Fort Lewis College (CO) Percussion Instructor John O’Neal stops by to talk about his program, mountain driving, reinvigorating the jazz program and the covid-19 response (01:50), growing up all over the country, settling in Arkansas and playing in a punk band (35:00), studying at the University of Kansas under George Boberg and John W. Parks IV (48:15), master’s at Florida State, studying with Tom Freer, doctorate at North Texas and getting into online poker (01:00:00), and hangs in there for the Random Ass Questions (01:21:20).
Finishing with a Rave on Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight: Los Angeles (01:37:35).
Links:
Stick Control and Accents and Rebounds - George Stone
“God Save the Queen” - Sex Pistols
“Bull in the Heather” - Sonic Youth
Portraits in Rhythm - Tony Cirone
Intermediate Snare Drum Studies - Mitchell Peters
Two Movements for Marimba - Toshimitsu Tanaka
Scheherazade: Movement III - Rimsky-Korsakov
“Ogoun Badagree” - Christopher Rouse
Reflections on the Nature of Water - Jacob Druckman
Inspirations Diabolique - Rick Tagawa
Symphony No. 5: Fourth Movement - Shostakovich
14 Modern Contest Solos - John Pratt
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