Behzad,Yes, that's the hardest part of the piece, especially immediately before "f-3", which is often done as hands alternating instead of unison. The...
No, she was right the first time.In 1933, Deagan made the "Century of Progress" marimba, named for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.The "King George" mar...
Ben,At the University of Illinois, I currently have 25 active percussion majors (8 graduate, 17 undergraduate), plus 4 DMA students finished with cour...
Correction: I signed a contract addendum with Newport Classic, deleting the return-of-rights clause and allowing them to assign the recording to anoth...
Speaking purely in the abstract, I would think that file-sharing of permanently out-of-print recordings may be appropriate. However, there are still c...
P.S. The best way to learn this material is to pick out a different concerto to learn EACH YEAR for your school's "Concerto Competition," and then ide...
Ben,You have probably looked at both my "Syllabus & Repertoire List" and "Marimba Concerto List" on this web site -- if not, do so.I recommend every m...
Hi, TomUnfortunately, I did sign a contract addendum with Sony. It is a long and complex story, and at the time, it looked like a good idea. In retros...
Thanks for the compliments, fellows.Sony Classical purchased "The Modern Marimba" from Newport Classic, along with many other recordings including Ste...
I, too, have yet to find any six-mallet music I thought was worth the effort. The common usage of Abe, Yuyama, etc. of fixed voicing in parallel motio...
Derek,With Burton grip, small intervals are acheived by extending the index finger to remove it from between the handles, then moving the inside malle...
Please keep Illinois in mind, as we could offer a marimba concentration MM. I would be careful of getting a degree which says "marimba," rather than "...
Behzad,There is a difference between mallets designed in a two-tone style, e.g. my line with Innovative Percussion or the Malletech Concertos, and mal...
I am in full agreement with Pedro and I would sumarize as follows: any limitations discussed are those of the player, not of the grip (any grip). Much...
An excellent suggestion.I should have thought of Orlando -- he was a student of mine at Peabody! FYI, he will be leaving NIU and returning to the Balt...