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Page 1: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

MarimbaBootCamp

Dr.AdamGrohGracelandUniversity

Page 2: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

SpecialThanks!

Page 3: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

Overview

•  SetupConsideraBons•  TechniqueandSoundProducBon•  MusicalityandInterpretaBon•  PedagogicalIssues•  Resources

Page 4: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

SetupConsideraBons

•  InstrumentPosiBon– Height– EnsemblePlacement

•  MusicStandPlacement– Tessitura– ReadingSkills

•  BodyPosiBoning– Tessitura

Page 5: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

TechniqueandSoundProducBon

•  Grip– 2malletcomponents•  Properfulcrumpoint

– 4malletcomponents•  Don’tchokeuponoutermallets•  Outermalletisatfirstknuckleofmiddlefinger,notinwebbing•  Don’tcollapseindexfingers•  “French”gripbasis–thumbsontop

Page 6: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

IntervalChanges

Page 7: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

TechniqueandSoundProducBon

•  Stroke– Wristorientedstroke– Defaultshouldbefluidandlegato–notpiston– Malletsandwristsshouldbelow– AnBcipatethenextnote(s)

•  Intervalchangesonupstroke•  ArBculaBon– MalletChoice

•  Harder=MorearBculaBon•  Heavier=Morevolume

Page 8: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

ArBculaBon

Page 9: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

TechniqueandSoundProducBon

•  BarPlacement– Twolevelsofaccuracy•  Correctpitch•  Correctplacementonbar

•  Bodymovement/choreography– Centerbodyinplayingrange– AnBcipatelargeleaps/movementswithbodyfirst– Avoid“chasing”themallets

Page 10: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

BodyMovement

•  Ozley–FlourishforMarimbaandWindEnsemble

Page 11: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

BodyMovement

Page 12: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

MusicalityandInterpretaBon

•  ChoosingsBckings– Avoiddoubles/consecuBvemallets– Doubleinsameplane,orfromuppermanualtolowermanual

Page 13: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

MusicalityandInterpretaBon

•  InterpreBngrolls– LHleadisdefault– “Blocking”chords– Tipsforsmoothrolls– CreaBngphrasingandmoBon– MalletselecBon

Page 14: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

Rolls

Page 15: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

MusicalityandInterpretaBon

•  Voicing– Clarityofindividualvoiceswithinanoveralltexture

– O^enmelodyvs.accompaniment– Usedynamics,arBculaBon,andtouchtobalanceindividualvoicesinaparBcularpassage

Page 16: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

Voicing

Page 17: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

Voicing

Page 18: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

Voicing

Page 19: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

MusicalityandInterpretaBon

•  CreaBngsustain– Barshaveafixedsustainlength– LengthisallaboutpercepBon– Audiencewillfollowthemallets

•  Dealingwithspace– Becalmandconfident– Don’tbeinahurry/rushed– “Prep,step,breath”

Page 20: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

SpaceandSustain

Page 21: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

PedagogicalIssues•  Developingtechniqueoutsideofrepertoire– Warmups,exercises,andfundamentals

•  RecommendedLiterature– Avoidtheimpulsetorushthroughrepertoire

•  PracBceTechniques–  SlowpracBcetechniques– Handsapart–  “Chunking”– Workinginreverse–  Blocking(again)

Page 22: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

HandsApart

Page 23: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

Chunking

Page 24: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

Blocking

Page 25: Marimba Boot Camp Slides - …€¦ · • Book/Repertoire List (see handout) ... – Vic Firth 4 Mallet Marimba Series (Julia Gaines) – Marimbalogy – Vic Firth Percussion 101

Resources

•  Book/RepertoireList(seehandout)•  OnlineResources– PercussionAxiomTV(TomBurri_)– VicFirth4MalletMarimbaSeries(JuliaGaines)– Marimbalogy– VicFirthPercussion101

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Thanksforcoming!

Allslidesandhandoutswillbeavailableat:

www.adamgroh.com