[Finale] Four-Mallet Xylo?

2006-11-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hey all, Are most orchestral percussionists comfortable using four mallets (2- mallet grip in each hand) on xylophone? Or is this more of a vibraphone/marimba technique? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepage.mac.com/djargon Brooklyn, NY _

Re: [Finale] Four-Mallet Xylo?

2006-11-26 Thread Michael Cook
The percussionists in the orchestra here in Mannheim have no problem with this. On 26 Nov 2006, at 20:53, Darcy James Argue wrote: Hey all, Are most orchestral percussionists comfortable using four mallets (2-mallet grip in each hand) on xylophone? Or is this more of a vibraphone/marimba

Re: [Finale] Four-Mallet Xylo?

2006-11-26 Thread Carl Dershem
Darcy James Argue wrote: Hey all, Are most orchestral percussionists comfortable using four mallets (2- mallet grip in each hand) on xylophone? Or is this more of a vibraphone/marimba technique? Most of the pros I work with and see in symphonic orchestras are "percussionists," They play

Re: [Finale] Four-Mallet Xylo?

2006-11-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
Carl, What I was wondering was more along the lines of "are there any xylophone-specific issues that make a four-mallet technique less practical on xylo. than on other mallet instruments, like vibraphone or marimba"? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 26 Nov 2006,

Re: [Finale] Four-Mallet Xylo?

2006-11-26 Thread Carl Dershem
Darcy James Argue wrote: Carl, What I was wondering was more along the lines of "are there any xylophone-specific issues that make a four-mallet technique less practical on xylo. than on other mallet instruments, like vibraphone or marimba"? Alas, being a brass player, I rarely deal in

Re: [Finale] Four-Mallet Xylo?

2006-11-26 Thread Daniel Wolf
Darcy James Argue wrote: Carl, What I was wondering was more along the lines of "are there any xylophone-specific issues that make a four-mallet technique less practical on xylo. than on other mallet instruments, like vibraphone or marimba"? With regard to playing technique, aside from ge

Re: [Finale] Four-Mallet Xylo?

2006-11-26 Thread Darcy James Argue
Thanks Daniel, that's all very helpful. I'm calling for soft mallets, and the four-mallet xylo parts I have in mind are all double tremolos. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 26 Nov 2006, at 4:04 PM, Daniel Wolf wrote: Darcy James Argue wrote: Carl, What I was wo

Re: [Finale] Four-Mallet Xylo?

2006-11-26 Thread John Howell
At 2:53 PM -0500 11/26/06, Darcy James Argue wrote: Hey all, Are most orchestral percussionists comfortable using four mallets (2-mallet grip in each hand) on xylophone? Or is this more of a vibraphone/marimba technique? Sure it is, but mallet players who have that technique can certainly a

Re: [Finale] Four-Mallet Xylo?

2006-11-26 Thread John Howell
At 3:20 PM -0500 11/26/06, Darcy James Argue wrote: Carl, What I was wondering was more along the lines of "are there any xylophone-specific issues that make a four-mallet technique less practical on xylo. than on other mallet instruments, like vibraphone or marimba"? For the playing techni

Re: [Finale] Four-Mallet Xylo?

2006-11-26 Thread Christopher Smith
On Nov 26, 2006, at 2:53 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Hey all, Are most orchestral percussionists comfortable using four mallets (2-mallet grip in each hand) on xylophone? Or is this more of a vibraphone/marimba technique? You have gotten some good advice, to which I add: The xylophone