Marimba Solo

[valegjr]

Wow I played that I the end of 6th grade

[demondmarron221]

SO EASY..I COULD PLAY THAT AND IM N MIDDLE SCHOOL 7TH GRADE 2 B EXACT

[funnyprincess789]

dont be afraid of the marimba. Play loud and proud!!!

[bill12121212bill]

i am a freshman in high school and i could play that

[wadoryu2u]

i have to learn 4 mallets and a 4 mallet solo in about 6 months for college auditions(music education aud.)

ive played mallets about 3 months so far, know all the scales majors and minors(know some harmonic and melodic minors) and have begun 4 mallet training with a symphonic performer.

can i do it?

[Charliebdrummer]

@wadoryu2u I usually don't respond to questions or comments. I sold my Marimba three years ago. The question is, "Do you WANT to do it?" If the answer is "yes", then you CAN do it. If it is something that is important to you, then you will make the time DAILY to achieve the goal. If you're a drummer, you know the process of learning a rudiment or any other piece of music. And, just in case no one has ever let you in on this little secret. You can do anything you want you set your mind to do.

[11kerryberry]

Ive watched this four times!! :)) awsomee

[MishaHendrix]

Yeaaaah! That was great!

[illusionFTW]

gamhse leme



[FantomOfFear]

I really want to play marimba/vibes but i play sax, do i have to play percussion to play marimba

[dothepepperminttwist]

@FantomOfFear Even though this is more of an uploader question I think I have an answer :) you can play marimba/vibes in free time, but it really depends on your director. Does he allow non-percussionist to use percussion equipment specifically for study of that instrument? If he does, you could get a percussion friend who is primarily mallets to help show you basic rudiments on it:)

[funnyprincess789]

@FantomOfFear You dont have to play percussion at all to be an awesome marimba player. one of my good friends is an AMAZING marimba player and she started as sax and still plays both. It will make yiu a better musician. c: Good Luck!

[COLDiViAN1]

connect your rolls 

[matthysen2]

Your marimba technique needs work. you play like a drummer by keeping your mallets low. other than that fabulous job!!! :)

[jets4dasuperbowl]

are those timpani mallets? I am a percussionist too

[lastmanstandingtv]

heh my name charlie ima drummer and i love the marimba

[CanyonBassCaptain]

This looks kinda fun to play. :) Might have to give it a go.

[Mr98giuliano]

padouk marimba?

[miquelrap1]

eh tio tokas muy bien

[leon625]

reminds me of banjo kazooie

[terybizzy2387]

can u post a vid of how to play supper mario theam song

[iamnotghetto]

Good note accuracy but I highly suggest you don't choke up so much on the mallet. Overall that was really good.

[RobertAndSarahh]

im a freshman in highschool and i play mallets in our band... Desoto Central High School, if you wanna look us up, we were state champions this year, so we're good :P ha. anyways, our percussion leader is making us try out on snare, mallets, and tempany this upcoming concert season. It's good that you're taking the time to learn other instruments. But i'm glad i'm getting an earlier start. You're great btw :)

[thisiswar30stm]

when you roll notes, you should try to keep the mallets in one spot above the resonators (angle the mallets) so you get a smoother sound :)

[stevenhamlin1000]

is it that you need a better camera or is this sped up

[touchjoker]

I had to play this at my all-state tryout and made it haha

[XxXxCJxXxX360]

hahah thats wierd this was the first video i found and i just memorized this last week

[heavyq]

Oh my God. I remember having to learn this same damn song in my mallet percussion class in College. Very nicely done :D

[DrumLuv23]

sweet, man. this isnt an easy solo for someone just starting. a lot of it sounds the same with a twist, so that usually causes people to forget whats coming up next. you nailed it, bro!

[Pyrovine]

I did this for my etude going into 7th grade ._.

[iwannahugful]

Good job! Not to be rude, but a 13 yo played this in class yesterday super-mega-rapid-fire, but then again, she only does mallets, and not drums.

[toddthecat]

When I close my eyes to this I see pixies and elves frolicking under enormous mushrooms in a grassy field with a large rainbow overhead and a sun with a smiley face. Also, everything is in the most intense, vivid, neon colors....whooooaaa

[gracefulstable]

whats is the song name????

[drumfreak57]

just posted a vid response because this is my first real mallet solo worth recording! :) Oh and Nice Job!

[Leonask14]

:) this was my audition piece for mid state.

[nobsiii]

not bad at all :)

i play since 2 years and the songs i play currently are Malletman and the Rosewood blues by charles delancey :) nice songs :) i love to play them :D

[mrmanpie]

if you got that good in 5 months thats pretty good

[simon9344]

Quand on parle de marimba solo, on parle de 4bag. Change ton titre, c'est du xylo solo.

Sinon c'est pas mal : )

[mygarage95]

AND i think he is not in the right octave....

[mygarage95]

holy crap... that's my district etude from last year.....

[jnydegger]

faster rebound and lower wrists

[percussivepurcell]

i need some advice, im a 8th grader hoping to go into a competition to win a scholarship so i can pay off allot of drumcorps stuff for the summer coming up, im not very experienced at mallets but im confident in my rudimentary snare abilities, but i need a good marimba solo, what do u suggest?

[Penguinbot1324]

can you do 4 mallet?

[percussivepurcell]

im not great but i think i can

[Penguinbot1324]

you might wanna try out sea refractions. its not hard at all

[YOURFAVORITEMUSIC132]

@percussivepurcell

I'm in the same boat with you. I recently found an exremly good solo called "Bach's Violen Concerto in A Minor"

If you play it well enough I can gurentee a Scholorship

[MyWarriorInHiding]

practice is all that i can suggest. if your cinfident in your snare techniques, i suggest getting sticks with the lowest possible rebound and practicing your singles on a surface with little or no rebound to it. other than that, always choose music that is just a little harder than your currently comfortable with and go from there. as long as your good at reading rythems, all i can really suggest is to practice accuracy at speed, wich is usually what gives most drummers problems.

[tails11]

What type of marimba is this? It sounds amazing.

[Schwabel3]

my only suggestion is choke up a little less, great solo though

[sum33]

hey im a bass guitar player and i signed up for freshmen band (for credits) and it turns out they are a concert band so now i have to play marimba and xylophone and i got these mallets that seem pretty short so i was wondering what is the normal size of mallets

[jeffandmatthardyrule]

Yay!

[Penguinbot1324]

I HAVE ONLY TWO WORDS FOR YOU. sheet music?

[marimbamarcy]

It's great that you decided to do mallet percussion. It shows that you are open minded. It's going to help you in the future ! Great job so far ! :-)

[tails11]

I agree. He is very very good! I wish I had a mallet instrument but noooo I got the bells.. lol

[DCdrummer205]

IF YOU WERE TO MESS WITH THIS I TRIED THIS THE OTHER DAY WITH A DIFFERENT PIECE. TAKE THIS AND PLAY IT IN 12/8 and prepare to be amazed how awesome it will change the piece...

[boredbored1111]

Very bouncy, up-beat piece. I like! I have the book but haven't looked into it at all. Maybe I should open that book up...

Great work. I'm so looking into the piece.

[alancheng12345]

can you get this piece anywhere on the internet for free?

[KDewey92]

nice job

[MichealJohnson1234]

I loved it. I appreciate that.

[princeali69]

im doing this as my 2 mallet audition for baldwin wallace in ohio, did you treat this solo like it was in 2/4 as oppose to 4/8

[Charliebdrummer]

I really didn't think about it. Try not to think about the time it is in. Just try to think about making it sound musical. Ask your teacher at school he/she will know a lot more than I would.

[janmarimba]

This is Janis Potter- the marimba soloist. I have taught many students over the years and I am impressed that you have aquired this kind of technical facility in only a few short months. Don't forget to start playing 4 mallets as well...I know you'll do very well. Keep up the good work.

Janis

[Charliebdrummer]

Thank you for the kind words. That really means a lot coming from you. I enjoyed my short time with the Marimba immensely but have since moved on to other endeavors. Thanks again.

[gwordin]

lol no offense but u guys r talkin like the past NO oOFFENse

[princeali69]

if im thinking about this in 2/4 and im using this as an 2 mallet audition around which temposhould i use

[tonybero]

that's some good marimba-ing

[mazrocon]

I liked it! How wide do you think a 5 octave marimba would be? Cause i'm wanting to build one, well actually i'm not a carpenter but my dad will help me if I pay for the supplies. I was wanting to put it in my room and I just want to make sure it will fit. I was thinking of building a 3 octave one but I don't know, do you think that would be too limited?

[polaris019]

To everyone asking for music:

"Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone" by Morris Goldenberg is a book that every percussionist should own. It is full of not only technique education, but a number of etudes and selections from classical pieces that make for excellent audition pieces. Its only 10-15 dollars, buy it and you will never regret it.

[lhsdrummer2010]

I mainly focus on mallets, but that wasn't bad. Your technique could use a little refining, not that it wasn't good, but its not just quite perfect. Definitely acceptable for five months. Dynamics tend to make a piece more interesting, and add more emotion into the piece, which would be good.

And I'm curious: Are those mallets Cassellas?

[Charliebdrummer]

I sold the marimba and now I'm messing around with the bass guitar. I enjoyed my time with the marimba immensely. To tell you the truth I can't remember what kind of mallets they were. Probably a Vic Firth model.

[CaptainYutube]

Like charlie said, they are a vic firth model, they're the Gifford Howarth Signatures.

[MalkavianSniper]

awesome "chops"! wow, i don't think i could play like this after 5 months of playing marimba. good job :)

hey, can you send me the music too? thanks.

[DemonicAngels]

That was great! I like that you've decided to be more of a percussionist than just a drummer. You need to tell my school's drumline that. Haha.. I play marimba and am auditioning for Region Band and the etude you're playing is played by one of the upperclassmen bands. What's it called?

[IMFgirllovesmcfly]

bad ass!

i play mallet percussion myself

and marimba is my personal favourite =]

you're an inspiration to me

[animaro111]

Very good, song is very interesting and your risk movements are very good, but i must say you are right hand is choking up too high and you hand is tense, just relaxe it =) well anyways good job!

[monkee4646]

good job, just make sure you always try to hit the bars in the middle to produce the best sound

[bennyboy2414]

nice job for someone playing five months, I've been playing mallets for two years(all the years I've been in band) so I'm wondering if you can send me the music thankies

[DRMS7888]

Pretty good for a few months of study. Definitely work on your roll consistency.

[lildancer1526]

nice playing. i do a lot of mallet stuff, and coming over from drumming just on sets and snares, i just kinda hit notes, but work on the musical aspect of the marimba dynamics and stuff, its an awesome instrument. also, remember on those faster passages, you can get the same sound on the outside of the top bars as in the middle and reduce movement. try choking down on the mallet a little too! good work for 5 months!

[yusak3173]

what mallets and marimba are you using?

[Ramza1316]

dude you're awesome at this..already...

[RoborovskiLover]

I too play the mallets and I must say you are good!

[abl78]

I love the sounds and even if it was abit basic , to me it was great work.. keep it up ! share some more.

[rohanwow]

Not bad ;)

[M4rimb4fr34k]

Sorry, but really bad. Do you ever heard the word DYNAMIC????? No dynamic. I played a long time ago and with dynamic the song is good!!!!!!!!!111

[Charliebdrummer]

Thanks for the "tough love".

[Apples00000]

pretty good for 5 months.. songs a little boring though lol get some 16th notes songs =)

[skidrum11]

Pretty good for 5 months!!! Thats great that you have become a mallet player...i hope you find the world of 4 mallets (or maybe even 6) to be fun...

[pheonixes5]

I applaud you for joining the mallet world!! and you by no means in a bad place for being within your fist few months. A good tip is that there should be four fingers of space between the back tip of the mallet and your hand. Also your fulcrum should be your back three fingers, and your thumb and index finger should only provide accuracy and NEVER the power of the stoke. I wish you luck in your new beginning.

[Charliebdrummer]

Thanks for the pointers!

[fraggynator]

The solo is from the Goldenberg Xylo/Vibra/Marimba School, right? I also had to play it a long time ago. I suggest you to practice the first two pages of the violin concerto in a minor from bach (also in this book) and then switch to four mallet pieces (mexican murals, yellow after the rain, etc.)

However, its played very well.

[fraggynator]

Very good decision. I suppose you to be able to switch to four mallet technique. But you can also torture yourself by playing 2-mallet-bach suites^^

[Charliebdrummer]

I'm very wary of four-mallet technique. Holding two sticks in one hand seems strange after only using one stick in each hand for all these years. Hopefully, the transition from two to four-mallets won't be a traumatic event for me.

[ImLostAgain]

You grip your sticks kind of high up and I couldn't really tell for sure but I see a lot of unnecessary doubling up when you could be doing alternate sticking. Your doing really well for 5 months though and the piece is nice.

[Charliebdrummer]

Very observant! You're right about the doubling up. I was getting my sticks crossed up in one section so I just doubled up to eliminate that in that one particular section. Yes, I know I'm choking up too much on my sticks. But, thanks for reminding me. I've got to work on that! Thanks, again.