Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 359 - Jeff Moore

University of Central Florida Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities Jeff Moore stops by to talk about his job at UCF, the massive growth of the school, growing the program, and bringing on other faculty (03:30), discussions of motivation and drive (35:35), his administrative career there (42:10), growing up in California, his early percussion encounters and years in DCI, and his time in Mock Trial and Mock Congress in high school (01:01:35), more about his time at North Texas and Wisconsin-Madison (01:24:00) and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of the challenging nature of higher education finance, great books, playing Steve Reich’s “Nagoya Marimbas” for elementary school students, and taking in great music in Europe (01:40:00).

Finishing with a Rave on Beyoncé’s 2023 Renaissance tour (02:05:00).

Links:

Jeff Moore’s UCF page

Previous Podcast Guests Mentioned:

Clif Walker in 2021

Tom Burritt in 2021

Omar Carmenates in 2018

Julia Gaines in 2016

John Wooten in 2022

James Yakas in 2023

Other Topics/Folks Mentioned:

Forrest Elledge

Tony Cirone

Bob Kalkofen

Galen Lemmon

Bob Schietroma

Ron Fink

Ed Soph

Jim Lattimer

Robert Petta

Beth Gottlieb

Michael Gould

Randall Eyles

Dave Weckl

Madison Scouts

Ron Ellis

Dennis Rogers

Kirk Gay

Thad Anderson

Star of Indiana

Crossmen

Phantom Regiment

James Campbell

George Frock

Lynn Glassock

Jim Petercsak

Gordon Stout

Michael Burritt

Michael Udow

Gary Cook

Alexander Cartwright

Ralph Hardimon

Tom Float

Santa Clara Vanguard

Blue Devils

Fred Sanford

Jim Casella

The New Breed - Gary Chester

Lalo Davila

Paul Rennick

Kennan Wylie

Lee Beddis

“Malagueña” - Madison Scouts 1988

Max Roach

William Kraft

Ney Rosauro

Amadeus trailer

Like Water for Chocolate trailer

Malcolm Gladwell

Factfulness - Hans Rosling

Factfulness - TED Talk

“Nagoya Marimbas” - Steve Reich

Syracuse Brigadiers

The Flying Dutchman Overture - Richard Wagner

The Four Seasons - Antonio Vivaldi

Macbeth Overture - Giuseppi Verdi

The Last Supper - Leonardo da Vinci

Raves:

Beyoncé website