 [3280]Re:Re: Marimba Spiritual & Grip (274 reads) |
2003-12-17 00:47:53 |
" Personally, I find that the choice of grip has little or nothing to do with successful playing. " Re: Totally agree. "In regard to Marimba Spiritual, I have heard both exceptional and wretched performances, whether they be Stevens, Burton, or traditional grip players. What matters more are the concepts of tone, phrasing, contrast, structure and projection." Re: Indeed. Thanks for the compliment, but for the record, I do play with a modified Burton grip, incorporating many of the elements of Stevens: holding the mallets at the very end of the handles, the mallet handles do not touch each other, and the thumb is upward. Re: Thanks for telling me that - I thought you played with traditional. Curiously, I sometimes vibraphone like that. I good friend of mine in London (when we were studying at the Guildhall) played the hell out of mallets and multi-perc with that modified burton grip and he had one of the most fluid and independent sound I ever hear. "I seem to recall Zivkovic also using Burton, but I could be mistaken." Re: Isaw Zivkovic play a couple of times and he played Stevens. Zeltsman definitely uses traditional. Joe Gramley, to name just one, plays the hell out of Marimba Spiritual using Stevens. Re: Ok - there are concepts "before" and "after" grip matters, that are equally and (more,,,) important in a way. I have seen players who switched grips and "looked" extremely unconfortable. Maybe it's time we speak of the body as a whole, taking a more holistic approach, instead of thinking of hands exclusively. I once hear Andras Schiff say: When you play the piano well, you play with your body and the fingers are controlled by superior forces Poetic and inspiring, I think. All best wishes, for you all.... Pedro http://www.pedrocarneiro.com Remote Host: ce01pc01.netcabo.net |
 [3263]"Marimba Spiritual" by minoru MIKI <Raphael> |
2003-12-11 21:21:36 |
 [3264]Re: <Pedro Carneiro> |
2003-12-11 22:48:10 |
| [3265]Re: <Stefan Ice> |
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| [3267]Re: <jeffrey> |
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| [3269]Re: Marimba Spiritual & Grip <William Moersch> |
2003-12-14 18:16:01 |
 [3280]Re:Re: Marimba Spiritual & Grip <Pedro Carneiro> |
2003-12-17 00:47:53 |