How to Play the Rainstick

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10 жыл бұрын

Musician and music educator, Kalani, introduces basic techniques for playing the rainstick. Sponsored by Peripole, your Partner in Music Education.™

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@loganrusso39 3 жыл бұрын

I don't wanna brag or anything, but my first time picking up a rain stick I was playing it like an expert...

@uhhsmile1746 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@MrMECHGaming1 Жыл бұрын

Do you need to have a special skill to play a rain stick?

@loganrusso39 Жыл бұрын

@@MrMECHGaming1 Yes, absolutely... Not just anyone can play a rainstick like a pro. First, you have to have opposable thumbs... then, you have to have enough strength in your arms to lift an object of appropriately 1-2 pounds in weight... lastly, you have to have the dexterity to be able to invert the stick while still being able to hold onto it... If you possess these special skills, you too may just be able to play a rainstick like a pro... but there's only one way to be sure!

@MrMECHGaming1 Жыл бұрын

@@loganrusso39 That's not true at all. Playing a Rain stick is a piece of Cake 🍰.

@MrMECHGaming1 Жыл бұрын

@@loganrusso39 you don't need training for such things and 1-2 pounds is not that heavy.

@vassilisbakalas3423 4 жыл бұрын

So skilled, do you do private lessons?

@cookiewenchescookiewenches3904 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@zeinasawaf8791 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@uhhsmile1746 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_ Жыл бұрын

😂

@brianamills6440 5 ай бұрын

Finally an instrument I can play 😂

@pr9039 3 жыл бұрын

If you really wanna play it nicely, you spin it between your palms as it's going one direction, shake it at the same time (shoulders mainly), and then move your body back and forth to get a horizontal "whoosh-a" sound to it. Be aware where the majority of the beads/beans are, and try to group them up and separate them in different sections to get different percussive elements out of it. Rattling percussive instruments have a ridiculously high skill cap. You can play the normal traditional uses of them, or you can REALLY have some fun and break the physical being of it down and figure out how to get some insanely complicated ear-twisting results out of them. Shit, even maracas can be impressive if in the hands of someone who's good on the snare drum and has a good grasp of their place in space lol

@chaz.o 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking it seriously. I'm glad some people still have respect for all instruments. Thanks for the tips!

@yobrethren 3 жыл бұрын

My dream is actually to have lots of percussion, join sessions and studios to play them and make funny sounds, Percussion is actually so much fun. I remember going to a concert in Russia, Crocus City Mall, "The Straits" concert (little Dire Straits tribute, with Terence Reis as Frontman, great guitarist) and seeing Chris White (Saxophonist who played with Dire Straits in Tours) playing Saxophone on some songs and actually switching to multiple different percussions mid songs, Live, to create the most beautiful sounds. That's when i knew, hell yeah i wanna know how to play percussion properly

@surfing3280 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else on a traditional sound healing journey?

@ayahibri123 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Can you send me a video of you doing that? let me know, thanks, aya

@jjhassy 2 жыл бұрын

wow

@kittypendergast6789 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes, teach me your secret wisdom.

@frankschrodinger1424 4 жыл бұрын

Turn thy rainstick upside down young padwan

@mitchelstephen7536 3 ай бұрын

These types of instruments are so fun, I bought a didgeridoo when I was in Australia.

@flushflaky4432 7 жыл бұрын

How to play: Turn upside down

@ladybluegrass4173 7 жыл бұрын

It looks really hard..I wonder how long it would take to learn to play? =D

@kaylenmb 6 жыл бұрын

Denise You wan to know how long it takes? So today was Good Friday and there was a church service at my church. But the service was led by the youth. So basically they went up to the front to say stuff and they had practiced what they were going to say(The youth is a group of kids 6th - 12th grade) and I’m part of the youth. I hadn’t gone to practice last week but I showed up today anyways to support them because it’s all my friends I walk in and the youth directer, Katelyn said “Could you do me a favor?” And I was like umm sure I guess? Mind you I am literally so shy and didn’t want to go in the front of the church in front of everyone. Anyways Katelyn pulls out this stick of wood and looks and me and she’s like this is a rain stick. Could you begin the service by going up to the front and turning it slowly three times. *SLOWLY* *S L O W L Y* three times. Three damn times. I’m literally so shy but I was like oh ok I’ll do that. She handed me the stick and she’s like your going to start the service. I had no time to practice. I literally never had heard of that instrument in my life. It’s really cool though. She gave me no instructions on how to play it except for turning it. I ended up doing fine I guess thank god two of my friends were in the back facing me and making funny faces to make me feel better. The rain stick really doesn’t require much but then again I probably didn’t do it very well😂

@Itshardtogetauser 4 жыл бұрын

This video could have been 10 seconds long and we wouldve had gotten it

@mirahb.9713 3 жыл бұрын

KaylenLovesFood thought you were gonna go on an off topic rant at first so I wasn’t going to read it. But I’m glad I did, it made me smile.

@SoroushTorkian 2 жыл бұрын

No, that would play it too quickly. You can't just simplify it like that. Lmao

@HaleyMary 4 жыл бұрын

Are there any notes when playing the rainstick or is turning the stick at different angles all there is to it?

@hentaichef8734 2 жыл бұрын

This video should be called, "Howey Mandel teaches u how to use the rain stick"

@TectusNon 2 жыл бұрын

on jah!!

@HansDelbruck53 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still working on the snowstick.

@frankschrodinger1424 4 жыл бұрын

Too complicated, I'll take up the piano instead.

@AppAxis 3 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha, go for the organ bro!

@eloel777 3 жыл бұрын

@gargoylegutz Жыл бұрын

yeah, i'll stick to the french horn lmao.

@MrMECHGaming1 Жыл бұрын

How is it too complicated?

@patrickselden5747 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Azurethewolf168 8 ай бұрын

I had no idea you had to use your hands for this! I was just using my feet the whole time!

@petterandersson8330 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial👍

@G-zero07 5 жыл бұрын

Woah this is the world percussion guys isn’t it

@vilekyle22 2 жыл бұрын

Needs more cowbell!

@nishabhatt8034 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew that there is an I; merriment like Rain stick😇..thank you for sharing this video 😕😄

@windmaomao 2 жыл бұрын

I think what people confused is not how it sounds, but "How" to play it. Well maybe that's because I'm not a musician :)

@xebatansis 26 күн бұрын

Now I want one.

@ArielDranov 10 ай бұрын

Thank You!

@ripdrumz4936 3 жыл бұрын

Can someone get me the tablature for this?

@Griff.NM86 3 ай бұрын

Lovely sound

@domenicogrimaldi591 3 жыл бұрын

I don't get it.

@AppAxis 3 жыл бұрын

dont feel bad, i had to rewatch it a few times.

@sashache988 5 жыл бұрын

Wow

@MrLaurizio 4 жыл бұрын

Thanx! :) 🤩🎈

@snowy4172 2 жыл бұрын

I wnt to play it at some point

@KTHKUHNKK Жыл бұрын

Rotating makes sense to me

@twofoldgarden 17 күн бұрын

Thanks G

@AxmPlays Жыл бұрын

This is an instrument for me

@csmmmma 4 жыл бұрын

what kind of material is this stick made of?

@leesalt 4 жыл бұрын

cactus with the needles pushed in then filled with little rocks: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bt-PfrVm0rjUnmw.html

@vassilisbakalas3423 4 жыл бұрын

wood i think

@chriscook5613 3 жыл бұрын

Most authentic ones are cactus, but I've seen bamboo and other woods too

@Reblwitoutacause Жыл бұрын

Rain, duh.

@The_North_Meng Жыл бұрын

I am here for rain, been so dry here

@andrewpilsner200 2 жыл бұрын

📸

@puncheshippies623 3 жыл бұрын

This is why adding a steak to your diet is so important

@Reblwitoutacause Жыл бұрын

Name checks out

@MrMECHGaming1 Жыл бұрын

How do you mean?

@pisscow6395 Жыл бұрын

Lean meat is better

@leekspinner 3 ай бұрын

brrr stick

@lu1s4ngel 3 жыл бұрын

Whoa, whoa, Slow down, egghead!

@rv9357 3 жыл бұрын

Fallout 3 bad karma

@jourdan585 3 жыл бұрын

Wtf did I just watch

@pierluigicolotto9570 3 жыл бұрын

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