Michigan State professor Gwendolyn Dease joined us for this episode. We asked her about her upcoming CD, Ben told us about Robert van Sice, Laurel gives a book review of The Social Psychology of Musicianship, and Megan fills us in on the DCI Finals results.
Watch here. Listen below.
0:00 Intro and hello
1:37 Gwen’s cd projects
3:36 Ted Jackson: Can you please describe the process of arranging the Cello Suites for marimba? I really love the way you add certain harmonies into the recording.
7:10 Studying and arranging Bach
9:15 Ted Jackson: What was it like receiving an education at Eastman, Peabody, and Yale? What were the similarities and differences you experienced?
12:54 Interlochen Arts Academy
14:32 Ben: Robert Van Sice
19:13 Studying James Wood and more with Van Sice
23:24 Laurel: The Social Psychology of Musicianship by Robert Henley Woody
37:07 Playing in Time Travelers (percussion quartet)
40:09 Balancing personal/professional life
41:57 Adjudicating thoughts and advice
48:02 Megan: DCI World Championships – Bluecoats / Tom Rarick
54:22 Jan Williams resource, other news
57:48 Wrap
