How to Compose for Marimba: Composition tips for writing marimba music

♪THREE IDIOMATIC MOVEMENTS♪
1. how two mallets in one hand work for different Intervals
2. some variations of arpeggio
3. three ways to play tremolo
♪UNIQUE WAYS OF PLAYING MARIMBA & NOTATIONS♪
1. dead stroke
2. use your body to dampening the resonance
3. bowing marimba : "Juxtapositions" by Craig Visser, www.craigvisser...
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[@orangepeelz3579]

Thank you for this! It was very helpful

[@mymartykins23]

So helpful thank you for making this video!

[@ThumbnailGrail]

Such a soothing sound. Fascinating how leaning against the marimba can alter the sound.

[@kenshorley]

Great video, Naoko!

[@NaokoTsujita]

Thank you Ken;)

[@DanielRamjattan]

Amazing video Naoko- a lot of work went into this and I was honoured to be a tiny part of it !!

[@NaokoTsujita]

Thank you for being a part of this video!!

[@BrianKrock]

I found this very useful for a new piece I'm working on. Thank you!

[@NaokoTsujita]

Hi Brian, Thank you for your comment. It'd be nice if I could listen to your piece someday!

[@MatthewMartinGuitar]

You make it look easy! Also the bow technique sounds amazing!

[@NaokoTsujita]

Thank you Matthew!

[@jakemiles533]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@NaokoTsujita]

Thank you for watching!!!

[@zepewto901]

Thank you so much for this video, super well made and informative

[@kouadioangebasile8530]

Thank you it's wonderful

[@NaokoTsujita]

Thank you for watching!

[@crazygirlfun1]

this was a helpful video thank you!

[@NaokoTsujita]

I'm glad to hear that. Thank you for watching!

[@nandoflorestan]

Very useful, thank you so much!

[@NaokoTsujita]

I'm glad to hear this. Thank you for watching!

[@lucasuttomusic]

Subscribed!

[@loghrin_]

Awesome Video Naoko! Very well explained, I will share this with all of my composer friends! :)

[@NaokoTsujita]

Thank you for your comment! I'm glad that you like the video!

[@ermadianne]

Hi! I just finished my marimba piece and I'm just wondering if you could check it. I'm a new music composition student from the Philippines. I'm only concerned about notation and awkward intervals or anything that is impossible. Hope you can help me!

[@NaokoTsujita]

Hi Erma. You can send it to me through my website: naokomusic.com.

[@bradleykearns]

How would a composer notate the kind of tremolo you play at 2:15?

[@NaokoTsujita]

Hi Bradley, thank you for your question. That is usually the texture-based tremolo that players freely apply and isn't always noted the same way. You could add arpeggio and tremolo to the chord or write S on the stem. Either way, you might want to explain what you really mean.

[@bradleykearns]

@@NaokoTsujita That is great thank you! I have been recently tasked to write for marimba and your video has been very helpful thank you!!

[@NaokoTsujita]

@@bradleykearns I'm so glad to hear that!

[@davidecappello]

Naoko, thanks for sharing this great lesson! So useful for me! I subscribed your channel! If you have time take a look to my channel too, and if you like my music we can find a way to do something together! Let me know!