How to Develop EVERY 4 Mallet Marimba Technique

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8 ай бұрын

this was a lot of fun to make. i think its the most music i've ever written down in a day. almost 400 measures in total. it is my greatest hope that my students will find utility in this video.
a bit of pedagogy:
setup systems that synergistically self regulate
self actualization then community actualization then cultural perpetuity
dependence then independence then interdependence
teach in a way that allows others to effortlessly enjoy the activity
feel connected to history
the best instructor shuts up and gives the correct reps
far reaching vision and present emotional regulation
every student is always trying. everyone wants to be great.
more pragmatic pedagogy
sound quality, technique, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, connection
additive only, no negative comments.
the lesson is the rep with an intent, note the words you say in between reps
imma say that again: teach with reps + concisely articulated purpose of rep, please don't regularly monologue
sing before you play.
if you can play in a smaller chunk to increase quality, do it
if the first bar isn't perfect, cut the rep.
i think one of the greatest take aways from this video was the importance of variation. we as teachers must always meet the students where they are at. we must come ready to calibrate to each individual's development, the groups development and meet everyone where they are at. its important to know what are the fundamental building blocks for the instrument's technique, double vertical, single independent, single alternating, the 4 laterals, one handed roll, interval changes but also what relevant musical concepts should accompany this development: scales, intervals, triads, voicing, 7th chords, extended harmony, rhythmic values, pentatonics, dynamics, resonance, reading, transcription, and most importantly singing (our voice being our first instrument)... i digress. this is to say we as teachers must be consistently creative in serving our students a meal that they are most ready to absorb. and to furthermore optimize the number of educational cycles that can be induced in a given instructional period.
it is good to write so much. helps settle the mind.
anyways. make sure you're doing singing reps.
hope you enjoy
Recorded, Transcribed, and Edited 11/16/2023
0:09 Double Verticals
3:04 Octaves
3:54 Single Independent/Alternating
8:48 One Handed Rolls
10:19 Inside Two
12:23 Laterals
13:34 Multi-techniques (Broccolis)

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@dukkcc2 2 ай бұрын

why am i watching this i'm a trombonist

@genevad4754 7 ай бұрын

thank you for uploading the bible

@nikolaicoletta 7 ай бұрын

This is HUGE! Thanks for providing all this information in such an easy to understand format. I definitely would have used this so much if I had this when I started marimba!

@nic-farris 7 ай бұрын

0:09 Double Verticals 3:04 Octaves 3:54 Single Independent/Alternating 8:48 One Handed Rolls 10:19 Inside Two 12:23 Laterals 13:34 Multi-techniques (Broccolis)

@RedstoneManiac13 4 ай бұрын

Do you have a PDF? 🥺

@nic-farris 4 ай бұрын

@@RedstoneManiac13 email me at my first at last name dot org for pdf

@booktheory4814 7 ай бұрын

idk anything about marimba and i only clicked on this video because it looked like you were cosplaying harry potter as a percussion kid… i learned a lot though!

@BenPenta 7 ай бұрын

You have such a beautiful practice space

@hufflepuff23402 7 ай бұрын

Perfect timing for this video to come out! I just bought a marimba and am reteaching myself how to play. I'm a front ensemble tech for an Arizona Open Class indoor group and am really going back to basics to become not only a better player, but also a better educator. Also, I took your advice and have been recording myself rehearsing a few exercises every day to give myself feedback and track progress. :)

@gojobruuh3141 15 күн бұрын

Thank you I’m so washed I haven’t picked up 4 mallets in a year, very helpful for refining my technique!

@ckimchi 7 ай бұрын

Holy shit. I've always wanted to provide my students with something like this. Thank you so much!

@DavidThePercussionist 6 ай бұрын

Blud got that ensemble block merch🗣️

@jbiscuit_music 7 ай бұрын

Amazing resource! Using this with all my students from now on

@nickquaaan 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic resource! Thank you for having great hands and great patience!! :)

@nickcoppock545 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this! This is an amazing resource for technique that I will certainly use with my students!

@stxrrjoy 7 ай бұрын

great and very helpful video, thank you!

@AlejandroLopez-zs5ph 7 ай бұрын

Son geniales tus videos ! 😊

@frosty.marimba 7 ай бұрын

Wow! This is awesome! ❤ Have you ever had an issue with outside mallets shafting on in-out rotations (broccoli)? I’ve been having this issue recently at high tempos especially on descending 2-1. Should there be a slight upstroke of the outside mallet before it travels down during an in-out lateral? It almost looks like your hands “disengage” when playing faster inside mallets mainly in how they rotate around the outsides which I thought was interesting. Combining one-handers and an independent roll seems like a really good way to develop hand independence I’ve never thought of that and it reminds me of the marimba part at Q from the ballad this summer. Surprised but glad to see 7/8 in one of your videos 😂 was not expecting a SCV exercise lol. Overall this is a great resource and a great learning tool I’ll definitely come back to many times. Video is as awesome as any of yours. Thanks Nic!

@nic-farris 7 ай бұрын

no slight upstroke, i also call that pre lifting. i have a slight upstroke sometimes, but i try and remove this as it is not necessary and i cannot find a purpose for it. 21 is usually the most under developed double lateral. shafting is just inconsistency of wrist height so maybe checkout amount of arm? lol yeah. 7/8 made the cut. its such an iconic one that i had to include it as a variation. i want more groups to have an iconic chord progression. diatonic am7 kinda mid imo

@frosty.marimba 7 ай бұрын

Interesting. I’ve been thinking about hand mechanics recently and it’s something I don’t know much about and I want to learn more about what is actually happening to your muscles and bones when we play. But outside mallets drop when we play inside and all 4 should be at the same height when we play blocks. And doing independent strokes between 3 and 4 or 1 and 2 the mallets can be completely independent and rotate around each other’s axis while keeping the others at a tacit up. But how does it work when we get to laterals especially at higher speeds? Diatonic Am7 is the broccoli chords, right? I think 7/8 sounds a lot cooler and is good for practicing shift and full strokes at different intervals. But broccoli with two fifths the AEFC then AEGC while it doesn’t sound as good has always seemed better to me because wouldn’t it train you to keep both hands a more similar interval than the classic broccoli does?

@nic-farris 7 ай бұрын

@@frosty.marimba laterals both return to the same height. they are like a double vertical with a bit of added rotation. finding one motion to get both mallets to have the same down and upstroke as a double vertical, just slightly offset.

@Front_ensemble_Cass 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this man! I'm a vibraphone player, hoping to be a marimba, and this helped a lot!

@MolePlayingNice 7 ай бұрын

This is amazing! Definitely a resource i’ll be coming back to multiple times. You just earned a new subscriber! Also I really like the sound of those mallets, what are they?

@nic-farris 7 ай бұрын

kolberg 417s i’m pretty sure. will check when home