User Manual

NEY ROUSARO 3
Yamaha Corporation of America • Band & Orchestral Division
3445 East Paris Ave., SE • P.O. Box 899 • Grand Rapids, MI 49518-0899
www.yamahapercussion.com
Ney Rosauro
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8 (position zero)
2. For intervals of a sixth and larger, continue the movement by pushing the
mallet with the thumb as shown below on Figures 9 and 10. On intervals
of a sixth (Fig.9), the inside mallet should touch the first section of the
thumb. For intervals of a seventh, the inside mallet should touch the bone
between the sections of the thumb. For intervals of octave the inside mallet
should touch the second section of the thumb as shown on Fig.10
Figure 9
Figure 10
3. To close intervals, use the thumb to push the inside mallet until the heads
almost touch each other. In this case the second finger should rise, allowing
space for the thumb to push the inside mallet, closing the interval.
When opening or closing intervals, the outside mallet does not move. The 4th
finger should always stay curled to hold this mallet.
4. To compensate for the lack of wrist torque on small intervals (especially
seconds), the palm of the hand should stay in a vertical position (parallel
to the floor), with the thumb facing the ceiling. This will help give more
independence on rolls and “double lateral” sticking.
Note that as illustrated in Figures 6 to 11, the closer the interval the more
the palm of the hand should be in a vertical position, with the thumb facing
the ceiling.
Figure 11
Application of the “Musser Roll”
For expressive marimba rolls, use the concept of the “Musser roll” or “ripple
roll”. Start the movement with the palms of the hands facing each other so the
heads of the inside mallets will be in a higher position than the outside mallets.
Hold the outside mallet firmly, and let the inside mallet swing up and down.
Hit the keyboard first with the outside mallet, letting the inside mallet drop
later from its higher starting position (Figure 12). The thumb will help control
the direction of the mallets and the changing intervals while rolling. Be careful
that the shafts of the mallets do not touch each other in the palm of the hand,
producing a click sound.
It is also possible to make this roll by hitting the keyboard first with the inside
mallets. In this case, the outside mallets should start in a higher position, and
hit the keyboard later.
Figure 12