We sat down this week with Dr. Jason Baker, Director of Percussion Studies at Mississippi State University and principal timpanist of the North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Associate Editor of New Literature Reviews for Percussive Notes. Topics: music of Christopher Deane, teaching via Skype, writing strategies, with shout-outs to Paul Millette and Ted Jackson Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00  Intro and hello 1:00  CD project, benefits of recording an entire CD 9:27  Brandon Arvay: I know you’ve been doing some Skype teaching. Can you comment on the benefits of Skype and any drawbacks, including technical drawbacks. 20:52  Ben: Works of Christopher Deane 32:20  Composing “Lonely City Suite” under a pseudonym 38:50  Being conscious of what you get from each school you attended 51:25  Laurel: “How to Write to Win” by Tony Baker 1:00:39  Learning to speak and write about music, the Oxford comma 1:07:42  Wrap