Stick Control and Malleting (Session 2 of 2)
Saturday, February 27, 2021 9:00 AM EST
Instructor: Marie Clyatt-Larson
This two-part course will Help get ringers to think like percussionists. I will teach exercises to increase coordination in malleting and explain sticking patterns. I will help you achieve smooth mallet rolls, even 8th and 16th notes, and effective accents. This course will go over mallet techniques for using both two and four mallets, and examples of when each technique would be appropriate. If you don’t have mallets with you at home you can still participate and learn from this course.
Recommended Equipment: A few bells, 2-4 mallets (or suitable substitute like wooden spoons, dowels, etc), and a practice pad (or substitute chair back, rubber sole, foam etc)
Please note: Many of the questions in the chat will have been answered verbally and will appear in the recording.
00:27:55 Sheri: how do you get it quickly into your hand?
00:27:57 Sheri: Stevens
00:29:20 Sheri: No condemnation, just wondered
00:29:26 HerbalOma: The first stick grabbed with your pinkey & ring finger – is the rest of the stick on the outside of your hand or is it on the palm?
00:35:30 Laura Blauch: In the Stevens grip, do you use thumb and forefinger to change the distance between the mallets?
00:39:43 Jan Harper: sound is in and out
00:40:08 Karen Eggert: Sorry, that’s a normal Zoom thingie with musical instruments
00:41:53 Sheri: It also keeps it from getting too loud, so it’s not a problem for me.
00:45:10 Jan Harper: This is FUN! Which fingers on the top stick?
00:45:29 Karen Eggert: which grip?
00:45:57 Jan Harper: burton
00:46:15 Sara Shierling: Are these exercises in the same gray book as you used yesterday?
00:46:19 Sheri: The question is about the top stick, not on top of the stick
00:46:57 Jan Harper: goy
00:47:56 Jan Harper: got it
00:50:59 HerbalOma: I was told not to touch the heads of mallets because of the oils on my hands. Is this true?
00:54:54 Karen Eggert: Will ask this when she finishes these exercises
00:56:37 Lise Meloy: This has been great! I feel like I’m already getting it and I’ve always felt lost with mallets before this. Thanks!
00:56:44 Jan Harper: Way Cool!!
00:57:55 Mark Loring: Shared notes available to print?
00:58:11 Jan Harper: Any recommendations for mallets to use on bell trees?
00:58:20 Karen Eggert: Yes, check the handbouts tab on the web page for the session
00:58:35 jeff avery,ND: from Jeff Avery Is there video like this that can be purchased to use as a teaching aid in rehersals
01:00:37 Martha Smith: They make a bell tree mallet now
01:00:59 Sheri: @Martha who is “they?”
01:01:18 Martha Smith: I got mind from Jeffers
01:01:18 Karen Eggert: Check out Jeffers
01:01:29 Martha Smith: *mine
01:01:57 Jan Harper: I keep buying more mallets!
01:02:47 Laura Blauch: For bell trees, Linda Krantz has recommended Malletech NR29B. I have mainly been using Ashurst AS5.
01:03:21 Karen Eggert: Thanks @LauraBlauch
01:03:27 Jan Harper: Thanks!
01:03:43 HerbalOma: How about the Virtual Academy of HMA
01:04:07 Jan Harper: Awesome class!
01:04:35 Denise: Thank you Marie–I’ve learned a lot!
01:04:43 Sara Shierling: Do you know of any simple music just for mallets and handbells?
01:04:49 Regi Wieland: Thank you – great sessions
01:07:12 Karen: can you demonstrate a roll with the stevens?
01:08:38 Jenny Bischoff: very informative, thank you.
01:09:00 Regi Wieland: Paul Shull – Plink, Plank, Plunk
01:09:15 Karen Carlisle: a Merry Heart
01:09:37 Deborah Madden: We Three Kings is all mallot
01:09:59 Karen Carlisle: no it’s not Dobrinski
01:10:12 Laura Blauch: Another version of Plink Plank Plunk:
01:10:13 Laura Blauch: https://www.handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?Piece=11512
01:10:40 Karen Carlisle: Yes A Merry Heart is Dobrinski
01:10:49 Jenny Bischoff: that sounds pretty
01:11:04 Denise: You make it look so easy!
01:11:20 Karen Carlisle: A Merry Heart is a Level 1+
01:12:59 HerbalOma: Thank you. Again a great session.
01:12:59 Laura Blauch: Thank you!
01:13:07 Cheryl: Thank you so much. This has been great!
01:13:09 Cheryl: Cheryl