After some piano and snare drum instruction, Julia Gaines' Sequential Studies for Four-Mallet Marimba Level 1 is the next step needed for learning four-mallet marimba. It includes twenty, sequential lessons with four or five exercises each that focus on a different technical aspect of four-mallet technique.

No matter what grip you play with, this text will work on your stroke, interval expansion, and stamina. Also added are eight brand new beginning solos, three commissioned specifically for...