Vic Firth | forFOUR - 7 Solos for Developing 4 Mallet Technique by Josh Gottry - Marimba Literature Library @VicFirthCompany | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Welcome to another installment of 100+ "standard" pieces that will comprise our MARIMBA LITERATURE LIBRARY - recorded by some of the most talented percussionists in the country.

In this new video, we will feature Josh Gottry performing his solo collection entitled "forFOUR - 7 Solos for Developing 4 Mallet Technique".

MALLETS USED IN THE PERFORMANCES:
Balter Mallets B213B - Chorale Series Medium
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Balter Mallets B324 - Titanium Series Medium
Balter Mallets B323 - Titanium Series Medium Hard
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Balter Mallets B84 - Contemporary Series Medium Soft
Balter Mallets B83 - Contemporary Series Medium
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You can use these links to quickly jump to the etude of your choice:

00:00 – 1. Double Dip
01:34 – 2. Triple Vision
03:38 – 3. A Little Mixer
04:57 – 4. Feeling One
06:16 – 5. Chorale Without Time
09:21 – 6. Groove
10:39 – 7. Bac-a-tu Ba
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
"forFOUR - 7 Solos for Developing 4 Mallet Technique" by Josh Gottry, a collection of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique. For each solo in this collection, there is a full page of exercises meant for technical development (concentrating on the strokes being used in the piece) and piece preparation (concentrating on specific patterns found in the piece). You will find that forFOUR really fills a gap within 4-mallet marimba literature.

Publisher: C. Alan Publications (2007)

PURCHASE THE BOOK HERE:
c-alanpublications.com/for-four