I spoke with Jack some time ago. At that meeting, he promised a bass trilogy in exchange for some confidential info on tambourines. As of yet, the trade is one-sided.
nubbyboy24 - I'm not sure how detailed you'd like me to get. I can say that every facet of each percussive instrument is incredibly complicated.... Aaaaand I'm not giving free triangle lessons today. ;)
I was playing as a percussionist in an ensemble (played the drums + xylophone + many different smaller percussion instruments), and I can confirm. They seem so simple compared to the "big" instruments like piano, drums, violin etc. Of course, you pick them up much more quickly, but there is much more to it than people think who aren't musicians. To play a shaker for instance requires quite some practice, the sound is a bit delayed and you have to be able to quickly switch from one movement to another one. Plus, to play a big piece of music requires a huge amount of focus and dedication, even if your sheet only consists of quarters and pauses. And the tamburine is way more nuanced than a shaker.
The visual style, direction, writing, humor, information, music, art direction, acting, narration, effects, everything is just superb in these videos. I could binge watch a whole season of holy trinities.
Someone please forward this to Netflix. Netflix needs good music content that isn't "So the track was as great but missing something so I says try the wah wah Jimi and and that was how Voodoo Chile happened." FFS.
Luke Darcy in pretty much every live performance they do when they perform Christmas in LA, they split the audience into 3: tenor, alto, soprano, and get them to sing the words "In LA" at the different notes to make a 3 part harmony
I have been told I have a pretty dry sense of humor and half the time people that don't me on a personal level become really confused and don't know how to handle it. I have to remember to force a smirk or something to let them know everything is fine and that I'm not being serious. I guess I just have a really dead face when making light of situations. Even some of my closer friends second guess themselves every once in a while. I can tell Jack probably deals with these problems as well. Catches you off guard for sure lol
A lot of folks don't know it, but Sandra Crouch is the fraternal twin sister of the legendary, late Andrae Crouch (and the Disciples). If you want to hear one of the greatest gospel groups ever, get your hands on some Andrae Crouch and the Disciples, the band you saw in this video with Sandra. Andrae sang/wrote songs and played the piano and organ.
Honorable mention to Billy Martin. Best tambourinist I've ever seen. Check out Billy Martin Clinic PASIC 2011. Tambourining starts just shy of 6 minute mark.
this video made me think about how fun it would be to laugh out loud to a video on youtube.com so then because i was thinking about how fun it would be so hard I did. Thank you.
I want to hear a Holy Trinity of Theremin players by Joe Dart ... I think I've never heard his voice now that I think about it ... Mysterious but lovely man on the Fender bass.
First off I was thinking what is this HI FI NON SENSE but then I thought wow check that bokeh, I can dig it. Vulfmon, hook me up with what lens Rob was clocking?
I went in skeptical of how substantially one tambourine player could be considered greater than another and then that Sandra Crouch tambourine solo had me cackling in spiritual ecstasy. I have much to learn from this man.
what's crazy about 2:10 is I bet Jack was playing the tambo along in his head (with no accompaniment track) and playing completely. on. beat. That's musicianship right there.
I would've also given an honorable mention to Ray Cooper - Elton John ("All The Girls Love Alice", "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy", "The Bitch Is Back", "Part Time Love"); Eric Clapton; George Harrison; The Rolling Stones!!
Soy Milk Güiro. It's a Latin American percussion instrument made of a gourd with parallel notches along one side. Played with a stick or pick along them makes an empirically pleasant ratcheting sound.
next time, could you put the names of the top 3 in the description under a spoiler? i think that would make searching the songs at the end easier to do...unless it is your style not to
