Mallet Instrument Method Books

Berg-Studies for Marimba

Studies for Marimba by Daniel Berg contains etudes and exercises for four mallets. The book addresses both beginners - with basic knowledge of reading music - and prof... 

Smith-Masters of the Vibes

Masters of the Vibes is a celebration of the vibraphone and the artists who play it on the highest level. Musician/author Anthony Smith leads readers on an entertaining, infor... 

Sejourne-Percussion keyboards (Vol 1)

The exercises in Emmanuel Sejourne's Percussion Keyboards are designed to serve as a personal practice vehicle. This volume focuses on developing individual hand technique on ... 

Feldstein-Mallet Student-Level 3

The Feldstein Mallet Student Level 1 is part of the Belwin Student Instrumental Course is a course for individual instruction and class instruction of like instruments, at thr... 

Whaley-Recital Pieces for Mallets (2015 Meredith edition)

Recital Pieces for Mallets (2015 Meredith Edition) by Garwood Whaley. This text provides an eclectic collection of unaccompanied solo works for keyboard percussion. These w... 

Cirone-Four Mallet Marimba Solos

This method is an extension of Cirone's "The Orchestral Mallet Player". It takes the original compositions found in the original method and provides 4 mallet realizations. 

Green-Melodische Ubungen Und Etuden

A collections of keyboard exercises and warm-ups. This book covers the whole spectrum of two mallet repertoire. Arpeggios, Scales, Double Stops and rolls are presented in this... 

Bartlett-50 More Short Pieces for Tuned Percussion

Keith Bartlett begins all sections in each book with a short note of advice for the student which is both informative and fun. Musical terms and expressions are introduced thr... 

Druckman-Marimba Master Class on Reflections on the Nature of Water

Jacob Druckman's Reflection on the Nature of Water has become one of the standard four mallet marimba solos in the contemporary marimba literature. This master class, written ... 

Moyer-Four-Mallet Method for Marimba

James Moyer's Four-Mallet Method for Marimba is a complete method for the beginning four-mallet student. Each of the five basic marimba techniques is presented in a l... 

Morleo-120 Progressive Four-Mallet Studies

120 Progressive Four-Mallet Studies for Marimba by Luigi Morleo is a varied collection of musical etudes that will enhance any peformer's four-mallet technique. This... 

Dupin-Rapid Tutor for the Xylophone (Bk. 1)

Rapid Tutor for the Xylophone is a collection of exercises that is suitable for beginners and with instruction in French, English, German and Spanish, Dupin's study book is hi... 

Kraus-Modern Mallet Method (Vol 1)

Phil Kraus' Modern Mallet Method Volume 1 is the first in a series of 3 books designed to provide a course of progressive lessons for the teacher and student. It com... 

De Lancey-Malletree

An exciting collection of etudes, short pieces and exercises drawn from thirty years of teaching mallets. This innovative volume, varying from the traditional to jazz duets to... 

Parks/Ratliff-Blue Book vol. 3

In yet another extraordinary collection, James Campbell and his cohorts from the University of Kentucky present The Blue Book - Volume 3! Over forty composers (including Mr... 

Thamm-Complete Xylophone and Marimba Method

Duane Thamm's Xylophone and Marimba Method is a basic beginning method familiarizing students with techniques and fundamentals of keyboard percussion.  

Bergamo-Style Studies

Style Studies by John Bergamo is an in depth study of new, contemporary styles of music for mallet keyboard percussion instruments. The exercises are written in a ra... 

Levenson-Fifty Selected Studies for the Violin

Charles Levenson's Fifty Selected Studies for violin in first position fits the range of the xylophone perfectly. This book develops technique and familiarizes the student wit... 

Londeix-Dechiffrage en forme d'Etude book 1: Xylophone

This collection of etudes for Vibraphone will prove to be helpful with many aspects of Vibe technique. Separate right and left hand staves will allow for easy reading of all ... 

Jorand-40 Progressive Etudes/Cramer 2

This is book 2 of the adaptation of Marcel Jorand's 40 Progressive Etudes. J.B. Cramer adapted this for Xylophone.