| JoeRPorter |
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| Sat Oct 06 2007 09:56 PM |
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6 Mallet technique
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Hi, I just love technique, I'm really into advance techniques for pretty much everything I learn, so being of the nature ive really been looking at six mallet players, and articles in my spare time.
I've come across two different ways of playing,
http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/Documents/BandOrchestra/Percussion_Tips_Gronemeier.pdf
The first is the idea of stevens grip base
and the second with the Burton grip base
http://www.robpaterson.com/writings/essay-introduction_to_my_six-mallet_technique.html
After I read both of these articles and tried them both,
maybe im misreading something, but is there any way to get
the middle mallet to move indepedent from the outside mallets. Like say you had a Triad, C, E, F. I know it's possible to play C , F by lifting the middle mallet up,
however is it possible to just play an E only by using the middle mallet?
Is it possible to play a sort of 1 hand roll between 3 mallets,
C E F C E F C E F, or any combination?
| L Lawless |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Sun Oct 07 2007 07:18 PM |
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Re: 6 Mallet technique
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I've never really done 6-mallet technique, other than just messing around, mainly for the issues you are facing.
To me, adding that extra mallet greatly diminishes the flexibility of the other mallets. Yes, you can play triads in both hands, and it looks cool, but for me personally it was not worth the time.
| JoeRPorter |
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| Sun Oct 07 2007 07:51 PM |
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Re: 6 Mallet technique
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Well yes it's possible to play a triad, but is it possible to do some sort of ripple roll on the triad i mean, like
1 e +
C E F
With keeping the 4th mallet on C,
5th mallet E
6th on F
| James Walker |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Wed Oct 10 2007 07:10 PM |
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Re: 6 Mallet technique
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Quote:
1 e +
C E F
With keeping the 4th mallet on C,
5th mallet E
6th on F
I don't have much experience with six-mallet techniques, but based on my knowledge of four-mallet techniques, I'd say it's do-able but problematic. The problem I see with that is developing the strength (torque) necessary to get past a mezzo-piano. Think about four-mallet technique: using Leigh Stevens' terms, is it easier to play double laterals or single independent rolls when the two mallets in a given hand are held at the interval of a sixth, or a second?
Now, if you're talking about a true "ripple roll," which is executed simply by playing an alternating-hand roll, but changing the angle of the hands so that the mallets don't strike the instrument simultaneously, then I'd say that's more feasable for the voicing you've listed. However, I couldn't predict exactly how difficult that would be.