Thanks, very helpful. I'm gathering a variety of implements for banging on things (not all actual drums), and picked up a pair of mallets labeled "Staccato." The goal is variety of sounds, so I should pick up a softer pair as well.
Mallet choices are not usually dictated by the composer. Sometimes a composer will ask for wooden mallets, or hard or soft mallets, but its rare. The player needs to know how to interpret the composer's musical ideas by what he writes. For instance, if the musical passage has an intricate rhythm the player will need to use a hard pair of sticks so that the rhythm is clearly heard. But, if the passage is a long sustained roll then the player will have to use some soft mallets. The timpanist defines his/her musical expression by their mallet choices. The conductor may ask for something harder or softer to be used but I prefer that the conductor make musical suggestions and not tell me what mallet to use. He should say "I need to hear more articulation" and then I will either change my stroke or ultimately choose a harder stick.
Do you do multiple bounce rolls and double stroke rolls, like on a snare drum, or is it typically single stroke rolls on timpani, hence the need for the softer mallets? Thanks.
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1:00 - medium (all-round)
1:12 - soft (all-round)
1:28 - hard
1:38 - wood
1:46 - cork
1:54 - felt
2:01 - soft with wooden core (bigger)
2:14 - soft with wooden core (smaller)
Thank you! I am a composer and this was a quick and easy reference for me to hear the different colors from the mallets.
Thanks, very helpful. I'm gathering a variety of implements for banging on things (not all actual drums), and picked up a pair of mallets labeled "Staccato." The goal is variety of sounds, so I should pick up a softer pair as well.
It depends on the sounds you are looking to produce. Staccato mallets will be relatively hard.
I would say that a "general" pair is best if you don't have 50000000 different mallets
will use vic firth and pros markets on the song viva la vida
it would be cool to know hoe the mallets are defined in the score. I read that the nmaes are something like "T1" or "T4" ??
Mallet choices are not usually dictated by the composer. Sometimes a composer will ask for wooden mallets, or hard or soft mallets, but its rare. The player needs to know how to interpret the composer's musical ideas by what he writes. For instance, if the musical passage has an intricate rhythm the player will need to use a hard pair of sticks so that the rhythm is clearly heard. But, if the passage is a long sustained roll then the player will have to use some soft mallets. The timpanist defines his/her musical expression by their mallet choices. The conductor may ask for something harder or softer to be used but I prefer that the conductor make musical suggestions and not tell me what mallet to use. He should say "I need to hear more articulation" and then I will either change my stroke or ultimately choose a harder stick.
Do you do multiple bounce rolls and double stroke rolls, like on a snare drum, or is it typically single stroke rolls on timpani, hence the need for the softer mallets? Thanks.
I guess that’s part of it but the tone and resonance is what makes for good timpani sound so softer mallets bring out more of that on timpani .
so helpful!
What sizes are those timpanis he used?
26,29
@@freepercussionlesson thanks
Timpanis is not a word, just for future reference.
Bang bang bang
I was hanging on his every word. And then I spotted the bagpipes.