Centre College Percussion Professor Brandon Arvay talks about his upcoming timpani pedaling book (03:00), his workload doing multiple percussion jobs (17:20), growing up in Columbia, SC, with an extended take on the TV Show “Live P.D.”(48:05), connections to the city of Pittsburgh and the Steelers (57:00), going to University of South Carolina and dealing with Hootie and the Blowfish and Steve Spurrier’s water (01:13:50), Colorado State’s football stadium (01:24:45), some thoughts on spending money on education (01:27:15), Jim Campbell’s podcast and book suggestions (01:37:00), and his experiences in the Colorado State percussion program (01:40:50). He then gets subjected to some Random-Ass Questions (01:46:25).
Closing with a rave on the documentary “The Music of Strangers” (02:03:10).
Links:
Brandon Arvay's Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps page
Brandon Arvay's article on Percussion Ensemble Improvisation
Tony Cirone's Portraits of Rhythm and Study Guide
Stanley Leonard's Pedal Technique for Timpani book
Kirk Gay's Pedal to the Kettle Timpani Book
"Across the Stars" - Star Wars Love Theme
Creative Music Making - William Cahn
Truth in Comedy: The Manual for Improvisation - Charna Halpern and Del Close
Cowboys-Steelers Super Bowl 30 Highlights
"Hold My Hand" - Hootie and the Blowfish
South Carolina takes down Confederate Flag
Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast
Raves:
The Music of Strangers trailer