Vic Firth Scherezade soft playing, ornamentation and crescendos

Scherezade soft playing, ornamentation and crescendos

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[MattsaMarimba]

Awesome,

Such A great Video, Wish I could've seen it live.

[zuzrwolrd]

@cozorio100

That sounds very impressive. Thanks for telling me this, I'm sure he knows how to play snare drum properly, but I still respectfully disagree.

The American way of playing snare drum is different from the European, in the USA rudimentals are a very important part of technique, as in Europe, we strive for the perfect balance in rhythm and dynamics. I think singles make more sense because mr Rimsky-Korsakov wrote singles, not doubles. In Europe, mr Atkatz wouldn't make it very far.

[cozorio100]

@zuzrwolrd-Dude, that's Ted Atkatz. He studied at the preparatory division of The Manhattan School of Music, holds a diploma in Percussion Performance and Music Education from Boston University, Received a Professional Studies Degree in Percussion Performance from Temple University in Pennsylvania, and also studied at The New England Conservatory of Music. HE WAS THE FORMER PRINCIPAL PERCUSSIONIST OF THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Plus, he ran the Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:59:32.

[zuzrwolrd]

I don't know who this guy is or who recorded this, but I know the scheherazade and this part of the third movement is supposed to be played using only single strokes. I usually only resort to double strokes when the tempo is extremely high. Double strokes are never completely dynamically even because there are two strokes with only one wrist movement. You can compare it to bouncing a tennisball; with every bounce it bounces lower and lower and thus also sounds softer. USE SINGLE STROKES!