Mastering the Xylophone
Mastering the Xylophone

Author: Nicholas Kee

Publisher: Nicholas Khatchadourian

Published: 2023-07-26

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13:

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"Mastering the Xylophone: A Comprehensive Guide to Playing and Performing on the Classic Percussion Instrument" is the ultimate resource for anyone who wants to learn how to play the xylophone or enhance their existing skills. This book is packed with information on the history and types of xylophones, proper posture and hand positioning, reading music, and mastering advanced techniques. In addition to the technical aspects of playing the xylophone, this guide also covers playing in different styles, maintaining and caring for your instrument, playing with others, and performing solo. You'll also learn about famous xylophone players and pieces, as well as the many ways in which the instrument can be used in popular culture, therapy, world music, and even composition. With easy-to-follow instructions, helpful diagrams, and plenty of practice exercises and performance tips, "Mastering the Xylophone" is suitable for beginners and experienced musicians alike. Whether you're a classical musician, a jazz player, or simply someone who loves the sound of the xylophone, this book will help you take your playing to the next level. So if you're ready to master the xylophone and become a skilled performer on this classic percussion instrument, "Mastering the Xylophone" is the perfect guide for you.

Xylophone and Marimba Method
Xylophone and Marimba Method

Author: Florence Shaefer

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781457466441

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Basic instruction including music theory, mallet fundamentals, plus many short exercises, songs, and quizzes.

Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green
Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green

Author: Randy Eyles

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2000-03-01

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781574630190

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(Meredith Music Percussion). Eight original solos with piano accompaniment by the master of xylophone ragtime music. Includes information on style, performance practices, and a discography of Green's music.

Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone
Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone

Author: Morris Goldenberg

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 1950

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781457403101

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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.

Stick Control
Stick Control

Author: George Lawrence Stone

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2013-11-06

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1457433761

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George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving "control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination," with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.

Four-Mallet Marimba Playing
Four-Mallet Marimba Playing

Author: Nancy Zeltsman

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2003-11-01

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1476865434

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(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.

Mastering Memory
Mastering Memory

Author: Brad Zupp

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2019-06-18

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1641522879

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Unforgettable hacks to sharpen your memory What if you could remember every important chapter of a book for your next test? Or easily recall the due dates of all your important assignments? Or remember to pick up the milk on your way home? Mastering Memory gives you 75 easy and effective memory hacks for success at school, work, and life at large. Memory athlete and coach, Brad Zupp arms you with powerful techniques to boost brain power in practical situations where and when it matters most. With simple and straightforward instructions and steps, this book proves that you don't need to be a super hero to have a super powerful memory. Inside Mastering Memory, you'll find: 75 memory techniques—Build memory skills with the most comprehensive collection of effective and easy-to-follow exercises. Practical applications—Choose the memory hack most useful to you for improving your performance at school, work, and in your day-to-day life. Clear benefits—Know the benefits of every technique you master with clearly marked end goals like "Remember if you unplugged..." No one is born with a perfect memory—but everyone can learn the techniques for memory mastery. You won't forget this book.

Disney Songs for Xylophone
Disney Songs for Xylophone

Author: Hal Leonard Corp.

Publisher: Hal Leonard

Published: 2020-11-01

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 1705126723

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(Percussion). 25 delightful Disney tunes in arrangements for xylphone. Includes: Be Our Guest (from Beauty and the Beast ) * Cruella de Vil (from 101 Dalmatians ) * Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (from Frozen ) * God Help the Outcasts (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame ) * I See the Light (from Tangled ) * Kiss the Girl (from The Little Mermaid ) * A Spoonful of Sugar (from Mary Poppins ) * A Whole New World (from Aladdin ) * You're Welcome (from Moana ) * and more.