Contemporary Etudes for 3 & 4 Mallets
Title | Contemporary Etudes for 3 & 4 Mallets PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Ervin Pershing |
Publisher | Alfred Music |
Pages | 36 |
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Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781457415692 |
This book provides etudes that will develop the various technical elements involved in 4-mallet playing, and also introduces students to a variety of contemporary harmonic, rhythmic and notational styles, and different musical forms. Contemporary Etudes for 3 & 4 Mallets still provides one of the few pathways leading students from traditional harmonies, simple rhythms and conventional notation to the complexity and variety of musical styles they will encounter in the 21st century.
4 Mallet Democracy for Marimba
Title | 4 Mallet Democracy for Marimba PDF eBook |
Author | Jack Van Geem |
Publisher | Alfred Music |
Pages | 56 |
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Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781457458255 |
A collection of studies and etudes for developing four-mallet independence in playing the marimba. It contains single hand studies, interval studies, rotation studies, parallel motion studies, four mallet arpeggio studies, and more. A must for the intermediate student of keyboard percussion.
Four-Mallet Marimba Playing
Title | Four-Mallet Marimba Playing PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Zeltsman |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 2003-11-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1476865434 |
(Percussion). This book contains a lot of music, from musical etudes designed for beginning and intermediate players, to recital material appropriate for intermediate and advanced marimbists. It includes: examples taken from contemporary solo and chamber works, with commentary and performance tips; 50 studies to develop four-mallet technique in a musical way; 18 classic and contemporary solos for recitals, auditions or juries, written by Beethoven, Handel, Chopin, Debussy, Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington and others; and helpful guidelines for mallet selection, grip, strokes, tone production, rolls, stickings, phrasing and other important topics.
Sight-Reading Duets for Beginning Mallet Players
Title | Sight-Reading Duets for Beginning Mallet Players PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Ervin Pershing |
Publisher | Alfred Music |
Pages | 40 |
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Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781457417344 |
Designed to encourage students to learn sight-reading from the very beginning of study, Sight-Reading Duets for Beginning Mallet Players provides duets in a variety of styles, keys and time signatures. Playable on one four-octave marimba or two larger mallet instruments, these duets are truly an important addition to early mallet studies.
Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone
Title | Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone PDF eBook |
Author | Morris Goldenberg |
Publisher | Alfred Music |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1950 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781457403101 |
The "Goldenberg book" has been used by generations of orchestral mallet players to develop their skills. As well as studies and etudes, this book includes excerpts of major orchestral repertoire for keyboard percussion instruments. This edition, edited by Tony Cirone, includes phrasings that were inherent in the music but not specifically written out. Stickings are also addressed: the original stickings are in uppercase letters, and the added stickings are in lowercase. This book is the primary source for keyboard percussion players to learn technique and orchestral repertoire.
Fundamental Method for Mallets, Book 2
Title | Fundamental Method for Mallets, Book 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Mitchell Peters |
Publisher | Alfred Music |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2005-05-03 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781457407574 |
This comprehensive new method by Mitchell Peters (principal percussionist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic) helps percussionists at any level develop solid skills. The method contains an abundance of essential exercises and etudes for both 2- and 4-mallet technique in two convenient volumes! Covers the grip, stroke, playing position, reading and technical studies, and more!
Broad Strokes
Title | Broad Strokes PDF eBook |
Author | Rick Dior |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2015-08-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780976434467 |