THANK YOU. YOUR VARIOUS VIDEOS SHOW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME TO PLAY SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS THAT I'VE HAD AT HOME FOR YEARS BUT NEVER USED. NOW I CAN DRIVE MY CATS CRAZY.
@brettjonespercussion6 күн бұрын
Ha ha! Excellent!
@wanacel10 күн бұрын
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@brettjonespercussion10 күн бұрын
A beebee is a little metal ball/pebble.
@musicalHootenanny10 күн бұрын
whats a Beebee?
@Superkengofficial461815 күн бұрын
Wooòoooow i love what am seeing,Weldone Jones
@brettjonespercussion15 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@thamtheanimator34817 күн бұрын
I want that percussion
@thamtheanimator34817 күн бұрын
Just like the sound of the bang of the wall
@backstories93329 күн бұрын
1:11 Those are called cascara on the timbales
@brettjonespercussion25 күн бұрын
Exactly! Thanks for sharing that.
@dEadERest29 күн бұрын
nice work Brett, a non-musician found the guira my father had brought from Venezuela, he was very curious. I showed him how to play it but he was still a bit incredulous. I think your video will give good validation, I have perused your catalog, excellent techniques.
@brettjonespercussion25 күн бұрын
Ha ha. That's excellent!
@WedgePeeАй бұрын
So THAT’S what the "magic instrument" is called!
@BajzerMDАй бұрын
This would be easier to parse without the background music, which obscures the sound of the crotales.
@brettjonespercussionАй бұрын
I will keep that in mind for future videos. Thank you.
@johnholliday6324Ай бұрын
Used to perfection on the Rolling Stones "Gimmie Shelter".
@gadymarcus23622 ай бұрын
Bello/Magnifico.👑✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️
@gadymarcus23622 ай бұрын
Bello/Magnifico.😱✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️
@user-jt3dw6vv4x2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. I don't know if you've heard the song "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter, it's currently the #1 song in the world on the Spotify Global charts. It's a disco, funk and synthpop song and Sabrina released the instrumental for the song so you can hear the instruments used to make the song very clearly. I noticed a "tock" sound throughout parts of the song and wanted to know what the instrument was and came across your video when I searched up "woodblock instrument".
@brettjonespercussion2 ай бұрын
Thanks for reaching out. Yes, from what I can tell it is some sort of woodblock (either wood or composite).
@classroomcomposers2 ай бұрын
Wow what a great demonstration video! Going to show this to my percussion section!
@brettjonespercussion2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I'm glad these are helpful for that purpose.
@AdilAli-lo7dq3 ай бұрын
Todo: “my autism is giving me an inspiration”
@koninete843 ай бұрын
Is it possible to tune the fundamental and the partials? Is there any way I can hear only the fundamental? I hope you can help me!
@brettjonespercussion3 ай бұрын
Thanks for reaching out. I don't know of any way to do that because the harmonics are such a natural part of the sound.
@koninete843 ай бұрын
@@brettjonespercussion thanks. The thing is that is hace some bells that are out of tune, and it is Hard to tell if it is sharof flat besarse all the partidos are ver clase together.
@itznoxy71934 ай бұрын
How softly can you play the mark tree?
@brettjonespercussion4 ай бұрын
Quite softly. Just play slowly and gently.
@itznoxy71934 ай бұрын
@@brettjonespercussion Thanks for the reply. Is there a specific type of beater you would recommend for pp and ppp dynamics? Something for just a bit of gentle sparkle in a soft passage?
@brettjonespercussion4 ай бұрын
@@itznoxy7193 I would use fingers for soft playing. If I need to play very delicately, I'll actually just lightly tap the bottoms of the chimes with my finger tips to get them to gently hit each other.
@itznoxy71934 ай бұрын
@@brettjonespercussion Thank you
@HayleyandHilary4 ай бұрын
Today I had a really bad first time playing the chimes in band class. I didn’t know what to do, and barely had any piano experience so it was really hard! I don’t know how to read treble clef (I play the trombone so I can read bass clef) We were playing a new song for the first time, but the band was playing so fast and I was struggling a lot. And on the sheet music, it was “A” I think, but apparently I was supposed to hit B flat or D?? Something like that. Anyways my teacher then proceeded to make me play my part in front of the whole class, and as everyone stared at me as I was struggling, the teacher then stated; “See? This is why I asked you guys if you had piano experience. Maybe we lied about that.” or something along the lines of that. I told him MULTIPLE times that I USED to have piano experience and that I had more drum skills (Not that much but still more than piano). He still let me join percussion (My band teacher only lets people with piano experience join percussion). So to sum up my long rant, I was left feeling hopeless, confused, embarrassed, and lost. I think instead of just watching me struggle, he should have tried to help me figure it out! Anyway, PLEASE LEAVE ANY TIPS YOU HAVE FOR CHIMES
@brettjonespercussion4 ай бұрын
That sounds like a hard experience. That can happen to us as percussionists because our parts are so unique and there's no hiding in a section. My advice would be to take the music and make sure you are confident with the notes and rhythms. Then get to the rehearsal room during a time when there isn't anything going on and practice your part - one measure at a time. After doing that, you should ask your band director to listen to the part and give you any advice. It's hard, but take that experience and try to grow as a musician from it with humility and hard work. Keep your chin up!
@1985ArchitectHakenandKanyeFan4 ай бұрын
0:31 Would Yarn Marimba Mallets work?
@brettjonespercussion4 ай бұрын
They do, but depending on the mallets, they tend not to put enough weight into the cymbal to make it respond quickly.
@Solar.Geoengineering.Advocate4 ай бұрын
Me: oh those sound great i'd love to get a set of those. goes to google shopping 😔....... im not going to be getting a set of those ever.
@brettjonespercussion4 ай бұрын
Ha ha! They are not cheap...
@Solar.Geoengineering.Advocate4 ай бұрын
@@brettjonespercussion im guessing they're just not a mass produced instrument and thats why. because for what they are, its a bit much. ha was looking at the sabian one with the sabian logo on every single disk for some insane reason.
@brettjonespercussion4 ай бұрын
@@Solar.Geoengineering.Advocate Yes, those are nice. We have a set of those at my university. I know that the alloy is expensive as well as the instrument being a little more niche, so I'm sure all of that drives up the price.
@theofficialcamerachannels5 ай бұрын
0:56 gta
@joye57615 ай бұрын
The Shekere originated from the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria 🇳🇬 and it’s also used in Yoruba land of Benin 🇧🇯 and Togo 🇹🇬.
@brettjonespercussion5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that, Joy.
@gdshepp5 ай бұрын
Nice informative video but the background music is distracting.
@brettjonespercussion5 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'll keep that in mind for future videos. I appreciate the feedback.
@mvl82095 ай бұрын
I've seen so many videos about "how to play finger cymbals" and all are either like you do, OR hold them both with the bell up but at different heights (like a flam on snaredrum), and move the upper one downwards, so they also hit edge to edge. I don't have finger cymbals myself (yet) so i guess that it has to do with what finger cymbals you have, which method you use that sounds best??
@brettjonespercussion5 ай бұрын
Yes, that works as well. Either of those approaches can get a good sound, so whichever way you can be most consistent in your playing would be the way to go.
@heatherh82556 ай бұрын
I just watched an incredible high school performance of Sleigh Ride and they had a kid using a real whip 😂
@brettjonespercussion6 ай бұрын
That's excellent!
@dEadERest29 күн бұрын
I just saw a circus performer who had just received a real whip from Indonesia, it sounds like a gunshot. kzfaq.info6wUlkXXJT3k
@Decembertok6 ай бұрын
0:41 You’re holding the instrument in the wrong way
@virginiapatterson68086 ай бұрын
I am playing a piece and in two beats have to go from p to f on the rachet. Suggestions please. Conductor asked me to mute it a bit on beat one. How do you mute a rachet?
@brettjonespercussion6 ай бұрын
Hi Virginia. For the crescendo, I would use the members of the orchestra to muffle the sound to start with. Hold it lower and then raise the ratchet as you crank it (the way you might for a crescendo on a tambourine). I'm not sure how you would mute a ratchet - I would just make sure you don't hold over the beat at all and try to end with an accented release. I hope this helps!
@virginiapatterson68086 ай бұрын
Thank you for your reply. It is supposed to be mounted, probably because I have to go from Timpani to ratchet and back to Timpani pretty quickly. I am thinking I may use some kid of foam or towel even to lightly mute it. I did not think about the accented release tip you gave me, so thank you for that comment as well!@@brettjonespercussion
@brettjonespercussion6 ай бұрын
Excellent! Good idea!@@virginiapatterson6808
@Etheriacaprae7 ай бұрын
Does the ratchet only crank one way?
@SO_Snake7 ай бұрын
Definately going to be using the finger cymbal trick! Many thanks!😁
@brettjones80287 ай бұрын
Of course!
@sethgudmunsen92198 ай бұрын
I never knew where the vibraslap originated. That is super interesting!
@sethgudmunsen92198 ай бұрын
I never knew you were supposed to strike the edges of the symbols. Super cool how there was a very different ring.
@sethgudmunsen92198 ай бұрын
Cool video! Thank you!
@sethgudmunsen92198 ай бұрын
MORE COWBELL!!!!!!!!!
@sethgudmunsen92198 ай бұрын
I never fully understood why these were in the band room. Now that I have seen more pieces for band it makes sense.
@sethgudmunsen92198 ай бұрын
So cool! I love latin music so this is super interesting to me.
@sethgudmunsen92198 ай бұрын
Great Tutorial! Thank you!
@bethanyjo39208 ай бұрын
Are the playing techniques used on the bongos similar to those used on the congas- just mini? Or is it very different?
@bethanyjo39208 ай бұрын
I think these look and sound so cool. Is this the traditional version of the cabasa?
@bethanyjo39208 ай бұрын
I believe traditional hand castanets are pitched slightly differently. Is this the same with the ones you use in this video?
@bethanyjo39208 ай бұрын
Does the traditional instrument go by the same name?
@bethanyjo39208 ай бұрын
Neat! What are other common rhythms played on the guiro? What are best sounding materials a guiro could be made out of?
@brettjonespercussion8 ай бұрын
Guiros are typically made out of gourd, wood, plastic, or metal.
@MartinMichiels8 ай бұрын
To add some confusion : there's the Mark Tree and the Mark Three which is a Fender Rhodes Model. LOL !
@brettjonespercussion8 ай бұрын
That's great! 🙂
@isaiahlundholm87988 ай бұрын
I always forget to tilt the bass drum
@isaiahlundholm87988 ай бұрын
Never thought of raising the vibraslap before
@isaiahlundholm87988 ай бұрын
Very informative!
@isaiahlundholm87988 ай бұрын
Its cool how many sounds you can get out of a break drum
@isaiahlundholm87988 ай бұрын
Trap tables are really nice to have
@user-lb2hj9fm7x8 ай бұрын
Hello. Dr. Jones! This is Jaehun Jang I learned about the origin about the cowbell!
@user-lb2hj9fm7x8 ай бұрын
This is Jaehun Jang! I am surprised that this cool instrument exists!