this is very difficult, never forget the group youre writing for and always know that inputting
notes is much easier than playing the part
This rhythm is going to be very tough at this tempo with more than one note on these vibe chords, you probably dont need the root of each chord twice, unless you really want it that way ensure that you can play this piano part, its pretty difficult this g is going to be out of tune on our timpani, its very high up and ours suck what does regular sticks mean? it isnt as much in the recording, but be aware of the fact that when the timpani drops out, were going to lose the feeling of the bass voice and that will throw people off new dynamic? fortissimo will be a lot here, maybe mezzo forte or forte at most i would think diminuendo parts or else it will be a huge dropoff texture change, unless thats what you want i wouldnt change to 4/4 here with a different tempo, it will just confuse people. if it were me, id the just add a fermata and a caesura have vibraphone be marked significantly lower than fortissimo here, especially because its not the main melody this is going to be loud mark down a dynamic, it will come out anyways, dont want too much the notes with the parenthesis will confuse, and i read the arranger notes, but a skilled player will do that anyways id say mark this down a dynamic or two, dont want to overpower. also, you can just write l.v. and they will know not to dampen, or just write sim. in the following measure specify, hit with a soft mallet? roll? etc. y cresc.? a lot of repetition beyond main melody, add dynamic contrast! again, probably dont need two roots, especially if other instruments are covering those notes super confusing rhythm, will throw people off. try writing it in an easier to read way? let ring? dampen? potentially add more harmony, dont want it to be just two yparts you can also just write ped. always add dynamics at new sections! going to be very very tough this whole section will be very difficult on mallets weird looking - try to rewrite piano cant play a chord and just sustain two notes and crescendo through, either make it a whole note or the same rhthym as mrm. 2 beaming eights like this will make people think its a triplet slurs infer pedal confusing looking also very confusing, maybe give sus note to vibes? super abrupt ending with no resolution, you can do this if you want, but id have a huge two, five, one chord ending overall, great job. what took me forever to learn is to not write for the midi sounds, but to write for players. also, be very aware of the skill level of the people youre writing for. add lots of dynamics and expression. be aware of switching sections to other sections, and to not have too many voices drop or else it wont sound smooth to the listeners ear. good job! jake