New Jersey-based percussionist, educator and researcher Domenico Zarro stops by to talk about our Italian names, living and teaching in New Jersey, his college teaching doctorate and his research interests (06:45), the Percussion Student Blog and Pete’s experience with it (28:30), growing up in Bergen County (NJ), his early percussion experiences and his connections to many great percussion educators, marching in VFW parades, improvisation in performance, and his thoughts on the current state of percussion education (40:15), his wide-ranging teaching career and further considerations for future percussion teachers (01:19:40), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on clothing, Turner Classic Movies and classic film stars and directors, Ron Chernow books, New York sports, and the art of Americana (01:31:00).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2026 film Obsession (02:01:10).
Domenico Zarro links:
Perspectives of Percussion Pedagogues
Domenico’s article on Ney Rosauro’s Marimba Concerto No. 1
Music for Percussion - Domenico Zarro
Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Other Links:
Modern Method for Timpani - Saul Goodman
Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone - Morris Goldenberg
Portraits in Rhythm - Tony Cirone
Twelve Studies for Snare Drum - Frederic Delecluse
National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy
Percussion Instruments and Their History - James Blades
You Can’t Take It With You trailer
Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow
The Making of the American Mind - Matthew Spalding
“Sleigh Ride” - Leroy Anderson
“Fanfare for the Common Man” - Aaron Copland
Raves:
