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Thank you for the kind words, and great work!

Congrats and thank you so much!!

Not sure! It really depends on the performer and the musical interpretation. Collapse probably has a few more specific technical "barriers" so to speak, like niche techniques that may not already be in someone's repertoire - but Gray is a more constant challenge, at least for me. I also think note accuracy is more important overall in Gray, which contributes to that challenge. Collapse is probably a little more "flashy" for the sake of a competition piece or something, though.

To be honest I don't remember! I believe traditional for the whole thing, at some point I started using Burton for some sections but I don't remember if it was before or after I recorded this

I don't think age is an important factor! I think the key to this piece is a light/super-relaxed technique (personally) and a strength with relaxed single alternating and independent strokes, generally speaking. The rest can be achieved through slow practice! Octaves will be important as well, especially in the left hand. I wrote and performed this piece my junior year of college, after most of my undergraduate lessons were finished, and you can still hear me struggling with parts in this recording (which was stitched together!). It's definitely challenging, but it's pretty easy to practice individual sections and the different techniques they require since the ideas are pretty split up. And worst comes to worst, just re-work or re-write a section to be a little slower or thinner or easier - whatever makes you feel comfortable with your performance! (If you're not comfortable with arranging/composition, this is also a great chance to work with a fellow student who is)

@@alexhowley3018 thank you so much :)) i love this piece and will totally talk with my director about it! i honestly cant wait :P

@@samanthanowlin6786 did it already, felt like a solid run, might post a recording, if you had your run how did it go? If not, good luck and best wishes (sophmore)

These mallets are discontinued, but they were more or less replaced by the Artist Series from Innovative Percussion 👍

Thank you so much!

Unfortunately I never wrote the changes out! That said, even this isn't the "final version" of how I played this piece. The biggest change is definitely removing the chorale section and writing a transition - you may have luck changing it up a bit yourself, or transcribing!

@@alexhowley3018 Alright thank you so much!! I’m a big fan of your works, keep it up!!

OH MY GOD RYAN WHAT IS UP

@@nicksacasa5149 OMG HI NICK!!!

the last cord is played correctly. it's not meant to resolve.

Thank you so much!! And 4 years ago... Crazy!

It's possible, but it won't be a quick fix - you'll probably have to re-arrange some parts of the piece and move some chords up an inversion or two! It's pretty bottom-octave heavy, unfortunately. My other piece published with C. Alan, Gray, is also written for a 5 octave, but it only uses 4 octaves - the entire piece can be played up 1 octave on a 4.3. Thank you for listening and for your interest!!

Thank you so much!

It depends on how you use it. Traditional Grip is more powerful, but Steven’s Grip is more precise. You can do pretty much everything with both grips though, it really just comes down to personal preference.

Alex is using traditional grip, not Burton's grip.

I reworked portions of the piece for a competition I did - it had to be under 5:00 minutes so I removed the roll section and wrote in a transition!

Alex Howley Ohh I see, yeah I was listening to the video while reading along with the music and I was so confused!

Thank you! They are the Keiko Abe series from Yamaha. I don't remember the numbers anymore, but there's tape under the head - the bass mallet is the light blue, the middle two are the "normal" blue, and the top is the green.

Both are available through C. Alan Publications!

@@alexhowley3018 Thank you very much Alex, keep it up, don't stop composing new pieces, because you're a very good composer ...

I alternate between 1&3 and 2&4!

It's very possible! I have actually arranged this for a low E before. Technically, the entire piece only requires four octaves until the very last note, so you can move everything up an octave to fit it on pretty much any marimba - that said, you can also make a few minor tweaks and move a couple of notes to keep it in the original octave.

Traditional grip!

They're the Innovative Percussion Zivkovic Series - NJZ1, NJZ2, NJZ2, NJZ3!

I swear

That’s the problem I have. I need a 4.3

I UNDERSTAND YOUR PAIN

it's some vivaldi flute concerto mixed with too much free time

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Thank you!

well thank you!