Mika Godbole returns to talk about attending Rowan University (NJ) for her master’s, studying orchestral music and taking auditions, and moving her focus to chamber music (03:25), attending Rutgers University (NJ) for her doctorate, her research on Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, timpani talk, teaching at York College (PA) and her early freelancing, and how the pandemic allowed her to recalibrate her life (14:45), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on marimba performance, our favorite pop music, marching and indoor percussion, percussion conferences, Indian food, great movies, and so much more (35:00).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 film No Other Choice (01:09:00).
Mika Godbole Links:
William Paterson University Percussion Faculty
Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Other Links:
So Percussion Summer Institute
Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich
“Thank You (____)” - Jason Treuting
“Englishman in New York” - Sting
“They Won’t Go When I Go” - Stevie Wonder
“Killing in the Name” - Rage Against the Machine
“The Scythe” - The Last Dinner Party
The Lord of the Rings 25th Anniversary trailer
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
“Kinder than Man” - Althea Davis
Raves: