anyone have other good exercises for independent rolls? let me know in the comments because i need all the help i can get...also please subscribe, like and share this video if you think it’s helpful for your friends or students!
Jeff Moore has a GREAT handout in the Percussive Notes archive (PAS). Several others contributors to mill through on the archive as well. (Potter and Burritt come to mind)
I think a good piece to practice independent left and right hand rolls is 2nd mvt of Ney Rosauro’s first concerto for marimba. Hope to see your comments on this. All of my respect, from Costa Rica. ✌🏼
literally today i was really thinking about one handed rolls on marimba and how i can improve, and then rob to the rescue, uploads a video on one handed marimba rolls...beautiful
I use this sticking pattern in triplets while holding perfect 5ths in each hand: 343 212 343 434 | 212 343 212 121. I start in C and move up the keyboard chromatically at about 80 - 105 BPM depending on what it even rhythmically and relaxed/legato in the hands. You'll notice that each triplet is in either the right or left hand. This pattern is RLRR LRLL with triplets in each hand stroke a compound paradiddle (The marimba 'Shirley Murphy' for you drum corps fans)! I first saw this exercise in Michael Burritt's lesson hand outs and have seen it reprinted in Percussion Tech textbooks and various articles, including my own PAS article "Singles, Double, Triples.
Im in love with Eriko 😍 haha she's so beautiful and play in the same way... When I practice marimba roll I start with a 4th/5th interval with rythmic modulation (from quarters to 32's) at a slow tempo, then I open or close the interval to its maximum and minimum spread, then speed up the metronome 2/3 numbers and again the same. All of this with mirror or parallel hands.
I learned a numbered technique builder and warmups: Numbered: Starting with the lowest (left) note mallet, 1, then up to the last in the right hand (probably 4, but could be up to 6), use these permutations: Slow to fast, back to slow. Slight accent on the first of each group of four: 1234 (then reverse) 1324 (then reverse) 1243 (then reverse) 1423 (then reverse) Then shift the starting note over one, the second shift. So, 2341, 1432 3241, 1423 2431, 1342 4231, 1324 Then one more, third, shift (A fourth shift would just be the reverse of the first groupng, so you now have all the permutations) Think of them as rhythmic inversions (of which they are!) Warmups: When in the hall but not near the instrument, have your mallets, and on the back of your arm as if it were a marimba bar. LEft, then right, very softly but bring the mallet heads up at least 4 inches. You can do these exercise on a flat surface (best), piano, guitar fret board, etc when a mallet board is not available. If you are doing these with just fingers, (as on a table or piano or board), do them lightly - no need for any FF here - and tips up at least to 3 inches above the plane. Doing with just finers use your thumbs and little fingers as subs for he mallets. Remember, doing these without mallets is buidling your coord and stamina and muscle memory. Will inderectly tramsnalte to when you have the mallets. Try not to use mallets on a piano keyboard, though!
I use eight notes on left hand against eight triples on right hand. It really woks and then switch it and poco a poco star increasing speed as you get comfortable.
Oh man, I came here after watching Adam Tan's video! Honestly, Eriko plays Sibelius' movement beautifully. I would love to have some sort of sheet music for this piece for the marimba if that's possible at all! :o
good question! i don't know if she does sheet music for this. i saw she has some sheet music on this page of her website but not sure if this is available somewhere: erikodaimo.com/erikodaimo-cd-music-sheet.html
Hey Rob! Can you do a percussionhacker on stretching? I do regular stretching every morning, but I feel like I should be doing percussion stretching too. Thanks!
good idea! er... i am not personally very knowledgable on stretching and taking care of yourself physically but i should find someone who is and interview them. thanks!
I don't think there is anything wrong with bringing the wrist up higher to have the angle larger between mallets and keyboard, to have a mellower sound and poofier attack (especially in left hand) it can actually be a little easier technically, too sometimes
Hi Rob!Very insightful video and useful advice.Can you please do a video on mock auditions?It's the only suggestion of yours that I haven't tried yet and I feel like it could really help me control my anxiety levels during auditions.
Yes,definitely go more in depth and discuss or even better demonstrate how to take them.Also thanks for putting the effort into making these videos,I find them extremely helpful!
Hey Rob! I just want you to ask if I'm on a good level. At the moment I'm playing Tornado for snare drum by Mitch Markovich and for Timpani I'm playing Saeta and as a study it is 45 by Kruguer. I'm 16 years old and the next year I'm hoping to enter at University. Thank you for helping me with all of your awesome videos!
I like how she has marked her mallets (for density/dynamics) on the handles - looks like colored shrink tubing - which would be good for non slipping and wouldn't feel all that awkward, and would probably help prevent those inevitable early blisters (because we always forget we will get them and forget our box of Band-Aids!) RE: Band-Aids - a trick I learned from Dean Gronemier while at NIU, he used the pads of band aids lining the pads up where the sticks make contact, ordinarily to the skin but now not so much, then the blood would build up, and we would get calluses before the skin broke! IT really save a lot of blood and pain. No pain = No gain isn't Always needed.
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anyone have other good exercises for independent rolls? let me know in the comments because i need all the help i can get...also please subscribe, like and share this video if you think it’s helpful for your friends or students!
Jeff Moore has a GREAT handout in the Percussive Notes archive (PAS). Several others contributors to mill through on the archive as well. (Potter and Burritt come to mind)
ooh! is that available free or do you have to be a PAS member?
Available to PAS members or mooches... ;)
I would check out Cangelosi's video on the subject or Adam Tan's "Four Six" exercise.
I think a good piece to practice independent left and right hand rolls is 2nd mvt of Ney Rosauro’s first concerto for marimba. Hope to see your comments on this. All of my respect, from Costa Rica. ✌🏼
literally today i was really thinking about one handed rolls on marimba and how i can improve, and then rob to the rescue, uploads a video on one handed marimba rolls...beautiful
oh awesome! glad to hear. let me know how those exercises work for you.
Eriko is the best thing to happen to me this year.
eriko daimo is one of my teachers
I use this sticking pattern in triplets while holding perfect 5ths in each hand: 343 212 343 434 | 212 343 212 121. I start in C and move up the keyboard chromatically at about 80 - 105 BPM depending on what it even rhythmically and relaxed/legato in the hands. You'll notice that each triplet is in either the right or left hand. This pattern is RLRR LRLL with triplets in each hand stroke a compound paradiddle (The marimba 'Shirley Murphy' for you drum corps fans)! I first saw this exercise in Michael Burritt's lesson hand outs and have seen it reprinted in Percussion Tech textbooks and various articles, including my own PAS article "Singles, Double, Triples.
Im in love with Eriko 😍 haha she's so beautiful and play in the same way... When I practice marimba roll I start with a 4th/5th interval with rythmic modulation (from quarters to 32's) at a slow tempo, then I open or close the interval to its maximum and minimum spread, then speed up the metronome 2/3 numbers and again the same. All of this with mirror or parallel hands.
thanks fabian!
u can definitely tell adam edited this
haha yep
#TeamKnopper
John Esparza its the sound effects😂
I learned a numbered technique builder and warmups:
Numbered: Starting with the lowest (left) note mallet, 1, then up to the last in the right hand (probably 4, but could be up to 6), use these permutations:
Slow to fast, back to slow.
Slight accent on the first of each group of four:
1234 (then reverse)
1324 (then reverse)
1243 (then reverse)
1423 (then reverse)
Then shift the starting note over one, the second shift.
So,
2341, 1432
3241, 1423
2431, 1342
4231, 1324
Then one more, third, shift (A fourth shift would just be the reverse of the first groupng, so you now have all the permutations)
Think of them as rhythmic inversions (of which they are!)
Warmups: When in the hall but not near the instrument, have your mallets, and on the back of your arm as if it were a marimba bar. LEft, then right, very softly but bring the mallet heads up at least 4 inches.
You can do these exercise on a flat surface (best), piano, guitar fret board, etc when a mallet board is not available.
If you are doing these with just fingers, (as on a table or piano or board), do them lightly - no need for any FF here - and tips up at least to 3 inches above the plane.
Doing with just finers use your thumbs and little fingers as subs for he mallets. Remember, doing these without mallets is buidling your coord and stamina and muscle memory. Will inderectly tramsnalte to when you have the mallets. Try not to use mallets on a piano keyboard, though!
thanks for sharing, this is great. people should try this!
I use eight notes on left hand against eight triples on right hand. It really woks and then switch it and poco a poco star increasing speed as you get comfortable.
thanks luis!
I was so excited that you were going to teach the Dave King-famous 9-stroke rolls with one hand
haha yeah, so sad his video series ended
Oh man, I came here after watching Adam Tan's video! Honestly, Eriko plays Sibelius' movement beautifully. I would love to have some sort of sheet music for this piece for the marimba if that's possible at all! :o
good question! i don't know if she does sheet music for this. i saw she has some sheet music on this page of her website but not sure if this is available somewhere: erikodaimo.com/erikodaimo-cd-music-sheet.html
The quintuplets is a good exercise also! Thank you for the video
Look up youtuber Adam Tan, he has some really good and simple excercises.
Ahaha I appreciate the shoutout ;)
Hey Rob! Can you do a percussionhacker on stretching? I do regular stretching every morning, but I feel like I should be doing percussion stretching too. Thanks!
good idea! er... i am not personally very knowledgable on stretching and taking care of yourself physically but i should find someone who is and interview them. thanks!
Nice to find this amazing channel. 🙂
Erico is awesome!!
i fully agree.
@4:38 🔥🙌🏾 Make it faster. Slower. Focus on the sound of the drone. Not the speed or mechanical motion 😎💫
I don't think there is anything wrong with bringing the wrist up higher to have the angle larger between mallets and keyboard, to have a mellower sound and poofier attack (especially in left hand) it can actually be a little easier technically, too sometimes
Very nice!
Hi Rob, really love these videos!
What was the piece she was playing at the end?
not sure, let me ask! it's beautiful, right?
it's "Kuusi" op.75 #5 by Sibelius arranged by eriko. beautiful piece right?
rob knopper Does she have music for sale? I would totally learn it 😅
i recommend the intermezzo from cavalleria rusticana that she arranged. you can get it here: erikodaimo.com/erikodaimo-cd-music-sheet.html
Really interesting video. Thank's
thank you!
Hi Rob!Very insightful video and useful advice.Can you please do a video on mock auditions?It's the only suggestion of yours that I haven't tried yet and I feel like it could really help me control my anxiety levels during auditions.
hey maria! yes i have done a few videos on mock auditions but should i go more in depth into the 'how to'? or what were you thinking?
Yes,definitely go more in depth and discuss or even better demonstrate how to take them.Also thanks for putting the effort into making these videos,I find them extremely helpful!
ok great! will do.
Nice video!
Hey Rob! I just want you to ask if I'm on a good level. At the moment I'm playing Tornado for snare drum by Mitch Markovich and for Timpani I'm playing Saeta and as a study it is 45 by Kruguer. I'm 16 years old and the next year I'm hoping to enter at University. Thank you for helping me with all of your awesome videos!
those sound like great pieces to be playing right now! best of luck w/ college auditions and thanks for watching :-D
Hi, I was wondering what is she playing at 6:50?
i think it's "Kuusi" op.75 #5 by Sibelius arranged by eriko!
rob knopper thank you very much
can you send a link for it?
i don't think it's published...
What's kind of yearly money is a marimba soloist of this caliber making ?
What mallets is she using?
good question - i'm not sure what she's using here actually but she's a vic firth artist so maybe some of their mallets?
I like how she has marked her mallets (for density/dynamics) on the handles - looks like colored shrink tubing - which would be good for non slipping and wouldn't feel all that awkward, and would probably help prevent those inevitable early blisters (because we always forget we will get them and forget our box of Band-Aids!)
RE: Band-Aids - a trick I learned from Dean Gronemier while at NIU, he used the pads of band aids lining the pads up where the sticks make contact, ordinarily to the skin but now not so much, then the blood would build up, and we would get calluses before the skin broke! IT really save a lot of blood and pain. No pain = No gain isn't Always needed.
yeah, gotta be careful about that!!!
Duuuuuude get ur camera to focus properly damn
Rob I love you but please fix your focus ahahah
damn my focus skills suck
i got good with doing mine by casey cangelosi's video on that same thing: th-cam.com/video/H9LAl2d-jdw/w-d-xo.html
oh yes! this is a great resource. thank you!!
Good presentations but don't act so dorky?