Andrew Martin has lectured and presented all over the world
Andrew Martin, music instructor at Inver Hills Community College, was featured in an extended segment on Town Square Talk with host Caleb Werth. Andrew talks about how music entered his life early on, his path to Inver Hills, and his approach to teaching the African Drum and Dance Ensemble and the Steelband Ensemble.
Martin says one of the reasons he wanted to found these two music groups is because they are zero-barrier to participate. Anyone who is interested can join, even if they have not yet played these instruments.
“You can come in, sit down, and I can teach you to play it relatively quickly, but I can have you participating immediately,” Martin said. Any student or community member can sign up to take these classes.
Martin’s interview with Town Square Talk
More about Andrew Martin
An alumnus of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Andrew Martin has a Ph.D. in Musicology/Ethnomusicology, an M.A. in Musicology and an M.M. in Percussion Performance. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. In 2011, he served as an academic fellow at the Arbeitskreis Studium Populärer Musik held at the Institute for Musicology and Music Pedagogy, Osnabruck, Germany. At Inver Hills, Dr. Martin teaches courses in music history, music analysis and percussion. He also directs the Inver Hills African Drum and Dance Ensemble and the Inver Hills Steelband Ensemble.
Dr. Martin’s extensive research is centered on the theory and analysis of American popular music as well as various aspects of Afro-Caribbean music and its phenomenal dissemination throughout North America and around the globe. His chief focus investigates the development of Trinidadian steelbands and pannists outside of Trinidad and Tobago.
To learn more, visit the web page for Music classes and degrees at Inver Hills, or contact:
Andrew Martin
Music Instructor
AMartin@inverhills.edu
651-450-3774
