Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 432 - Marcia McCants

Percussionist, Educator, Freelancer, and Psychologist Marcia McCants stops by to talk about her Adjunct Percussion Instructor position at Virginia State University and going to England to get her Master of Psychology degree (02:30), living and studying in England (19:50) growing up in California and Virginia, having a musical family, and getting into percussion (33:20), dealing with adverse situations and progressing forward in her studies in high school and college (47:30), going to James Madison University (VA) for her undergrad, George Mason University (VA) for her master’s, and performing music by composers of African-American descent (01:05:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on accessibility and percussion, great movies, Agatha Christie, Anime, terrible jobs, and Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter (01:35:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 film Nickel Boys (02:13:10).

Marcia McCants Links:

Marcia’s VSU page

Marcia’s Lessons page

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Lamon Lawhorn in 2020

Casey Cangelosi in 2017

Sean Daniels in 2024

Laurel Black in 2017

Other Links:

Black Swamp Educator Network

Sonaris Percussion

Merce Cunningham

John Cage

Sandbox Percussion Seminar

Staunton Music Festival

John Kilkenny

The Princess Bride trailer

Mulan trailer

Mulan II trailer

And Then There Were None trailer

And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie

Assassination Classroom

Nightwing

Being Black - Joe W. Moore III

Cowboy Carter - Beyoncé

Raves:

Nickel Boys trailer