Four Mallet Marimba Playing:A Musical Approach for All Levels

Nancy Zeltsman

General Info

Year: 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Book Cost - $19.95   |   Supplemental Books - $0.00

Overview

Zeltsman, Nancy. Four Mallet Marimba Playing: A Musical Approach for All Levels. Hal Leonard Corporation, 2003.

This book has an influence of Morris Goldenberg’s Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone, but it centers around the four-mallet technique instead of two mallets. It is for beginners and intermediate players who need practice coordinating different configurations of notes and there is difficult music in the back. The book is written in an easy to hard order and it is recommended that the student study this book with a teacher. There is a lot of explanations, pictures, and music in this book.

Chapters

Chapter I:
Chapter II:
Chapter III:
Chapter IV:
Chapter V:
Chapter VI:

Reviews

Student Reviews

I think this book is great because of all the explaining she does. She tells you how to practice, how to hold the mallets correctly, and goes over all the scales and the circle of fifths. There are exercises that work on dynamics of each hand, intervals, and phrasing. This book is just very long and full of useful information. I don’t think anyone could go wrong by owning this book. Plus, Nancy Zeltsman is a very famous marimba soloist and has an influence on marimba music today, so learning how she plays and teaches can only help someone get better.
Rating: I
Review by Ashley Feist

Works for Percussion by this Author

Zeltsman, Nancy. Four Mallet Marimba Playing:A Musical Approach for All Levels. Milwaukee WI.: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2003.