Tim Jones, and TAPS OZ

Recorded on location in Adelaide, South Australia during the Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar (TAPS OZ).  We are joined by Ted, Tim Jones, Andrew Wiering, and some of the participants of the seminar.

This info-filled episode appears in two parts.

Part 1: self-publication, big publishing houses, streaming, music for free?

Part 2: looking for grad schools, views of music education in the US, brevity in composition, and of course some really attempts at Australian accents.

0:00  Intro and hello
1:04  Favorite things about TAPS
2:06  Ted’s new duo “Turnkey Hotel”
9:07  Major publishers vs. Self-publishing 1
1:51  Tim Jones’ “Rock ‘n’ Roll: Its Origins and Innovators”
16:03  Streaming music vs. purchasing CDs
21:07  Active listening vs. passive listening
23:59  Napster and devaluing music
31:38  Make a CD or not?
37:04  New releases for NYCO
41:15  Wrap