Sticking Concepts for the Vibraphone, Ed Saindon Clinic, Paris Music Conservatory, 5/7/09

Excerpts from Ed Saindon vibraphone clinic which took place at the Music Conservatory in Paris, France which on May 7th, 2009.

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[mrboppman1]

good stuff

[NirvanSengupta]

Ed, man. Thank you for all your educational endeavors. I've been struggling to find a systematic approach to guide my playing for a long time. Your work is helping very much. Thank you

[edsaindon]

@Necrodrumicon Hi, Glad you're enjoying the videos. The goal is to try and use all four mallets when playing lines. Here's an example. For the first five notes of a Bb scale we could use this sticking: Bb - mallet 4, C and D - mallet 2, Eb - mallet 3, F - mallet 1. The mallets are numbered from your left to right: 4, 3, 2, 1. Also, try experimenting with different striking areas of the bar which will allow the mallets to get out ot the way of each other. I hope that helps a bit.

Ed