Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 302 - Jim Strain (Part 1)

University of Northern Michigan Percussion Professor Jim Strain stops by to talk about his current job, working with local performing groups, the challenges of recruiting to his university, and his time as the Historian for the Percussive Arts Society (03:15), his first PAS Experiences, the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy, and “when someone opens a door for you, walk through it” (25:00), growing up throughout the southern U.S., the impact of the Boy Scouts on his life, his musical beginnings, and the Texas band experience (36:00), and his undergrad and grad career at Arkansas State and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, along with his high school teaching job in Arkansas (01:00:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film The Batman (01:22:45).

Links:

Jim Strain’s Northern Michigan page

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy

Marquette Symphony

Percussive Arts Society history

John H. Beck

Kathy Kastner on the podcast in 2017

Lisa Rogers on the podcast in 2017

Frank’s Drum Shop

Joe Shively

Cort McClaren on the podcast in 2022

Michael Bump

Mike Balter

Jared Spears

Chal Ragsdale on the podcast in 2017

Frank Shaffer

Vic Firth

Haskell Harr

Exploring Posts through the Boy Scouts

Blackearth Percussion Group

Percussion Group Cincinnati

Leigh Howard Stevens

Keith Lee

Robert Schietroma

Raves:

The Batman trailer