SIU-Edwardsville Percussion Professor and World of Percussion Webisode host Daniel Smithiger talks about the World of Percussion Web Series (02:20), his job at SIUE (12:15), growing up in Arizona (22:35), going to Northern Arizona University for undergrad (30:55), his years as a High School Band Director in Arizona (39:40), his grad student years at the University of Arizona (46:50), starting his college teaching career at Angelo State (01:02:50), and some words about Texas geography (01:07:10). He then gets subjected to some Random-Ass Questions (01:14:00).

Closing with a Rave on the movie “I Am Not Your Negro” (01:24:20).

Links:

Daniel Smithiger's SIUE page

World of Percussion on YouTube

Daniel Smithiger's Black Swamp page

Daniel Smithiger's article on Ionisation

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Santa Clara Vanguard

Scott Cameron

"Go Your Own Way" - Fleetwood Mac

"Tom Sawyer" - Rush

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