Of course everyone had already mentioned this, but I'll reinforce it.... This is the 4 mallet étude for Texas region band, and the 7/8 timing is really giving me trouble. There's no doubt that youre gonna get a ton of views on a breakdown video of this!!! Thank you so much! I hope I play this as fantastic as you at my audition! :-)
I'm mad at this piece-.- In my 3 1/2 years of band, I've done exactly 1 four mallet piece and one 7/8 piece. This one. Hello to staying and hour a day after school to learn these pieces. I dislike being a freshman...
@iamtawni IP soloist series. I think I have an IP200 in the left and ip275's in the rest. There may be an ip240 in the 4th mallet position. I don't quite remember! After I recorded this I experimented with NJZ purples and I really liked that sound.
I have a few more technique vids I want to crank out (triple laterals, speed etc.), but I have some lit in my pocket I could do a vid on this summer :)
So much better than Johnathan's Light. 7/8 has to be my favorite time signature, and I really feel like this piece should fly a little faster than is marked, by at least 10 BPM. There's nothing faster than eighth notes, so bumping the tempo up is very feasible, unlike the Timpani which has some speedy triplets (which are split amongst the drums, making them much harder). The auditions will definitely be interesting this year!
Oh, Perhaps I should do an updated video and break the piece down a little. I don't find this recording of mine particularly inspiring :) I just learned it for fun one day.
It depends on how much four mallet technique you've been working on. This pieces uses a lot of different stroke types, but the intervals are pretty simple. So if you're comfy with double vertical (hitting 2 mallets at the same time), double latteral (hitting one then the other in the same hand in a rapid movement), and single strokes, you should be good!
Woah, you made All-state for Texas?! Sweet! thats difficult to get into to, (Lord knows ive tried. i auditioned in Florida). I wanna make it someday!
MUST HAVE THIS MUSIC!!! So short and simple but SOOO musical!
Of course everyone had already mentioned this, but I'll reinforce it.... This is the 4 mallet étude for Texas region band, and the 7/8 timing is really giving me trouble. There's no doubt that youre gonna get a ton of views on a breakdown video of this!!! Thank you so much! I hope I play this as fantastic as you at my audition! :-)
Thank you !
You're about to get a TON of views on this. Texas all-region has this as its four mallet piece! :)
I'm mad at this piece-.- In my 3 1/2 years of band, I've done exactly 1 four mallet piece and one 7/8 piece.
This one.
Hello to staying and hour a day after school to learn these pieces.
I dislike being a freshman...
I love the book too! Great to sprinkle in a setlist too!
this is a huge help for region music. thankyiu sir.
@iamtawni IP soloist series. I think I have an IP200 in the left and ip275's in the rest. There may be an ip240 in the 4th mallet position. I don't quite remember! After I recorded this I experimented with NJZ purples and I really liked that sound.
This piece is so fun to play. I love four mallets. :)
Thanks for uploading this!
Thank you so much, man! This is great.
I just found out it's on the list. I of course won't be auditioning since I'm 28....
If you understand 7/8, I really don't learning it will be that hard. The hard part is putting emotion into it.
Congrats!!!
Look up Motion Beyond by Mark Ford, that should really blow your mind...
@Marimbalogy I"d also like to add that I used a touch of reverb since I was basically in a closet sized room at the time!
it already happened and it was a blind audition.
it happened last week.
I have a few more technique vids I want to crank out (triple laterals, speed etc.), but I have some lit in my pocket I could do a vid on this summer :)
So much better than Johnathan's Light. 7/8 has to be my favorite time signature, and I really feel like this piece should fly a little faster than is marked, by at least 10 BPM. There's nothing faster than eighth notes, so bumping the tempo up is very feasible, unlike the Timpani which has some speedy triplets (which are split amongst the drums, making them much harder). The auditions will definitely be interesting this year!
No prob! Be sure to check out the latest version that I uploaded!
Yay I like you vids
look/listen to the flute piece. its the same.
Oh, Perhaps I should do an updated video and break the piece down a little. I don't find this recording of mine particularly inspiring :) I just learned it for fun one day.
Look for a deconstruction video soon!
Mark's Book "Technique Through Music"
lol this is so easy we lucked out with all region this year
Those are IP 275's I think. Check the updated video where I use many more types!
It’s my second year of playing percussion and my teacher assigned this solo to me. Is it too advanced for my year?
It depends on how much four mallet technique you've been working on. This pieces uses a lot of different stroke types, but the intervals are pretty simple. So if you're comfy with double vertical (hitting 2 mallets at the same time), double latteral (hitting one then the other in the same hand in a rapid movement), and single strokes, you should be good!
Yeah, it's blind. The first audition is in 2 or 3 months.
yayyy auditions... D: hopefully this helps.
It would help a lot if you did a breakdown of it :D
Texas all state music. Break it down it would really help lol.
Does anyone know where I can find the two mallet piece? Plz answer I will sub
Hey there, I"m filming tomorrow! Could you tell me if it's a blind audition and when it takes place?
what mallets are you using?
true I think that's why I made it
Where can you get sheet music for this?
Let me guess, Texas Region?
What mallets are you using M114?
That leaves plenty of room to discriminate based on musicality :)