Laurel and this week's guest, Jeremy Smith, were once studio-mates at the University of Tennessee before moving up north to continue musical studies. Now a graduate of Juilliard, Jeremy has made a name for himself as a specialist in hand percussion from many cultures.
You can find him on Instagram at jpsnyc
Topics: 2016 International Percussion Festival in Seoul, Korea; ideas of pedagogy for maraca playing, Laurel's discovery of research in the field of embodiment theories of emotion
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0:00 Intro and hello
2:26 Percussion Festival in Seoul, South Korea
4:03 Chat window
5:17 Venezuelan maraca playing
6:51 Javier Alvarez’s Temezcal
15:18 Brooklyn Nomads
17:45 Laurel: Your iPhone is Ruining Your Posture – And Your Mood
33:46 Aesthetics of Performance
43:36 Jeremy’s Influences
48:04 Silk Road Global Musician Workshop
52:41 Intersection of Classical and World Music
58:03 Studying what you are interested in and pushing yourself!
1:06:17 Wrap
