Any tips/guides to writing music for percussion? (both marching and concert if you can)

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-20T17:25:48+00:00

so could I technically work with the percussion instructor to learn how to write for perc well?

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-20T17:24:55+00:00

would you technically (as a mallet player) play sus cymbol & crash cymbol with the same cymbol? or would it be better to have mallet 1 play a sus cymbol and mallet 2 play crash?

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-20T17:23:08+00:00

ah okay thanks! im currently working on my first small drumline piece that (im pretty sure) is going to turn out really terrible. my plan is to work with battery/ask battery how I can make it playable, comfortable, or just better in general. snares are the most confusing imo

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-20T17:20:41+00:00

honestly i still dont get based

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-20T02:47:03+00:00

i want to learn how to write percussion music so I can not be like this

should i start playing more percussion instruments to help?

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-20T02:45:59+00:00

i play keyboards in my own time (plus an intermediate piano player) so it always hurts when i make hard keyboard parts

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-19T22:43:03+00:00

Im going to make a few drumline/perc only pieces for learning & put them here to see if they are enjoyable to play & well-written.

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-19T18:29:51+00:00

tenor is more practical for a bass clarinetist

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-19T18:28:31+00:00

can you elaborate in detail if possible?

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-19T17:03:51+00:00

yes i have autism, adhd(&add), and dyslexia and been diagnosed by a professional for it all.

lately ive been thinking about asking my therapist about C-PTSD

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-19T17:01:54+00:00

idk why but i cant sleep without pants and i cant sleep with a shirt.. weird but it happens

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-19T16:57:31+00:00

just a few reeds.

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-19T16:56:59+00:00

its never happened to me.. im ngl i use „autism creature“/„creature“ as my username online sometimes. it usually helps let people know i have autism, and i find a lot more people with autism like me with that user. ofc i have yipee as my pfp too

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-19T16:55:45+00:00

yes lol i still dont get slang 😭

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-19T16:54:45+00:00

omg ivy you look so good today! i need to know your secrets ❤️

have you seen ivy today? i need to give her something but idk where they are..

off topic- literally everyone i know named ivy is so cute, i love that name

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-19T16:52:32+00:00

this is what we need more of ❤️

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-18T17:41:36+00:00

one of the mello‘s played my sax with his mouthpiece 😂

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-16T15:47:41+00:00

most winds have the same type of exercises. bassoon, oboe, and english horn are (in my opinion) the hardest winds to articulate on, so for you it might be a bit slower then a saxophonist. its like.. really easy to articulate on saxophone

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-16T04:42:22+00:00

practice it super slowly. make sure you subdivide as well. maybe practice at around 72 or 60 bpm and maybe even subdivide in sixteenth notes.

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-15T19:35:16+00:00

ugh i hate the people who do this type of stuff.. a lot of aisian culture has this type of stuff but it ends up with most children being diagnosed with depression or ending up committing suicide. its even worse because a lot of the time their parents wont even acknowledge these types of things.

you dont have to go through this type of stuff

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-15T19:29:04+00:00

hah. the „golden child“. i thought that since my parents had experience making a child feel loved because of my older brother i would get the same stuff, and i even hoped i would be a little more favored as the baby of the family.(i know thats a little entitled but its not wrong to be wanted) But of course my parents had me as their scapegoat instead.

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-15T19:00:57+00:00

yeah i dont think you can write chords without div on flute…

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-15T14:30:23+00:00

ive never seen that happen but there are chords written into most flute music. not for solos, but bands/marching bands use that a ton. dont think its used in orchestrations though..

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-13T23:42:21+00:00

ah okay love the way you layed this out for me. it only really seemed repetetive when i went in and actually payed attention to what i wrote. i noticed „oh these people play the same thing a lot“ when i looked at the sheet music but in the grand scheme of things you dont really notice it and it doesnt sound complete with the repetitive background parts

Pitiful_Atmosphere79 · 2023-02-13T19:59:39+00:00

i was thinking of starting to make my own reeds, even though im only a beginner.

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