"This collection of duets was written to be performed by two intermediate-level players, or to be used as sight-reading material by more advanced mallet percussionists."--Page 1

"This collection of duets was written to be performed by two intermediate-level players, or to be used as sight-reading material by more advanced mallet percussionists."--Page 1

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.

Contemporary Solos for 4 Mallets was written as an intermediate-level follow-up to Contemporary Etudes for 3 & 4 Mallets. Both books were designed not only to develop the technical elements of 4-mallet playing, but also to introduce students to a variety of contemporary harmonic, rhythmic and notational styles. The student who has progressed through both volumes should be well-equipped to tackle much of the serious and difficult solo material available to marimbists today.

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.

This unique collection of original sight-reading duets features a challenging teacher's part as well as a simplified student part. The teacher and student alternate playing the top line, enabling the student to become familiar with a wider range of the instrument without becoming accustomed to always playing one line or the other. Mallet Duets for the Student & Teacher is the ideal way to teach sight-reading!

These arrangements are designed to be as logistically easy as possible: The accompaniments are all playable by two performers on one 4-1/3 octave marimba, making them ideal for any situation in which space and set-up time are a constraint.