Cort McClaren returns to talk about his middle school and high school teaching and his teaching philosophies (02:15), the teaching expectations in front of an ensemble, not playing your “hottest Licks”, my recent performance at NCPP 2022, and “how to bow and accept applause” (15:00), graduate student rep class, dissertation coaching, and learning how to write and think (30:00), starting the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy (NCPP) (41:40), studying and teaching at Oklahoma University with Richard Gipson and having to buy a computer in the mid-1980s (54:20), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including sections on impressions (of him, by me), swimming during his childhood, and the author CJ Box (01:13:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (01:33:20).

Links:

Part 1 with Cort McClaren

Cort McClaren’s C. Alan bio

Leigh Howard Stevens

Nathan Daughtrey’s most recent podcast appearance

Laura Franklin’s 2016 podcast appearance

Jeff Calissi’s 2017 podcast appearance

Danny Frye’s 2017 podcast appearance

Richard Gipson

P. Thomas Tallarico

Dennis Fisher