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One of my favorite @jamesbrown tunes man “The Payback” is so funky!! Wooooooo

#drums #drummer #jamesbrown

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Soft does not mean still.

Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird (1910 ballet)
Xylophone | Rehearsal figures 47-48
Performed by Lise Duarte Nuñez.

Mallets: Dragonfly Percussion Solo Xylo (SX).

Eleven seconds of music, with something to listen for between the notes.

This passage comes near the end of the Firebird's Supplications, just before the Appearance of the Thirteen Enchanted Princesses at figure 48. It is not the opening of the ballet.

In the full score, the xylophone's brief figures form part of a wider texture: flutes II and III share in the gestures, bassoons sustain a regular movement, and the strings include col legno writing. The xylophone is not an isolated line floating outside that pulse.

A LISTENING IDEA

Listen once for the short figures. Then listen again with one question: where will the next gesture begin?

The score marks piano, with carefully written note values and rests. Playing softly does not remove the need for direction, and the silence still belongs to the phrase.

TO EXPLORE IN PRACTICE

Count a short passage aloud, including the rests. Play it while keeping that count internally, then record it. Can you follow the same pulse through both sound and silence? Use the recording to choose one detail to explore next, without automatically adding accents or stretching the rests.

This is a proposed practice exercise, not a fixed sticking or mallet prescription.

Save this for your next xylophone session. What draws your ear first: the notes or the space between them?

Follow @lisepercussion for orchestral percussion and musical interpretation.
Professional and educational enquiries: contact@liseduartenunez.com

Score reference: Jurgenson full score, plate 34920, pp. 58-60, Sibley Music Library.

#Stravinsky #TheFirebird #Xylophone #OrchestralPercussion #PercussionTechnique

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(🎧 encouraged) (Read below)
Get That Sound: Medium-high Tuning Process 12” Tom Edition
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I use a 12” rack tom all the time live but in the home studio I don’t tend to use it often and this tom needed fresh heads on it!

Let’s get into it!

This tuning is built on a well-tuned resonant side drum head tuned a fourth above the batter.

I’m using an Evans G1 coated for the bottom head. Its single-ply, 10 mil film produces an open, expressive sound with a wide tuning range, while the coating delivers additional warmth, focus, and depth.

With that said, the reso head is tight sitting at 204 Hz (G sharp 3) but still has some give. This ensures I get enough tone and control in the sound but not so much that I get unwanted overtones.

This process allows the rack tom to sound open and full but not out of control, especially with no muffling.

Now, the batter-side tuning is a little more involved.

For starters, I evenly finger-tighten each tension rod as much as possible until I can’t pull them any further with the Pull Cord Drum Key.

After finger-tightening, I slowly increase the tension with quarter turns.

This approach adds enough tension while still letting you clearly hear the shell and head working together.

The secret sauce for this process is the drum key technique, feel, & drum head choice.

The drum key technique helps me keep track of the tension and know exactly how much further I need to go to reach the desired pitch.

After that, I fine-tune and check pitches with the @tunebotdrum just for reference and learning.

The @evansdrumheads HD Dry coated tom batter drumhead delivers a semi-defined attack, with short sustain and a bit less brightness than standard HD heads.

This 12” x 10” Rack Tom tensions up fast, so having key technique and knowing your drum head is essential for me not to under-tension it and make it sound flabby.

What do you guys think? How do you achieve your ideal rack tom sound? Does the process look similar to this? Drop a comment and let’s talk about it!

Okay. Byeeeee. 🥁🤓👊🏻❤️🙏🏻
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#testabeatdrums #tomtunung #tunebot #racktom #drums

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Locked in with these LEGENDS!! Fricking @joshuaredmanmusic taking us to outer space!!

For your @grammys consideration
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Cory Wong and Joshua Redman
“On a random Tuesday (live at the Blue Note)”

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Thank you @imagebygrande for these great shots from the other night. ✨

The Foggy Dew @dekumstreettheater @auxartbuild

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We’d love to invite you to a one-of-a-kind, hands-on instrument-making experience that deepens your relationship with sound! This is a free live event, in a collaboration between Dinesh Joseph of Dragonfly Percussion.

Across three live sessions, you’ll learn how to build your own singing bowl mallet — and discover just how much the mallet itself can influence the sound your bowl produces.

You will learn the spectrum of possibilities latent in your instrument, and how your mallet helps determine which of those possibilities come forward!

The event starts October 21st, all sessions will be recorded. We hope you join us!

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Getting your sound healing certification is one thing… actually knowing what to do when you book your first event is another 😅

There’s SO much that goes into facilitating a sound bath beyond just playing your instruments, and honestly, a lot of it you end up figuring out through trial and error.

After facilitating hundreds of sound baths and working with hundreds of clients, I finally put together a 𝟮𝟬-𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 covering all the little things I've learned along the way.

From venue logistics and room setup to what to bring, creating ambience, troubleshooting tech, managing participants, and everything in between.

Whether you're preparing for your very first sound bath or just want to feel a little more organized before your next one, I hope this helps take some of the guesswork out of the process. 💜

Comment 𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘾𝙆𝙇𝙄𝙎𝙏 below and I'll send you the link! ✨

#soundhealingpractitioner #soundhealer #soundhealingtraining #soundbath #vibrantzen

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Groove baby!
“Broke” @sammhenshaw fricking bop !!!

Playing slow and making it feel good is one of the hardest things to do and requires focus and concentration always room for growth and practice.

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“Always on the Run”
Freaking @lennykravitz is funky!!
The @oriollodrums cast iron is smacking one of my favorite snares.

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DRAGONFLY “U” Bass Drum Beater!

For those that have been wanting this beater in NYC, headed over to @goodhandsdrumshop and check it out.
#AroundtheWorldwithU

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John Rutter — Requiem, IV. Sanctus
Glockenspiel excerpt ✨
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#Glockenspiel #OrchestralPercussion #JohnRutter #ClassicalPercussion #Requiem

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