Heyyy we are both in the same grade then. How did you get your rolls to be so even?

hope to see the new version

I was a freshman here haha. My technique is much better now, mallets was always a weak point for me at the time this video was made.

This is an older version of my arrangement. I’ve changed a lot since and the tremolos are now trills, haha.

Also goldenberg did it

As someone who personally likes piston stroke and uses it much more than I probably should, there's a time and place for it. Yes it's generally the most efficient but visually a downstroke in the right spot is much more appealing. There's a reason in drum lines they don't keep tacet sticks up. This person's getting a great sound out of the instrument and the downstroking in the way they are doing it in my opinion looks cleaner

@@heracrossnt yeah for sure it was pretty obvious he was on a snareline

@@henwill8 ngl sounds like he's hamering it. i mean it sounded great but for the first few seconds i was thinking jeez man are you mad at the keyboard? good stuuf all around tho i liked it.

​@@Its-Tim yeah I guess it is a bit strong. I think I didn't hear it at first as I'm in dci mode rn

@@henwill8 There is a time and place for down strokes, but playing mallets is not typically going to be the time for it. Playing on a drumline and playing a mallet instrument are two completely different playing surfaces. You have to "pull" the sound out of a marimba bar to get a good resonance which is why the piston stroke is going to almost always be preferred. He's also using vibes mallets on a marimba which is an interesting choice... he's hammering the keyboard and the sound isn't resonating the way it could had he not.

It was just how I wrote it haha

@@matteojmusic5234 The original is one half step higher

@@Lucas-kg7pi I’m aware, I legit just said it’s just the way I wrote it, mine is not the original, it’s my own rendition of it. 💀