How to Make First Chair - Marimba

Rick Dimond, percussion instructor at Henderson State University, discusses and demonstrates an approach to practicing #38 (p92-93) from the Morris Goldberg "Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone".
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• marimba
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• band
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• henderson
• state
• university

[CMane]

Nice!! Thanx for breaking it down so clearly. GREAT pointers. This vid would be even doper with a split screen (2 cam close-up shot) so that you can see the music a lil better as you're explaining. (just a suggestion) :>)

Keep doin it!!

[clr550]

You are exactly right on those pointers. This was actually filmed for another purpose back in 1999, before the wonderful days of YouTube. Hope I can dig up some more...I'll upload if I can find them. Thanks for watching!

[davimerc]

Nice thank you.

[clr550]

thanks for watching!

[006haloman]

I get lessons at OBU and i was told to talk to you... I heard you say your name and i was like that couldn't be him... And it was! Crazy meeting you by random youtube videos.

[alexjacobowitz]

The idea of teaching by using YouTube is wonderful! However, the contents here, in my opinion, are much less than helpful: prioritizing sticking (which is in fact highly subjective) instead of accuracy (which isn't) doesn't help musicianship. If a person must sight-read, they nonetheless have the option of *studying* the notes before they begin flailing. Melodic shape, dynamics, accents, dampening, all in the MIND before the hands. And it's Goldenberg, not Goldberg. Good luck though. A

[the09conradz]

this piece sounds almost like the Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor!

[levin312]

i would play it quarter = 100-110

[princeali69]

im playing page 28 from the golden berg book for my 2 mallet audition at bw in ohio.. around what tempo should i be playing this etude at

[drumcorpsgirl1991]

omg i played this. lolololol

[untamedgorealist]

Rick Diamond, this is Jamal old Trombone/Keyboard player for Nu Fusion..sparked up some old memories watching you. I tell everyone about that true perfect pitch you got, I know many imitators that really dont have it and say they do. I make sure everyone know I have not only met but was instructed by somebody who truly has it and that is you, thanks for everything!

[spacitydrummer4JC]

I love a good snare drum.