Southern Miss Percussion Professor “Dr. Throwdown” John Wooton returns to talk about his undergrad and master’s degrees, Drumline Competitions, and thoughts on band directing (02:30), and gets into the Random Ass Questions, discussing marimba techniques, Roger Federer as an analogy for percussion performance, Impressions, great PASIC performances, and great visual art (21:20).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 film The Last Duel (01:02:20).
Links:
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - Ernest J. Gaines
A Lesson Before Dying - Ernest J. Gaines
Todd Meehan’s Marimba Moves video
Wolfman Jack in American Graffiti
Roger Federer vs. Rafa Nadal, 2017 Australian Open final
Bjorn Borg vs. John McEnroe, 1980 Wimbledon final
Ivan Lendl vs. Pete Sampras, 1990 US Open Quarterfinal
“The Sailing Boat” - Claude Monet
Raves: