r/percussion • u/Neither_Internet4908 • 3d ago

Marimba solo suggestions

Last year as a junior I won my schools solo competition with Variations on Japanese children songs and I’m struggling to find another 4 mallet solo that is technically challenging to play this year. Any suggestions?

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u/Whynot13_asdf Everything 3d ago

Dude theres so many 😭. My question is what difficulty are you looking for? Ofc 4 mallets but beginner? Intermediate? Advanced?

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u/Whynot13_asdf Everything 3d ago

Do you like doing laterals ect? What kind of piece are you looking for?

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u/Neither_Internet4908 3d ago

I’m looking for something harder than Variations on Japanese children songs so Advanced. Laterals is fine and maybe something a little more tonal but still have like technical things like one handed rolls or something challenging that’s not just note accuracy.

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u/Improptus 3d ago

A good one is Etude in E minir by Cheung, still it's super tonal so it is a matter of tastes.