Interlochen Center for the Arts (MI) Percussion Professor Keith Aleo stops by to talk about his 2020 PASIC Clinic on Complementary Percussion (03:15), Interlochen, finding your musical voice, the coronavirus and teaching at all hours of the day (15:35), growing up in Florida as the classical nerd with parents in the arts (50:30), his undergrad at Eastman (58:00), his master’s at Miami, playing in the Florida Philharmonic, and the nature of auditioning (01:12:40), interviewing and working at Zildjian, teaching at Boston Conservatory, and living in the Northeast (01:39:20), and the Random Ass Question segment, including discussions of Italy and Sicily, when he played E.T., and E.E. Cummings (01:54:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2017 film Princess Cyd (02:04:35).

Links:

Keith Aleo’s website

Keith Aleo’s Interlochen page

Keith’s PASIC 2020 session

Keith’s Complementary Percussion

Stick Control - George Stone

Method for Snare Drum - Jacques Delecluse