How to prepare to play bowed vibraphone?

1. How do you play bowed vibraphone?
2. How do you notate bowed Crotales?
3. What is another technique used to play the vibraphone?
4. How do you notate a bowed marimba?

How do you play bowed vibraphone?

To bow a vibraphone bar, draw the bow vertically across the extended edge of the bar. Experiment with the amount of pressure used to hold the bow against the bar, with the speed at which you draw the bow, and with the tension of the bow itself.

How do you notate bowed Crotales?

Crotales are also dangerous territory, as their might be desire to both vibes and crotales. A bowed note can be “stopped”, or suddenly muted, simply but abruptly stopping the bow without stopping contact with the bar. By leaving the stationary bow touching the bar, the note will be unable to resonate.

What is another technique used to play the vibraphone?

The sustain pedal, mallet dampening, hand dampening, motor use, note bending, mouth vibrato and arco playing all are unique to the vibraphone. Due to these techniques and resulting sounds, care must be taken in selecting appropriate material.

How do you notate a bowed marimba?

It's fine and standard just to write arco or some equivalent in another language (just writing "bowed" is also fine). See this page for more stuff on marimba techniques.