Timpani Solo - Trent Shuey

[madberlin]

Wayne Rooney on timpani, amazing!

[Trapmaker677]

where the hell is the applause?

[tnifty]

@Trapmaker677 The audience consisted of sharply dressed members of the faculty sitting behind a table with a magnifying glass. :)

[Trapmaker677]

@tnifty oh, you were judged?

[kingzed00]

timpini is so much fun i have one at my school :D

[zep4life]

Great job..also, good sound...good to hear a real timpani on this site! lol

[kevinmoncayo93]

Very Good, a question......where I can get the sheet music?...I like to play it for an audition

[dangerrat456]

there is no way to play timpani and not sound FUCKIN EPIC!!!!!!!!

[AhongZai]

can send me e a copy of this piece?

[mochi227]

you are in the zone! awesome playing, thank you. 

[bumbothebeast]

i just love this :)

[christuimbirek]

nice !!! 

[gunlover19112]

I am actually planning on having a cupple of these in my hope to be metal band to acompany the drums but I amgoingto tune them low so that they dont over power it.

[Tihvit]

IIs there any change they can be played with drum sticks too?

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@Tihvit timpani playing is ALL about tone, that will ruin the sound and the drum head!

[allmetaliswelcome]

what does it take to be able to play timpani?

[5115Russell]

@allmetaliswelcome Very good technique, and a strong sense of pitch and rhythm.

[dangerrat456]

o matter who plays them timpanis always sound epic.

[DLovesTV]

Nice playing.

[IsisStarlights]

Nice!

[malletphreak]

awesome performance...

I just got the music for this... will be doin it in DCA come September...

[nprihoda2486]

my mallets like that.

[tnifty]

I admire your passion!

[nprihoda2486]

harsh, but it is about the BASICS! I could understand if he couldn't muffle or if he had the timpani out of tune, but no, he didn't hold his mallets correctly. Fix that, and this performance is almost flawless. I can not believe his instructor let him get as far as a jury with him holding his mallets incorrectly. I understand juries are intimidating. I am a music major myself, percussion to be exact, and my instructor would KILL me if I tried to play at my lesson let alone a jury while holding

[celineium]

@nprihoda2486

He held his mallets fine, and it obviously didn't stop him from playing well.

[nprihoda2486]

Yes! Tis I, the Timpani Nazi! But seriously, the whole reason for going to college for percussion, which obviously the individual in the video is considering the performance was for a jury, is to get the education to pursue a career as a professional percussionist. I can not think of any respectable orchestra that would accept an audition with someone who can't even hold their mallets correctly. That is something you learn in your FIRST lesson...at least it should be. My criticism might be...

[nprihoda2486]

No. No. No!!! Dude you don't even hold your mallets correctly...what the EFF?!? No, I am NOT impressed. Not at all.

[ldbboosha]

who the fuck are you?! The timpani nazi? who gives a damn whether YOU'RE impressed? It's a solid performance and he was consistent with his grip. If you must leave some criticism, why not make it constructive, instead of degrading. Otherwise could you please not comment at all?

[vVcLuTcHVv]

Duuuude trent you're number 4 or 5 on youtube when you search "timpani." Blew my mind when i saw your name.

- Tyler T.

[bcbdrums]

were you at sac state last fall for their day of percussion?

[tnifty]

Unfortunately not, I just moved to Reno last fall. When is your day of percussion? We have ours on April 2nd. Anthony Cirone is premiering his Concerto for Timpani and Percussion Ensemble. You should try to make it.

[bcbdrums]

we usually have them in december. southern oregon was there, which is why i asked, and we're going up there for theirs this spring.

so are you at UNR now, or where? i'd love to see anthony cirone if i can get the time.

[cfcdanielmccfc]

how long have you been playing timpani

[mmcau]

Hey Trent, I'm done learning this, thanks for the recommendation earlier.

One question: do you think the 'piano' marking at mm.59 is a mistake? I think so because the subito piano is right in the bar after.

let me know!

[mmcau]

by mistake i mean, printing error.

[tnifty]

Yes, I totally agree, printing error. The redundant restatement of the subito piano in the following measure and the odd three and five bar phrases just don't make sense.

It would be really cool to see or hear you performing this, another interpretation would be fantastic!

[MickeyTheMoogle]

Wow, you are the only timpanist on youtube who's sound doesn't remind you of fireworks and explosives. Nice grip and you're not hitting too hard. Great work!

[Softballbat731]

Go Ms Pitkin WHOOOO

[bcbdrums]

i like it :)

any chance you could hook me up with the music?

[grooms63941]

Friend, you're english was perfect, don't get down on yourself, I'll add you as a friend...

[SuperSmashSora]

dude its Your english was perfect. Your sentence goes You are english was perfect.

[grooms63941]

Shut up, is english your main language? I messed up sorry, fucking perfectionist.

[grooms63941]

I speak english as a main language, so dont go correcting me.

[8010cookie]

you f#$%^ed up dude

[TheHOmac]

12.OOO€

[OzzyOsbourneRox]

I accdentally broke the middle timpani's head at my school last year. lol. It's replaced now... but holy crap.

[magicskater77]

yea on ebay a whole set like this is about four thousand dollars.

[TheKickAssVolta]

Are you fuckin' stupid?! Those must have sucked really bad in that case :D

[magicskater77]

ok geez what are they like 300,000 dollars. the ones i used were for rent so i dunno

[TheKickAssVolta]

No, but I bet you get some for 300,000... But average (at least in Norway) is about 3.000 dollars per timpani...

[PWNSCAPE141]

this is awsome my favorite part is at 1:30 to the end

[Guitarwithwertyloops]

same here

[NoiseFieldBand]

it depends of what you want to consider expensive, and your english is good dont worry ;) good timpanis are partially expensive, but maintain them, tune them, having the aligned its more work. if you need a translation tell me ;) i speak spanish, russian, and a lil of french italian and german :D

[mmcau]

Hey Trent, thanks for the recommendation earlier, i received the score recently and I'm having so much fun playing this!

[joewizard100]

hahaha its like a big version of rock band :P

[mmcau]

Hi guys

Anyone know of a timpani solo that's not too hard but is suitable for masters audition?

[tnifty]

mmcau, I used this piece, but I would also recommend "4 Verses" by Murray Houllif. It is a multi-movement work, but you could just choose one. The list could go on forever. I recommend also checking your schools library, they're generally a gold mine for music.

[mmcau]

Thanks for your reply,

what kind of mallet did you used for this?

[tnifty]

Cloyd Duff 1 Bamboo , but even Vic Firth's T4 Ultra Staccato would work great. Richard Kashanski calls for "Ultra Staccato Mallets" in this piece. It is then a matter of acoustics and personal preference. Thanks for the questions, where are you auditioning?

[Failey1608]

are you sitting? wow aha.

[XxStavrosxX]

Uh, yeah he is. You obviously know little about playing timpani.

[gravedarkind]

ho...that was amazing!!!!!

[RalfatronRawr]

amazing!!!

[Tyfuti]

*yawn*

[tnifty]

it was a jury....

[tanajah14]

wow u are good. im a percussionist and i love playing timpani. the only problem i have is that i cant really tune a timp. that well. but u r amazing

[fcmilsweeper9]

do you have a teacher? My teacher who was in the MSO and whos teacher was Vic Firth and Nick Lepak insists the best way to be able to tune is to be able to sing a pitch and know an interval. For example, the interval from A-D (very common) is the same as here-comes the bride or a-d d d

[Jobilizer]

Then again, thanks to 'ctzerbe1' for helping me not to feel too foolish.

[Jobilizer]

DeltaFoxtrot...

Now that you mention it, it's pretty obvious! Thanks. I've played 'em, but it's been a long time.

[HoundPride04]

Would this be a good audition piece for AppState?

[tnifty]

Yes, this piece would be perfect for that.

[Shodom7]

You are awesome!

[Jobilizer]

Thanks.

[Jobilizer]

Are tympani always organized lower pitch to higher, left to right, or are you just a lefty?

[tnifty]

The standard is left to right, though I am also a lefty ;)

[DeltaFoxtrotWhiskey3]

Nearly everything is arranged left to right low to high (from the player's perspective). Pianos, harps, flutes, violins (when held in the position of play), xylophones & related. The instruments that arent left to right are arranged vertically (oboes, clarinets, basoons).

[ctzerbe1]

many European timpanist play with the largest timpani on the right. The great American Timpanist Cloyd Duff also played that way. Most drum set played arrange the tom-toms with the lowest on the right as well.

[leewhyme]

Hey, what kind of grip are you using? it doesn't look french? german perhaps?

[tnifty]

From what I have been told by my professor I play with an "American" grip, somewhere in-between the French and German grip.

[frontensemble077]

This may sound like a dumb statement/question but I don't enjoy timpani as a solo instrument. I love it in an ensemble though. Do you and if so why?

[tnifty]

Yes I like it, but I can see why it is not favored for many reasons.

1. Limited Range

2. Ease of performance (I am working on a solo now that contains scale passages... brutal to perform)

3. Accessibility (These Yamaha in the video were over $10,000, and they are not really easy to move.

On the flip side:

1. Striking the head of a timpano just feels good!

2. They are mysterious, no one knows exactly physically what happens harmonically to produce a note, the answer would be worth millions $.

[KezmeisterG]

The ones at my uni are $40, 000 each. My teacher says they are the best kind in the world you can get and OMG They are sound SO SEXY!

[ctzerbe1]

No timpano costs $40,000. He would have been referring to a set of 4 timpani. Most professional Dresden Style timpani are $6,000 to $10,000 a drum depending on size and manufacturer.

[SoRaGrl23]

i really like this piece, do u know where i can buy the music for it? i went on jwpepper(.)com but it didnt show up

[tnifty]

Sheetmusicplus has it for three dollars, thank you.

[ricardopercu11]

Bravo..

[malletech]

For a second i thought Wayne Rooney was playing..

Haha

Anyway, great play dude.