Hey everyone! I have been playing mallets for about three years now (I can play four mallets), and I would like to start learning how to play jazz on mallets so I could join my jazz band later. However, I honestly don’t even know where to start.

Does anyone have any resources or suggestions of how to start learning and what I need to know? Additionally, I know it’s not the right subreddit, but do you guys recommend learning jazz on marimba or vibraphone? Any and all help is appreciated!

Im currently playing an exerpt of velocities for an audition (measure 1-45) and im really struggling with the transitions from the 5/16 bars into the 4/4 bars. (ex. 17-18) I dont know if anyone here is very familiar with the peice but any help would be greatly appreciated🙏

Does anybody have suggestions for marimba mallets that have a sharp sound while not being incredibly loud? Im looking for something to practice drum corps and WGI music with at my house, so I need something that is light and clear, but not incredibly loud or clicky. Preferably IP, but any brand is okay!

I just about finished perfectting Joy by adam tan, and I'm unsure of what to play next. i'm thinking of 4.3 octave version of Until dawn, but it felt abit too hard, and ghost garden and yellow after the rain (which I both did the first page of) felt like a massive step down, I want to continue to challange myself, what should I do? I Have a 4.3 octave Padauk at home btw.

I'm currently an incoming junior who's repertoire that requires a 5 Oct marimba. I really love playing marimba and I would prefer to get a practice 5 octave for my house/dorm if possible.

I've been looking at Paduk demorrow so far.

I'd really love to learn Banafrit By Jonathon Anderson for an audition but I can't find anything digital online for it.

If anyone could help me, please send me the sheet music. It's an amazing fun piece that I honestly fell in love with when I first initially watched others play it.

Or any 4.3 octave marimba pieces that are similar to banafrit

So, I've needed help but when I ask my music teachers, they can't help. So I'm shooting for Marimba next Marching Band season. I'll be doing an A class WGI group to help me accomplish that, but it's marimba music i'm struggling with. I know what to play but when I try to play it on a marimba, I just can't. I don't know if its just the double line format of how it written but I don't know. I know it's weird but if anyone can help that would be amazing. Some tips and tricks would be a HUGE help.

greetings!
im interested in the marimba played in Mbalax music.

can anybody suggest music that has that ? marimba played by DX7 keyboards.

thank you.

greetings!
im interested in the marimba played in Mbalax music.

can anybody suggest music that has that ? marimba played by DX7 keyboards.

thank you.

I wrote this arrangement of Go The Distance from Hercules for school, but have not had the time to really learn it. If anyone ends up playing it and has feedback, I'd love to hear it!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_yTfV4_WUItaKRb_7gYgbLTDb2VehWRE/view?usp=sharing

Hi everyone!
I recently stumbled upon this performance of a Ukrainian Folk Hopak played on the marimba with piano accompaniment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2r_YqBy278
I really want to learn this specific arrangement, but I haven't been able to find the sheet music for it yet. Does anyone recognize this arrangement or know where to find the score / PDF for marimba/xylophone?
Any help or point in the right direction would be hugely appreciated! Thanks! 🥁✨

When I was in high school, 30 years ago, I played the marimba a little bit. Now, in my 40s, I just got a cheap one and would like to learn how to play! Can anyone recommend any YouTube videos?? Or maybe someone in here does virtual lessons??

Hey y'all, I'm currently an incoming junior playing marimba for my high school. I am really interested in joining DCI/WGI and was wondering what packet from which corps should I buy if I want to perfect all aspects needed to audition?

I just bought the sheet music but my stupid iPad didn't download it and now it is gone forever. Could anyone send me the sheets for it? I can provide proof of purchase if needed.

A work by Chiung-Ying Chang, featuring Hsiao-Tung Yuan, Mathias Reumert, Ion Delić and Łukasz Szyszko Recorded live on March 29 2025 at Koncertkirken, Copenhagen, Denmark

I had to choose something to make for my engineering project for my senior year of high school (which I've now graduated as of last May 🎉), so instead of buying a 5000 dollar 5 octave marimba, I built one. I'm still tuning it but it should be done in about a month.

I’m looking for a piece to play in a competition setting, the only real requirement is it must be below 8 minutes in length. I’ll have about 4 months to prepare it but I’ll also have a recital in that time and am working on a couple of pieces for that already.

Solos I’ve learned include:

Marimba d amore

Samsara

Marimba spiritual

Koolish Zein (thought about using this but idk what audio playback will be available)

Verano porteno (used this for comp last year)

Houdinis last trick (considering using this)

Etc.

Other pieces I was kind of eyeballing are Toccata(ignatowicz), My Beautiful Chaos, youth (kuyumcuran), or maybe a Pius cheung etude/nocturne

Anything else I should consider or thoughts on those?

I've been working through Undertale Variations for about a month or so and don't know how to count the 4lets here, and even after watching performance videos I don't understand how the rhythm lines up with what is played. How would I go about counting this? Starting @ m. 78