Creator and Owner of BeatBachs.com Online Percussion Literature Store and Director of Percussion at Southwestern High School in Kentucky Adam Hopper talks about his current percussion teaching, performing and writing responsibilities (05:20), The BeatBachs Model (27:10), growing up in Kentucky and beating cancer as a child (42:15), going to Campbellsville University (KY) for undergrad (59:05), getting started in teaching and his master’s degree (01:11:00), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions (01:30:25).
Finishing with a Rave on Pete’s Percussion Podcast Guests and Fans (01:51:55).
Links:
“Sweet Little Jesus Boy” - arr. Adam Hopper
“Meditation No. 2” - Casey Cangelosi
“Living on a Prayer” - Bon Jovi
“They Don’t Really Care About Us” - Michael Jackson
Christian Laettner’s Shot against Kentucky, 1992