Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 76 - Andrea Brown (Part 1)

University of Michigan Assistant Band Director Andrea Brown talks about getting the job at Michigan (01:50), her conducting research project “Maestra” (09:00), heading to UNCG for her doctorate after teaching at Austin Peay University (TN) (20:35), growing up in western TN (25:10), her years in Drum Corps (36:50), going to Austin Peay for undergrad (42:30) and studying at Brevard Summer Music Camp, eventually heading to UNCG for Master’s in Horn Performance and Music Education (56:20).

Finishing with a Rave on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “We Were Eight Years in Power” (01:18:30)

Links:

Andrea Brown's Michigan page

Michael Haithcock

John Locke

Kevin Geraldi

John Pasquale

Scott Boerma

Michigan's 2013 Final Four run

SmartMusic

Cadets

Madison Scouts

Nadia Boulanger

Raves:

We Were Eight Years in Power