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Michigan State professor Gwendolyn Dease joined us for this episode.  We asked her about her upcoming CD, Ben told us about Robert van Sice, Laurel gives a book review of The Social Psychology of Musicianship, and Megan fills us in on the DCI Finals results.



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0:00 Intro and hello

1:37 Gwen’s cd projects

3:36 Ted Jackson: Can you please describe the process of arranging the Cello Suites for marimba? I really love the way you add certain harmonies into the recording.

7:10 Studying and arranging Bach

9:15 Ted Jackson: What was it like receiving an education at Eastman, Peabody, and Yale? What were the similarities and differences you experienced?

12:54 Interlochen Arts Academy

14:32 Ben: Robert Van Sice

19:13 Studying James Wood and more with Van Sice

23:24 Laurel: The Social Psychology of Musicianship by Robert Henley Woody

37:07 Playing in Time Travelers (percussion quartet)

40:09 Balancing personal/professional life

41:57 Adjudicating thoughts and advice

48:02 Megan: DCI World Championships – Bluecoats / Tom Rarick

54:22 Jan Williams resource, other news

57:48 Wrap