Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 201 - Chris Thompson
High Point University (NC) Instructor of Percussion and Founder and C.E.O. of Motivational Arts, Performance, and Sound (M.A.P.S.) Chris Thompson stops by to talk about HPU and M.A.P.S. (02:15), Covid-19 (29:30), growing up all over the East Coast and Bahrain (37:00), High School Band, Race, Student Government, and Golf (48:30), undergrad at NC A&T, HBCU drumming, and jazz (01:00:30), his master’s at UNCG (01:15:30), and finishing strong with the Random Ass Questions (01:23:20).
Finishing with a Rave on John Lewis’s March Trilogy (01:49:30).
Links:
“The Lord’s Prayer” - Malotte/Gaines
“Flying Home” - Lionel Hampton
Raves: