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Dr. B., also known as Dr. Dawn K. Batson, interviews past students and other professionals as they find and keep their joy while navigating life and career challenges and successes. Dr. B. is a creative professional with over 20 years of experience in multicultural education and arts administration. She utilizes music and the arts with emphasis on the steel pan (the steel drum in the United States) as a medium for cross-cultural outreach. As the Executive Director of Keep Your Joy and Rise, LLC, she conducts training sessions in personal empowerment, team building, equity and inclusion for professionals and institutions across the globe. *Disclaimer: Checking in with Dr. B. is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

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November 09, 2022 • Liam Teague • Season 1 • Episode 3

Liam Teague is Professor of Music and Head of Steelpan studies at Northern Illinois University (NIU), where he also directs the renowned NIU Steelband. Teague is also the recipient of an NIU Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor Award. Hailed as the “Paganini of the Steelpan”, his commitment to demonstrating the great musical possibilities of the steelpan has taken him throughout the world.

Many of Liam's compositions and arrangements are published with MaumauMusic, PanPress and RamajayMusic, He is steelband director at Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Door County, Wisconsin.

Teague is also the author of a steelpan method for beginners published by the Hal Leonard Corporation. He has many recordings to his credit, including: Hands Like Lightning, For Lack of Better Words, Panoramic: Rhythm Through an Unobstructed View and Open Window.

Liam Teague - Hands Like Lightning
Liam Teague - A Visit to Hell
Liam performing “Algorhythm” by Robert Chappell premiere video
Check out Liam's jazz arrangements in the "Videos" section at www.liamteague.com

Links

https://www.niu.edu/music/faculty/teague.shtml

Liam Teague Bio-video

NIU and Hands Like Lightning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JMgZaCb9WM

Al O’Connor

https://www.panonthenet.com/news/2019/jun/founder-of-the-NIU-Steelband-program-has-passed-away-6-10-2019.htm

Cliff Alexis

https://www.pas.org/about/hall-of-fame/clifford-alexis

NIU and Steelband

https://125keymoments.niu.edu/the-niu-steelband-is-formed-1973/

Liam Teague and Robert Chappell

Branches of Snow, Robert Chappell

Pangelic

http://www.fayeseeman.com/pangelicduo/

Darren Sheppard

https://www.fonclaire.com/team/darren-sheppard

Robert Chappell

https://www.niu.edu/music/faculty/chappell.shtml
Les Trilla

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chicagotribune/name/lester-trilla-obituary?id=5350006

Fay Seeman

https://www.niu.edu/music/fac

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