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Laurel and this week's guest, Jeremy Smith, were once studio-mates at the University of Tennessee before moving up north to continue musical studies.  Now a graduate of Juilliard, Jeremy has made a name for himself as a specialist in hand percussion from many cultures.

You can find him on Instagram at jpsnyc


Topics: 2016 International Percussion Festival in Seoul, Korea; ideas of pedagogy for maraca playing, Laurel's discovery of research in the field of embodiment theories of emotion


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0:00 Intro and hello

2:26 Percussion Festival in Seoul, South Korea

4:03 Chat window

5:17 Venezuelan maraca playing

6:51 Javier Alvarez’s Temezcal

15:18 Brooklyn Nomads

17:45 Laurel: Your iPhone is Ruining Your Posture – And Your Mood

33:46 Aesthetics of Performance

43:36 Jeremy’s Influences

48:04 Silk Road Global Musician Workshop

52:41 Intersection of Classical and World Music

58:03 Studying what you are interested in and pushing yourself!

1:06:17 Wrap