7 Original Solos for Developing 4-Mallet Marimba Technique

For each solo in this wonderful collection, there is a full page of exercises meant for technical development (concentrating on the strokes being used in the piece) and piece preparation (concentrating on specific patterns found in the piece). You will find that For Four really fills a gap in the early 4-mallet marimba literature.

Stroke Types Used in Each Solo-

Double Dip: Double Vertical
Triple Vision: Single Alternating and Single Independent
A Little Mixer: Single Alternating and Single Independent
Feeling One: Double Vertical, Single Independent, & Double Lateral
Chorale Without Time: Double Vertical and/or Double Lateral sequenced rolls
Groove: All 4 Stroke Types
Bac-a-tu Ba: All 4 Stroke Types