Mallet

4 mallet marimba technique

4 mallet marimba technique
  1. What is the four mallet technique called?
  2. Who invented 4 mallet technique?

What is the four mallet technique called?

The Stevens technique is a personalized method of playing keyboard percussion instruments with four percussion mallets.

Who invented 4 mallet technique?

It is widely used by orchestral percussionist to play four mallet orchestra excerpts for the strength and security it offered. It was invented around 1960s by the famous Vibraphonist, Gary Burton.

How to modulate decisively and finally between distant keys?
How do you modulate to the subdominant?How do you modulate the dominant?How do you modulate to the subdominant?For example, relative to the key of C m...
How to make sustained polyrhythms easier to play?
How can I improve my polyrhythm?How can I improve my polyrhythm?There are a couple useful approaches to practicing complex polyrhythms: First, find ou...
How does the action (distance between fret and string) of a guitar affect the tone / sound / timbre?
How guitar action affects tone?Do guitar strings affect sound?How does the thickness of a guitar string affect the sound?Why does my guitar sound diff...