BART VANDERBEKE: Trans4mations – 4 mallet multi-percussion studies for drum set

Bart Vanderbeke

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4 mallet multi-percussion studies for drum set

Bart Vanderbeke

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4 mallet multi-percussion studies for drum set

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4 mallet multi-percussion studies for drum set

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Introduction Since all percussion students have a drum set, why not transform it into a multi-percussion keyboard for getting started with 4 mallets without the student having to buy anything! The result is Trans4mations. The 4 basic techniques from Method Of Movement by Leigh Howard Stevens transformed into 4 gradually increasing and musically attractive 4 mallet multi-percussion studies for drum set.

Developments, achievements and insights of present-day percussion transformed into a novel and methodically structured approach to percussion training for young students.

Biography Bart is currently active as a composer, pianist and mallet player.

He recorded Flow and The Octatonic Paradox (from his collection Short Stories for marimba) on the album Fingerprints #2 as winning compositions of the eponymous competition for Flemisch Composers.

His pedagogical activities include teaching piano, percussion and percussion ensemble.

Bart has appeared as a performing artist with many leading orchestras and ensembles in Belgium. He was percussion soloist with the Flanders Symphony Orchestra for ten years. He has also appeared as a regular guest artist with such chamber music ensembles as Oxalys and Het Collectief, with whom he made several CD recordings.

In 2001 he obtained a Master in Percussion (maxima cum laude) under professors Gert François and Bart Quartier at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Previously, in 1998 he had obtained a Master in Piano under professors Jan Michiels and André De Groote. He participated in numerous master classes for both piano and percussion with people such as Sylvio Gualda (Xenakis), Jean Geoffroy, Keiko Abe, Emmanuel Séjourné, Franck Tortiller, Hans Leygraf, Daniel Polack, Bart van Oort and Daniel Blumenthal. In order to further broaden his musical horizons, Bart explored Jazz music with Michel Bisceglia.

Other publications by Bart Vanderbeke Short Stories for marimba Interactive Stories for timpani & piano www.bartvanderbeke.be

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Trans4ming your drum set Notation Per4mance Notes

MATIONS 6 8 9

1. Double Vertical Part I Part II

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2. Single and Independent Part I Part II

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3. The Alternator Part I Part II

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4. (Col)lateral Part I Part II

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Preparatory Exercises Content Analytics

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Trans4ming your drum set Step 1: General Preparations •

Toms swapped round and placed horizontally

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Snare drum and floor tom placed at the same height

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Hi-hat bottom removed

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Cymbals placed horizontally 3 cm above the toms

Watch on

‘Trans4ming your drum set’

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Step 2: Choose your Setup Setup 1 - simple to build

Setup 2 - comfortable to play

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Crash mounted on hi-hat stand, hi-hat top on boom stand Snare drum can be retuned for logical pitch progression

Setup 3 - optional

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If you do have an extra tom, cymbal or pieces of hardware

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Notation

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Bass Drum (with pedal)

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Per4mance Notes Numbering mallets

⇒ hard rubber mallets

Basic sticking

Stem pointing up ⇒ play/start with the RH Stem pointing down ⇒ play/start with the LH

Double Vertical - Double Vertical Stroke

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For grouped notes: alternated sticking

Single and Independent - Single Independent Stroke • • •

Each tom gets assigned the obvious mallet 1, 2, 3 or 4 from low to high Groups of eighth notes on one tom ⇒ played with one mallet Other groups on one tom/cymbal ⇒ alternated sticking with inside mallets

The Alternator - Single Alternating Stroke •

The duration of every note is the actual value as written

(Col)lateral - Double Lateral Stroke

Part I: basic

a specific type of stroke is treated in its basic form and position

Part II: difficult

the stroke type is shown in a more complex and varied setting

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Parts I & II can be performed separately or as a continuous whole Preparatory Exercises methodically structured for each individual part

Watch all Trans4mations and Exercises on

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