174 - Matt Strauss
@ percussion podcast
English - March 14, 2019 14:47 - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsMusic Education Courses percussion drum marimba vibraphone timpani interview cangelosi Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Matt is a percussionist in the Houston Symphony and serves on the faculty of Rice University and theUniversity of Miami. He has recently developed a line of signature sticks with Promark. He is a formerstudent of Alan Abel, and has performed under the baton of Pierre Boulez and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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0:00 Intro and Hello
1:53 The Led Zeppelin symphony concert?
4:20 Teaching at Rice University and
Miami?
6:15 The balance and your path to
collegiate teaching?
12:20 Balancing your personal life with
your career?
16:30 Daily warm-up routine? How to
maintain a high performance level while being so busy?
20:36 Ben: Some timpani history
31:06 Auditions? Excerpts that you
dread? Enjoy the long road.
41:22 Megan: Sleeping Giant Composer
Collective.
46:46 Matt's new sticks?
51:30 One the job skills vs the skills
to win the audition?
56:19 Most difficult piece you've had
to perform?
58:05 What major breakthrough did you
have in preparing excerpts.