Mallet Percussion Workout
A Methods Companion for All: Beginners Through Professionals
By Kristen Shiner McGuire
Mallet Instrument Book
Level: Early Intermediate
Item: 98-0578126531
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Description
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.
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Contents
| Title | |
| How to Use This Book | |
| CHAPTER I: Mechanics | |
| Instrument Height | |
| Stance and Body Movement | |
| Grip | |
| Stroke | |
| Mallet Positioning | |
| CHAPTER II: Skills | |
| Technical | |
| Even Single-Stroke Rolls | |
| Relaxed Full Stroke | |
| Analytical | |
| Figuring Out and Assigning Good Sticking | |
| Identifying Patterns | |
| Applying Sticking Guidelines | |
| CHAPTER III: Basic Technical Exercises | |
| Connected (scalar) | |
| Arpeggiated | |
| Turn Arounds | |
| CHAPTER IV: Focus Exercises | |
| CHAPTER V: Developing Sight-Reading Skills | |
| CHAPTER VI: Roll Exercises | |
| CHAPTER 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 | |
| CHAPTER VIII: Practice Guidelines | |
| APPENDIX: Reference Charts | |
| Circle of Fifths | |
| Two Octave Scale Shapes | |
| Key Sequences | |
| Focus Sheet |
Additional Information
| Author: | Kristen Shiner McGuire |
| Instrument: | Mallet Instrument |
| Format: | Book |
| Page Count: | 44 |
| Item Number: | 98-0578126531 |
| ISBN 10: | 0-578-12653-2 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-0-578-12653-1 |
| UPC: | 038081471174 |
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