Our next guest is Robert Chapman, recent first prize winner of the 2018 Great Plains International Marimba Competition! Robert is an active educator in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and has studied with Mark Ford, Christopher Deane, Ed Smith, She-e Wu, and Tom Burritt, among others. He also takes an interest in world music, having pursued studies in steel pan and tabla.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello3:25 Great Plains Marimba Competition. Preparation, and experience at the competition.9:09 Copyrightist at Lonestar?13:30 Casey: what's the sound? Anechoic Chamber19:50 Balancing your teaching and performing? Burnout31:10 World music influence on your marimba playing?44:25 Megan: NPR's Hidden Brain - The Edge Effect. Study shows correlation between creativity and cultural diversity.1:01:48 Podcast Speed Trivia
