The Additive Method of Two-Mallet Study
General Info
Year of Published: 2010
Publisher: Bachovich Music Publications
Cost: $25.00
Instrumentation
Description
Throughout my career I have taken special interest in the two-mallet keyboard percussion solo repertoire. The music is eloquent and rich from its early stages in ragtime xylophone to today's contemporary art music. Key performers such as George Hamilton Green, Sammy Herman, Clair Omar Musser, Bob Becker and Evelyn Glennie have dazzled audiences with their mastery of two-mallet performance. With four-mallet keyboard playing as popular as it is, many percussionists tend to gloss over their two-mallet studies in order to perform four-mallet repertoire. The study of two-mallet keyboard percussion should not just be a stepping stone to four-mallet study. These are two different, yet related, types of percussion playing with their own technical idiosyncrasies and their own contributions to one's overall musicianship. I am a firm believer that concentrated study of two-mallet performance will greatly improve your snare drum, timpani, drum set, and four-mallet skills just as it will improve your musicianship on hand drums, or any other percussion instrument. In return, the study of other percussion instruments will greatly improve your two-mallet keyboard skills. The inspiration to create this method came from my experience with improvisation. My two-mallet technical studies often involved improvised exercises that were enjoyable and addressed my own personal strengths and weaknesses. I found that "cookie cutter" exercises were not nearly as effective as those directly aimed at my playing. In the end, musicians should take note that everyone has their own unique profile. The Additive Method offers the percussionist the opportunity to create a personal practice routine which can evolve along with their individual musical needs.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Mallet Solo
Afternoon in March - Marimba
Caleidoscópio - Marimba
Memento - Marimba
Punchline
Prelude Nuevo
Variations (after Viñao) - Marimba
Snare Drum Solo
Homage to Carter
Swerve
Tom-Tom for Tom
Multiple Percussion Solo
Captions
Echo Song
Farewell
SyNc
Solo with Ensemble
BeyonD the bEnd - Multiple Percussion, Percussion Quintet
Concerto for Marimba and Choir with Percussion - Marimba; Percussion Trio; Choir
Jing Fling - Jing Cymbal; Percussion Sextet (Optional)
Prelude Nuevo - Marimba
Percussion Duo
And So the Wind Blew...
As One
Ceci N'est Pas Un Jouet
Impressions of Chinese Opera
Long Exposure
Ingrained
Sammy's Scales
Song and Dance
Together & Not
Whiz-Bang
Chamber Ensemble
BeyonD the bEnd
BOOMeRANG - 4 Players
Circuit Breaker - Percussion Sextet
Quench - Percussion Quartet
Ragtime Collection - Marimba Quartet
Rattle the Cage - Mallet Ensemble
Stir Crazy - Percussion Quartet
Streamline - Percussion Ensemble - (Hand Drums)
The Electric City - Percussion Trio
Works with Other Instruments
Free Spins - Percussion Duo; Bass Clarinet
Get It! - Multiple Percussion; Bassoon
Killjoy - Multiple Percussion; Guitar
Sky Songs - Multiple Percussion; Voice
soniChroma - Percussion Duo; Orchestra