BLUECOATS 2022 CENTER MARIMBA HEADCAM || Riffs & Revelations

8.9.2022 - Finals Week
First Sanford ever won by the Bluecoats in their 50 year history.

[@pauldickson3831]

This book is really a masterclass in how to score high without ramming notes every second. Impressive and tasteful

[@kttyfl1p]

god your inner mallet runs are so clean. going for up and cadets this year and really gotta work on those. SICK VIDEO

[@kttyfl1p]

hey update, i'm in united percussion 2 right now and got conned into doing bushwackers this summer but we'll see next year :) . i'll update then

[@pengua5069]

@@kttyfl1p both are still great groups

[@kttyfl1p]

update again, united percussion 2 '23 was the best season of my life and bushwackers marimba is treating me great. looking promising that i can make it into some world class groups in '24 with my growth as a player. still coming back to this video for inspiration

[@cayde7293]

@@kttyfl1panything but bush 😭

[@colersen]

I was gonna say… Goodluck going with cadets…😂. Fr tho that’s so good for you man Sad to see the cadets go after like 90 something years

[@helvetica.o]

that snare sounded absolutely majestic

[@pupsic0la]

badass. love tom rarick's front ensemble writing so much. edit: white key run at 7:32. man.

[@hammpy3012]

10:06 sooo Nice!

[@cashews1016]

My next transcription… Thank you for this!

[@JarelRivera]

The car speeding by visual is literally my new favorite visual of all time ❤

[@ericperez6207]

Best percussion we’ll deserved. good job Nikolai 💙

[@gavyntapp7689]

2:20 butter omg 🤤

[@sughciety]

LOVE watching you get better every year.

[@weirdo7896]

Boutta show our percussionist teacher this and be like “THIS IS WHY WE NEED HIGHER BUDGET”

[@isaiahmumaw]

Speaking from experience, having good hands and good writing is way more important than a big budget.

[@blobbler8940]

DCI mallet players never cease to amaze me

[@soggycat5]

me when marimba player plays marimba😩 also holy shit ur inner mallets dude. thats so insane👍👍

[@jacobcook3127]

absolute legend, nice shirt too

[@ITZF13RY]

this is literally my inspiration to work super hard in front ensemble!! so cool!

[@cecevle]

this is absolutely insane

[@polydrip]

nice snare tone

[@facelessbassist6474]

7:12 my favorite part

[@tjeffersonb]

I don’t even play an instrument that can be in DCI (I’m a sax main) but this is so cool. I’ve discovered pit head cams to be the funnest to watch usually

[@donkthemagicllama]

I didn’t think chill runs existed until this

[@nolano8279]

the writing is soooo tasteful

[@bowlerrollercoaster]

If those are the Jim Casella signature series mallets, I also use those!

[@sludgymuffin]

That was a great show I went to see it at the navy stadium for a band field trip.

[@parkerbarnett5107]

Does anyone have a transcription for 10:06

[@OliviaGraceCrochett]

I have like a transcription that's a mix of the marimba parts in flat that I can send you if you give me your email

[@huh4829]

10:06 10:07 10:08 10:09 10:10

[@stevensimmermon8802]

What a baller

[@WilliamBottka]

Goated

[@mrman7361]

dci 2x speed is funny

[@jazzjavi]

Hell yeah 🍁

[@GH_percussion]

Question: how do you count the dotted fives before the hit in part 3?

[@22scams32]

dotted fives are just eighth note fivelets over 3 counts rather than two. Try a five against three subdivision with TE Tuner

[@pliaot]

11:00

[@wafersss]

2:18 what the fuck

[@Hello-sq3eh]

Great Job! How hard was it to get in the blue coats? If I were to try out what skill level should I try to get to and/or what are some pieces I should be able to play?

[@GH_percussion]

(I attended one of their audition camps today, feel free to take this with a grain of salt) Most of making a drum corps pit is knowing the packet and being able to apply the comments you are given on the fly. You’re going to need some prior experience to get in, though.

[@Hello-sq3eh]

@@GH_percussion Thank you! I have lots of experience on marimba but because of why I'm playing, I've never even touched snare or other non-mallet percussive instruments. How much do you think that matters/how much did you play snare at the audition camp.

[@memetard__1215]

I know you so good to where you going to be like the legendary percussionist at this sxhool

[@KaydenKennerley]

it's not a school. it's drum corp which is basically professional marching band ages 16-21

[@CoenWilson1]

tell JP and Sophie a guy named Coen says hi

[@joshhh.avilayt]

5.0 oct rosewood marimba? sounds great

[@pacibels_cannon]

I want one so bad

[@GH_percussion]

This is a 4.5 octave

[@unluckygd4672]

Do you mind me asking what gopro you used for this 😅

[@ryan553]

Most likely GoPro hero 9 or above

[@jamil6045]

what mallets are you using?

[@nikolaicoletta]

IP 1003s, FS250s, 3004s and 3003s

[@catassistant]

john inner mallets

[@inversionproduction]

🙏🏾

[@Scootersnail980]

2:16

[@nijarfauzan7621]

Wowww

[@jomelfigueroa5209]

NickMom That Girl Lay Lay

[@kermitm9197]

2:17