Mallet Percussion Workout. A Methods Companion for All: Beginners Through Professionals

Who needs Mallet Percussion Workout? Anyone from beginner to professional, who wants to play mallet instruments with ease, dexterity, and accuracy. This book fills a gap in mallet method books---learning sequences to build confidence and ability in sight-reading; developing smooth, even rolls; becoming more ambidextrous; and getting chops together all over the instrument. There's even a section for classical players that will help with jazz improvisation down the road. Kristen Shiner McGuire has created for mallet players what Stick Control is for drummers---an essential companion workout you won't want to miss to be your best.

CONTENIDO:

How to Use This Book

I: Mechanics
Instrument Height
Stance and Body Movement
Grip
Stroke
Mallet Positioning

II: Skills
Technical
Even Single-Stroke Rolls
Relaxed Full Stroke
Analytical
Figuring Out and Assigning Good Sticking
Identifying Patterns
Applying Sticking Guidelines

III: Basic Technical Exercises
Connected (scalar)
Arpeggiated
Turn Arounds

IV: Focus Exercises

V: Developing Sight-Reading Skills

VI: Roll Exercises

VII: More Advanced Technical Exercises
Toward a Flexible Vocabulary
Adapting Scale Patterns
Connecting Arpeggios
Sequencing with Dominant 7ths
The ii7-V7-I maj7 Progression
Advanced Roll Exercises
Other Patterns

VIII: Practice Guidelines

Appendix: Reference Charts
Circle of Fifths
Two Octave Scale Shapes
Key Sequences
Focus Sheet