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GIFFORD HOWARTH 1

Educator Series

PERCUSSION

The Total Spectrum of

Marimba Repertoire

By Gifford Howarth

Gifford Howarth received his bachelors of music

degree from Ithaca College and his masters in per-

cussion performance from Kent State University.

His percussion studies include working with

Gordon Stout, Theodore Rounds, and Bill

Molenhof. Howarth served as chair of percussion

studies at Penn State University and is currently an

adjunct professor/artist there focusing on marimba

techniques. He is very active in the realm of educa-

tion, giving clinics, masterclasses and recitals

throughout the U.S. and Canada. In the marching

percussion arena, he has been a consultant for sev-

eral junior and senior drum corps. Howarth is an

active music adjudicator for the WGI indoor per-

cussion circuit along with several marching band

circuits throughout the country. Gifford Howarth is

a Yamaha performing artist/clinician.

Gifford Howarth

With the amazing increase of solo marimba playing that is taking place at the high school level, it is

important for instructors and teachers to have a repertoire list that will help develop their students’ 4-

mallet technique. There are thousands of pieces written or arranged for the marimba, and it can be a

little overwhelming choosing pieces to play. Below you will find a list of repertoire that can help the

player gradually move from beginning level works to more advanced works. This is by no means a

complete list. This list will take the educator from the students’ first 4-mallet pieces, to college audi-

tion material, and beyond. Below are also suggested mallets to be used for each piece. Mallets are a

very “personal” decision with many differences including birch or rattan shaft, so the list below is sim-

ply a suggested list.

YAMAHA Mallet Guide:

University Series Professional Mallets Series Virtuoso Series

(birch shaft) (special birch shaft/multi tone) (birch-MV/B or rattan-MV shaft)

KYB-51; Extra hard MP-01; Medium hard-hard MV/B-4010; Hard

KYB-52; Medium MP-02; Medium-medium hard MV/B-4030; Medium soft

KYB-54; Soft MP-03; Medium soft-medium MV/B-4040; Soft

KYB-55; Extra soft MP-04; Soft-medium soft MV/B-6040; Soft

KYB-82; Two-tone; Med. soft MP-05; Extra soft-soft MV/B-6050; Very soft

KYB-84; Two-tone; Med. hard MV/B-8040; Medium soft

MTB-10; Two-tone/Birch MV/B-8060; Very soft

MTR-10; Two-tone/Rattan MV/B-8080; Extra soft

Summary of content (4 pages)

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PERCUSSION Educator Series The Total Spectrum of Marimba Repertoire By Gifford Howarth Gifford Howarth Gifford Howarth received his bachelors of music degree from Ithaca College and his masters in percussion performance from Kent State University. His percussion studies include working with Gordon Stout, Theodore Rounds, and Bill Molenhof. Howarth served as chair of percussion studies at Penn State University and is currently an adjunct professor/artist there focusing on marimba techniques.
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Gifford Howarth BEGINNING LITERATURE Composer/Title Arranger Publisher Suggested Mallets Yellow After the Rain Mitchell Peters M. Peters MP-02,KYB-53 Sea Refractions Mitchell Peters M. Peters MP-03,KYB-54 Mbira Song A. Gomez/Rife Southern Music MP-02,KYB-53 Marimba Flamenca A. Gomez/Rife Southern Music KYB-52/53 Elegy Gordon Stout Studio 4 MP-04,KYB-54 Bach for Marimba S.Bach/Moore Kendor Music MP-02/03/04,KYB-53 Six Caprices for Guitar M. Carcassi/Howarth Ghowarth Pub.
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Gifford Howarth INTERMEDIATE Composer/Title Arranger Publisher Suggested Mallets Rhythm Song Paul Smadbeck Marimba Prod. KYB-84,MP-01,MV-4030 Virginia Tate Paul Smadbeck Smadbeck MP-04,MV-8040/8060 Footpath Dave Samuels Orient Point MP-01/02,MV-4020/4030 Cavatina S. Myers/Howarth Ghowarth Pub.
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Gifford Howarth INTERMEDIATE + Composer/Title Arranger Polaris Mark Ford Innovative Perc MP-01/02,MV-4030 Caritas Michael Burritt Marimba Prod. MP-01/02 Two Mexican Dances Gordon Stout Studio 4 MP-04 Leyenda(Asturius) Isaac Albeniz (numerous arr.) MP-01,MV-4030 Dream of the Cherry Blossoms Keiko Abe Zimmerman MV-4020 The Kudu Thom Hasenpflug M.