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Heartland Marimba at Central Michigan University
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Interviews with some of the leading marimba artist-teachers from the 20th century. Topics include opinions on teaching, performing, how and what to practice, taking competitive auditions, repertoire selection, health and more. This book includes what students learned from early teachers including Musser, Bethancourt and Hiroaka. A follow up book, with more artists, is in progress. Interviews were conducted by Greg Giannascoli with a foreword written by William Moersch.
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Percussionist, educator, and performer Jordan Nielsen is originally from Utah and relocated to Columbia, MO, in 2019. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Master of Music in Performance and an Arts Entrepreneurship Certificate. At MU, he was a percussionist for the school’s New Music Ensemble -- the repertory ensemble of the Mizzou New Music Initiative. He received a BM in Percussion Performance from Southern Utah University and was recognized by the college faculty as the “Outstanding Graduate in Music.”
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