Four-Mallet Marimba Playing: A Musical Approach for All Levels

Ms. Zeltsman really did an amazing job with this new method for marimba playing. She manages to avoid the flaws of the L. H. Stevens "Method of Movement" by using musical examples to develop technique rather than technique for it's own sake, a concept that has never worked well for mallet percussionists.This book describes the traditional 4-mallet grip better than any others I've come to. The deficiencies of previous descriptions is likely why so few university students in America use the traditional grip. Many just assume it's an inferior grip, and then are wowed when they see one of the many top notch marimba performers who have mastered it's nuances. (This grip is taught much more in Japan and Europe than it is here in the States)One of my favorite aspects of this books is her thorough description of phrasing and other musical facets of marimba playing that have been completely ignored in other books. Though I certainly disagree with some of her assertions, I can't disagree with her success and the success of her students coming out of Boston Conservatory. I think this may become the primary marimba method book into the 21st century.

My daughter loved this gift. She wanted some more challenging music that specifically requires 4 mallets and this book delivered as described.

This book answers a lot of the questions i had when it came time to choose an instrument and start the process of learning to play this instrument.

This book offers great exercises and educational information for beginner and intermediate Marimba players. It includes some very nice solos to help inspire percussionists to get into keyboard percussion.

Great for theory, Learned a lot technique wise from this.

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I am a new marimba student and am finding Ms. Zeltsman's book beyond excellent. She very thoroughly discusses different techniques and shares her personal preferences with insight as to why. I'm just scratching the surface of this wonderful instrument and with Ms. Zeltsman's help I'm loving my practice time more and more. I highly recommend this very instructional book which is very easy to understand.

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Ms. Zeltsman provides with her book a great step by step guidance to master (traditional grip) four-mallet marimba playing. Furthermore, the book offers helpful tips concerning tone production, phrasing, general style of playing and exercising. Therefore, the book contains ample etudes. Some of them are excerpts of "real" (solo) pieces.Although I have been a percussionist for 13 years, Zeltsman’s book helps me a lot improving my four-mallet playing.It also helped me to improve my English as I am not a native speaker.

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Attention cette méthode parle en priorité du travail à 4 baguettes sur le marimba.....Il est conseillé d' avoir un bon niveau de lecture et de pratique...avec 2 baguettes avant de se frotter aux exercices que propose la virtuose du Marimba qu' est Nancy Zeltsman;Du matériel de haut niveau, une approche passionnée et très bien documentée d' une spécialiste du jeu à 4 baguettes.