Guide to Mallet Percussion | Marimba, Vibraphone, Xylophone, and Glockenspiel Comparison

[@ZacharySavinsky]

What’s YOUR favorite mallet instrument?

[@LBTY31718]

Marimba, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, and Vibraphone.

[@ZacharySavinsky]

Hey why not pick them all, right?! They each have their own great qualities about them!

[@LBTY31718]

@@ZacharySavinsky Yeah I know.

[@PaYT20]

vibraphone + steel pan+ my favorite paino

[@ZacharySavinsky]

Oh steel pan is so cool! Wish I knew how to play.

[@jenniferbraud6750]

I just dropped by to get basic information, as a friend just gave me a student xylophone. But, as you know, the amount of knowledge shared here needs more attention than a drive -by viewing. Very impressive with your vast knowledge base, the overall presentation of the video, and most of all, your confidence level as a commentator. Because I'm older,(61 complete revolutions around the Sun) I can't help but think about how proud your parents must be. I certainly am...(& subscribed) ☯️🌜🎆🎹🔎🥁🎶

[@tiitus.crawford4025]

Helped me majorly with my music appreciation class.

[@ZacharySavinsky]

Glad the video helped you! Let me know if there's any other content you'd like to see👍

[@martinazammit7548]

Wow amazing video. So hard to find videos about percussion. Thank you

[@ZacharySavinsky]

You’re welcome! Let me know if there’s any content you would like to see in the future!

[@CyZebra26]

Hi! My school just had a gift from some local organization and we got a few instruments for our School's marching band. One of them is a Marimba, around 3 octaves long i think? Just had them a few months ago, and i was soo happy to have the skill for it, since our marching band officers told me that I was the one who's gonna play the marimba from now on. Just came across your video and thought it was very helpful, since i still feel new around my Marimba despite using it for many band practices. I didn't know that a Marimba was basically a percussion instrument so i guess that makes me a percussionist? Still have no idea about that one. Just wanna say thank you for creating a video about these cool instruments, definitely will check out ur other vids man! -sending love from the Philippines 🎉

[@BlaineKlein]

Great video! Super informative and straight to the point. This is a great resource. Thanks for making!

[@ZacharySavinsky]

I appreciate your kind words! Thank YOU for watching!

[@widowthehedgehog]

Hey! Great video! I just want to say that as a percussionist myself I’m very happy that you want to educate people on mallet instruments and how different they are. I will say that you did leave out a very rare mallet instrument that I don’t think you knew existed, there are only 6 of them made and I just so happen to have one in my house. It is a 5 octave marimba but it has three more notes that are lower and is called a 5 and a 3rd. Have a great day!

[@ToumaitheMioceneApe]

I’ve been doing percussion for a long while now, but I’m only now getting the chance to really get into mallet percussion. I’ve had a couple glockenspiel parts here and there, but nothing major. This quarter though I have a very big xylophone part along with my first marimba solo! This video has been really helpful with getting me to better know these instruments so I can better improve my own playing. Thank you, and I can’t wait to see what I get to play next.

[@ZacharySavinsky]

You're welcome! Let me know if there's any other videos I can make to help you on your journey!

[@ehsanrostamimusic509]

hi dear friend good evening how are you? excuse me is there a glockenspiel instrument but it's first note to be c 4 in the middle octave and this model of glockenspiel instrument that you have spoken about it it's first note is almost in fa and sol 5 octave? and please guide/lead me.

[@erkkiriekkola3305]

8:34 Jesu, bleibet meine Freunde by Bach

[@user-vd1xl2sr5h]

Could you please explain why some higher notes have longer resonators? I thought higher notes required shorter resonators.

[@Hokie5Libra82]

Wow, what an informative video! Found this when I couldn't think of the name of the vibraphone and glockenspiel kept on coming up in my searches, which I knew was not correct, lol. As a former violinist, it's so interesting how the sheet music is printed and read! Still sounds complicated to me and is breaking my brain a little bit, but I get it 😄

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[@QuasarEE]

Have you ever seen or heard info about a tenor xylophone? Some orchestral works call for one (like Orff's Trionfo di Afrodite) but there's no info about them anywhere that I can find. I'd presume w/o more info that it just has a lower range but sometimes range differences comes with a bit of a color shift as well so I hate to assume.

[@JeremyWachira-b9j]

Thanks for the video.

[@EmeraldChest312]

What four mallet technique was she using in the vibraphone demonstration?

[@ZacharySavinsky]

Cross Grip! It's more effective when playing on vibraphone over Stevens Grip. Mostly due to the flat surface of the vibraphone over the raised "black keys" of the marimba/xylophone.

[@emericklamontagne3652]

Excellent tutorial. Aloha from Hawaii.

[@stevensegal3531]

Great informative video. Can you recommend a marimba or vibraphone brand/model for beginners? Not kid-sized but for adults. I don't want to break the bank when starting out.

[@birdieafton5227]

Mallet instrument are sturdy. You wouldn’t break anything for a few good years. That being said, my band uses a lot of Majestic brand.

[@lxtus_xoxo]

for what you want, check out the yamaha ym-1430 padauk marimba. it's about $4000, but it's a hearty fella

[@SternLX]

10:57 You don't want to know the price of that Concert Glockenspiel she was playing... although, with the right Mallets, you can make that Glockenspiel sound just like a Celeste Piano.

[@praticademusica]

Like your mood. Explanation's rhythm are just perfect. Thanks for sharing.

[@Androchan]

Hi, are there any cons on using wooden mallets on the Glock?

[@boojiemanuno]

I'd like to know iff I'm correct. Thier is a song by the Fortunes ( Rick n Roll) " That Same Old Feeling" Are they using the Marimba wood Xylophone with the Resonators. I just love that tune it's sounds soft !

[@stevechrisman3185]

Thanks Zach !

[@ZacharySavinsky]

You're welcome!

[@kentosalazar]

thanks

[@ZacharySavinsky]

You're welcome!

[@gustavooliva5390]

How would you tune a vibraphone?

[@QuasarEE]

You don't. The tuning of the bars is set by the manufacturer. And for whatever reason they use A=442 or 443 Hz almost always, rather than A= 440.

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[@m.richards6947]

Is the Marimba the one you usually hear in film scores and corporate ads doing the low notes?

[@widowthehedgehog]

Yes. No xylophone or vibraphone can go that low.