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Pages: 1 Porterjoe Tiger Talk Trainee Reged: Mar 29 2007 Posts: 5 Loc: Fernie British Columbia Canada Looking for a 2 mallet Marimba piece I can auditon       #38565 - Thu Mar 29 2007 09:47 AM (24.66.71.34) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Hi, I Have an audition in about 2months for University of Lethbridge. I have picked to play drumset, snare drum, and marimba for my audition. For drumset I will be playing Steve Gadd's paradiddle groove, snare drum not 100% sure, but for marimba I don't really have anything, something with 2 mallets would be good because I'm not at the 4 mallet level yet. The University does not expect me to play a 4 mallet piece so 2 is perfect. I also Have to play scales. I was wondering if anyone knew anywhere or any good marimba 2 mallet pieces i can somehow get over the internet, and also a link too a giant scale page. thanks alot. Post Extras:       James Walker Tiger Talk Pro Reged: Mar 18 2002 Posts: 1283 Loc: Connecticut Re: Looking for a 2 mallet Marimba piece I can auditon [Re: Porterjoe]       #38567 - Thu Mar 29 2007 10:55 AM (4.245.227.103) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   What sort of mallet background do you have? Even within the realm of two-mallet pieces, there's a fair amount to choose from. One very common choice is a transcription, the first movement of Bach's A Minor Violin Concerto, found in the Morris Goldenberg "Modern School" mallet book. I know of a few students who have prepared one or two of the etudes in that same Goldenberg book, but I have to say that the Bach (IMO) offers more of an opportunity to present one's musicality. Thomas McMillan's Masterpieces For Marimba is a collection of transcriptions that also has a number of suitable pieces for college entry auditions. If those are too advanced for your level, one of the later pieces in Garwood Whaley's Fundamental Studies for Mallets can work well, while still being more accessible, technically speaking, than the Bach or many of the pieces in the McMillan text. In addition to any other pieces suggested here, I'd recommend contacting the head of the percussion department at the University of Lethbridge. I'm sure he (or she) would be more than happy to recommend some suitable pieces. In fact, many schools post lists of suggested audition repertoire to their web sites - perhaps the percussion department at Lethbridge has done this? -------------------- moderator, mallet forum Edited by James Walker (Thu Mar 29 2007 10:58 AM) Post Extras:       Porterjoe Tiger Talk Trainee Reged: Mar 29 2007 Posts: 5 Loc: Fernie British Columbia Canada Re: Looking for a 2 mallet Marimba piece I can aud [Re: James Walker]       #38569 - Thu Mar 29 2007 11:18 AM (24.66.71.34) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Well, one of my problems is, receiving the music quickly, because i only have about 1.5months to play this piece, and if i order a book, it would take that time to receive it =/ Post Extras:       James Walker Tiger Talk Pro Reged: Mar 18 2002 Posts: 1283 Loc: Connecticut Re: Looking for a 2 mallet Marimba piece I can aud [Re: Porterjoe]       #38576 - Thu Mar 29 2007 12:36 PM (4.245.227.103) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Your best bet in this regard is to look for a classical piece that you could transcribe (adapt) for marimba or xylophone. I was able to find one place online that distributes "public domain" classical pieces online: http://www.sheetmusicarchive.net/ I don't have time at the moment to look through that site and find pieces that would work on marimba, but I'd start by looking for pieces for flute or violin. FWIW, I found that page by doing a search online for "sheet music for sale pdf". Add "flute" or "violin" to the search, and see what you come up with. I'm afraid I don't know of many resources online where one can buy percussion music and take delivery of it directly over the Internet. Gordon Stout offers this service for some of his more recent works - http://www.gordonstout.net/music.asp - but I don't think anything on that list is suitable for an undergraduate two-mallet entrance audition piece - his works tend to be more advanced four-mallet literature. It might be worth e-mailing him to ask if he knows of anyone offering a similar service for pieces at the level you're seeking. If you can't find any suitable works on the public domain sites, I'd suggest contacting the head of the percussion department at Lethbridge directly - I'm sure that he or she could suggest sources within Canada where you could buy an appropriate piece in a timely fashion. (All of the stores I'm aware of - online and otherwise - are based in the US, and I'm sure that shipment to Canada would only lengthen the time involved.) -------------------- moderator, mallet forum Post Extras:       Porterjoe Tiger Talk Trainee Reged: Mar 29 2007 Posts: 5 Loc: Fernie British Columbia Canada Re: Looking for a 2 mallet Marimba piece I can aud [Re: James Walker]       #38578 - Thu Mar 29 2007 04:09 PM (24.66.71.34) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   my cousin who is a music student at u of l is going to bring me some music =] !! Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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