Author Archives: Christopher Wilson

This episode is an extension of the following Marimba Blog Post: http://wilsonmarimba.blogspot.com/2010/11/method-books-and-marimbists-who-love.html In these videos I further discuss how I use Leigh Howard Stevens’ “Method of Movement,” specifically finding exercises to isolated technical deficiencies. You can also find that article … Continue reading →

In this video I dissect some of the problems concerning the piece Prelude III by Robert McClure.  I discuss how some extremely fast motions need to be practiced in an isolated fashion up to tempo, and then move on to … Continue reading →

This new episode really explains itself. With the new website I feel that I should be recording on a more consistent basis. So, not every episode will be a long lecture. Some episodes will be video blogs, like this one … Continue reading →

Today is the unveiling of not only the new MPP website, but a new (and more professional) intro to the MPP videos.  This week’s video is much shorter than normal, because I tried to make an attempt to be more … Continue reading →

In this week’s episode I discuss the art of composers using some sort of dance form in their compositions (ie: Baroque suites, Chopin’s Polish dances, etc.) I then relate them to today’s composers writing “poppy” or rock based compositions for … Continue reading →

Here is the big and beefy new MPP. Most of my videos thus far have been directed towards composers, and now I’m going to turn my direction to percussionists (especially those new to the marimba). In this episode I discuss … Continue reading →

Whoa, sorry for the long title. This episode goes on a few very long tangents, and covers a lot of ground. It references the following Collaborative Process Blog: wilsonmarimba.blogspot.com/2010/05/collaborative-process-mallets.html Another apology: the audio file was very quiet, so I had … Continue reading →