exactly why i love four mallet stuff

It’s become the most prominent percussion instrument in our pedagogy despite a rather impractical existence. I wouldn’t say it’s underrated. It’s drowned out so much of our craft.

Doris L EVERY. SINGLE. DAY!

@@austinshoupe3003 everyone I've ever met never has any idea what a marimba is when I tell them I play it. It's SOO underrated.

Me too

I almost disliked it for the last note. That sounds so petty but that last note is petty.

Block o Butter I believe the last note is written as like an “intro note” to the next prelude.

@@gio8131 yes i know. Doesn't stop me from loathing it.

Block o Butter I need to ask, why? Why not just leave without any reaction ( or just leave a comment “ ugh, the last note was petty”). Why? I know that you ended up NOT clicking dislike, but I must admit that UNLESS the video is controversial, presents aggression, offensive messages, opinions that one might disagree with - I tend to think of “dislikers” as hateful, sad, pathetic, jealous people. You don’t have to “like” it. In fact you might even hate the sound of marimba, but even in that case you should just go somewhere else and not click “dislike”. Otherwise what - roam around KZfaq disliking all the marimba videos??? Help me out if you can. Thanks.

@@jayalexander6798 it was a COMEDIC comment you duck. Apparently not comedic enough.

Christian Hedin I actually didn’t know that. Thanks

@@first_namelast_name274 Thanks!

Thanks, I always hated how out of place it was when learning it lol

Thanks for explaining this important detail.

Yooo!!!! Ney Rosauro’s in the chat

No, ThatWasSexy

Schmexy

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I actually kinda like it! It kinda adds a sort of haunting and unease that I feel like fits the rest of the piece.

Jason Murray yeah, just bought the sheet music turns out the C # is a try ally written in the music. Such a weird resolve at the end of such a great piece

the c# is to transition to the next movement, which is in a major

That and the rolled chords are so clean!

Is a one good or bad

@@pinheadlarry8401 It is the best scoore

My goodness I read rectum instead of recital

the fictional character in middle-eastern legends?

@@kaleb1081 the famous piece by Rimski-Korsakov

Yesss…drew me to the piece

@suddenpenguin that's not what i was expecting when you said you wanted to know his barber but go off

I made this so I could comment Its the same note as the starting note for prelude 2, so its the note that transitions to it

Actually I’m looking at the sheet music right now, the next two notes to the 2nd prelude are a chord with A in the bass and E# in the treble. And it’s in A major soooo idk what it was lmao

Christian ford, it's an A and a G# in the second prelude so it actually kind of fits

It might have made more sense for that note to be written as part of prelude 2. But maybe the composer didn't want Prelude 1 to make sense by itself?

The last note is the best part! Adds extra color and flavor to the chord

The importance of the last note is the Dorian style with C# for a best harmonic effects in E minor.

Gabriel Albartus the lowest note is A, so it fits on a 4.3 octave

KLG Vortex. WOW You are way ahead I could never play such good music for my eight grade solo

i didnt even know what a marimba was in eighth grade

Colton Weeks there is a solo I've been wanting to play but I dont have a 5 octave at my school so I'm kinda jealous😂. It is called Unforced Rhythms by Brian Blume

Ethan Concha yeah it's a Yamaha and it's such a warm sound.

Lucky bastard. :'(

@@brianrandall3795 our school is broke and cant afford a 5 octave lol

Henry hey, yes it can, i am playing it this year, an it is perfectly fine 😊😊

It’s written for a 4.3 🙂

For Marimba, always use the Stevens grip. Once you become proficient with it you'll never look back. Personally, I don't understand how anyone even manages to pull off a decent marimba piece using the Burton grip. Most Vibe players use Burton due to the different playing style; xylophone is usually a 2 mallet event, but if there is actually a need for 4, use the Stevens.

Look Stevens is the best grip to go on Marimba. But don’t be scared to try other grips like Burton, Traditional, etc. while some people will Tell you to use burton for vibraphone, use whatever grip you are most comfortable with. Granted at a younger age, all grips will be uncomfortable because they’re all unnatural. But if you’re a beginner, learn Stevens. Purchase Method of Movement for Marimba, by Leigh Howard Stevens. That’s how I learned and perfected my grip.

Self-aware Analytic I use Ney rosaro extended cross grip I really like it and you can use it on any instrument

I guess in 6 years you had the time to decide, but I feel like you have to choose what you feel the better with. For example I play burton grip on marimba for 5 years now, and I've never felt so good. But I know traditional grip like Vassinela gives you so much better sound imo you gotta try for yourself what you feel the most confident with im curious, what have you chosen now ?

@@citronah ah. Okay. So I’ve been going through college for a while now. I haven’t played any mallet instruments that often. I still fiddle with them when I have the opportunity, though. I sort of stuck with Steven’s grip, I guess. I’m pretty comfortable playing chords with it. Actually the very first time I played the vibraphone I was forced to play a bunch of chords at awkward angles within a very short time frame. So that was a sink or swim experience I guess. It was fun though. I’ll probably buy a marimba and mallets to practice at home when I finally have a disposable income, but for now Im too stressed to dedicate too much time or money to that. My main issue has always been with speed and control of rotation to play individual notes with each mallet. I’ve gotten better, but I still wouldn’t consider myself super proficient. I still prefer playing with two mallets when I’m playing a bunch of notes in quick succession. Thanks for your interest.

The way it was explained to me was that it's a prelude, meaning it leads into other parts, so the last note is a cliffhanger on purpose

+Roman Lanzas ah! Thank you. I don't think that note should be played unless you're going to follow it with the whole rest of the piece. But whatever, it's just one note.

The piece obviously never explains why the note is there, but the note IS notated in the sheet music and so it is played. This prelude is in a set of three but the note is not related to the following pieces

I'm going to bet that you don't have a single jazz bone in your body, eh?

Stevens Grip

dang

it's a c#, its to transition into the next movement which is in A major

TheMichael2737 C# for us music theory nerds (K.S. has a sharp so flats come out of diminished chords)

Prelude 2 is in A major, so the C# fits with the beginning of the following prelude.

it is minor sixth chord

Un Tizio Bello Ciaoh Banano buy it on a music website. I'd recommend steve weiss for anything percussion related. No literally. ANYTHING

Right here, buddy. www.steveweissmusic.com/product/21838/mallet-solo

Thank you

same

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NOTHING SHALL RESOLVE

Oh, you thought this was a nice e minor chord? THINK AGAIN

It’s a modulating note to go to prelude 2. Some argue it shouldn’t be played when the prelude stands alone.

Oz Morse I finished playing this a few months ago. In answer- there are a ton of ritenutos.