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Pete's Percussion Podcast - Pete Zambito

Pete Zambito
Percussion Education
Percussion
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PASIC
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Marimba
Contemporary Music
Third Coast Percussion
Jazz
Percussion Studies
Education
Percussive Arts Society
Drumline
Mika Godbole
Northwestern University
University Of Missouri
Colorado State University
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Sixtrum Percussion Ensemble
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A place for long form talk with percussionists and other compelling people.

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Episode 521 - PASIC 2026 Preview (Part 2) Pete's Percussion Podcast PASIC 2026 Week is Here! Part 2 of the annual PASIC Preview Episodes is here, including conversations with Emma Kieselhorst (02:20), Lamon Lawhorn [interviewing Pete] (24:20), and ... more

Episode 520 - 2026 PASIC Preview (Part 1) Pete's Percussion Podcast PASIC 2026 is here! Let’s preview some clinics, presentations, and performances happening this year. Presenting on Thursday are Tim Feeney (02:10), Ross Karre (18:55), Ethan Strick... more

Episode 519 - Gabriela Ordonez Villalobos (Part 2) Pete's Percussion Podcast Mexico-based percussionist, educator, and entrepreneur Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos returns to discuss the end of her orchestral tenure and heading to UNLV for her master’s... more

Episode 518 - Gabriela Ordonez Villalobos (Part 1) Pete's Percussion Podcast Percussionist,  Educator, Entrepreneur, and Freelancer Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos stops by to talk about her job as the Artistic Director of the Juventud Center at Sewá C... more

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Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos
Mexico-based percussionist, educator, entrepreneur, and artistic director.
Juventud Center at Sehuá Charter School
Episode: Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 519 - Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos (Part 2)
Morgan Parker
New York City-based freelance drummer and percussionist
Episode: Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 517 - Morgan Parker (Part 2)
Kat Otto-Gentry
Current band director at Paseo Fine and Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri; former Schlagle High School band director
Paseo Fine and Performing Arts; Schlagle High School
Episode: Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 515: Kat Otto-Gentry
Steph Davis
Marimba performer, educator, composer, and historian
Boston Conservatory at Berklee; Castle of Our Skins
Episode: Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 514 - Steph Davis
MacKenna Tolfa
Active touring and Broadway percussionist known for Blue Man Group performances and Broadway work
Blue Man Group, Broadway shows
Episode: Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 513 - Mackenna Tolfa
Michelle Colton
Toronto-based percussion educator, freelancer, composer; president of the Ontario PAS chapter
Ontario Percussive Arts Society
Episode: Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 512 - Michelle Colton
Domenico Zarro
New Jersey-based percussionist, educator, author, founder of Foundations for Band series
Foundations for Band / The Percussion Student blog
Episode: Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 511 - Domenico Zarro
Payton MacDonald
Director of Percussion Studies and Chair at William Paterson University; composer/improviser
William Paterson University, Alarm Will Sound (founding member)
Episode: Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 510 - Payton MacDonald
Rick Mattingly
Longtime editor of Percussive Notes; former Modern Drummer editor; author and educator
Percussive Notes, Modern Drummer, Hal Leonard (through projects)
Episode: Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 509 - Rick Mattingly

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Pete Zambito
Percussionist and Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Missouri

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 33 ratings
  • Pete is the man

    Great guy, I love the people he brings on. All around chill dude with a chill voice.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Littlejapanesegirl
    United States7 years ago
  • Adam hopper

    Adam hopper is the best

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dhne'onfms
    United States8 years ago
  • Fantastic Resource!

    The insight revealed in these deep-dive interviews with prominent percussionists (and other musicians) is invaluable!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    cjviets
    United States9 years ago
  • Love this podcast!

    Pete Zambito is a fantastic listener and host. Guests appear to be really comfortable and easily open up, sharing personal and professional experiences. It's worth the listen!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    barvay
    United States10 years ago

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Pete is described as an attentive, relaxed host who helps guests feel comfortable sharing personal and professional experiences.

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Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 519 - Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos (Part 2)
Q: Tell me about your doctoral research.
She researched adapting traditional flamenco music for marimba, arranging four flamenco palos and explaining the techniques and musical context for players unfamiliar with the tradition.
Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 519 - Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos (Part 2)
Q: How does getting to the United States come on your radar, and how does UNLV come on your radar?
Villalobos wanted a master's degree and chose UNLV partly because percussion professor Dean Gronemeier spoke Spanish and understood Mexican culture, making the transition feel more manageable.
Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 518 - Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos (Part 1)
Q: What are some of the things that's different between music education in Mexico and the United States?
She describes Mexican music learning as often informal and rooted in community transmission, with fewer standardized school band and orchestra systems. U.S. programs, including mariachi programs, offer more formal school-based instruction and influenced how she built ensembles at the charter school.
Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 518 - Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos (Part 1)
Q: What is part of your responsibilities right now?
She directs five ensembles at Sewá Charter School, oversees the broader music program, and also works as a freelance percussionist and festival organizer.
Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 517 - Morgan Parker (Part 2)
Q: What one piece of art could be anything, music, movies, books, podcasts, YouTube clips, theater, visual art, poetry, anything, dance has impacted you the most recently?
Parker says that seeing younger artists perform live with real musicians has inspired her, and recommends Travis Barker's documentary for its account of his life and influence on drumming.

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Long-form interviews with percussionists and other music professionals explore the paths, craft and working lives behind performance and music education. Regular host Pete Zambito draws out detailed career stories, from early training and influential mentors to auditions, touring, teaching, freelance work and the choices that shape a sustainable career. Guests include orchestral and Broadway performers, university faculty, educators, composers, authors and instrument makers, with conversations often connecting practical advice to personal experiences and the wider percussion community.

The focus is broad within percussion: marimba, timpani, drum set, new music, pedagogy, instrument design and arts leadership all have a place. The relaxed, ... more

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