Studies for Marimba
Daniel Berg
Studies for Marimba by Daniel Berg contains etudes and exercises for four mallets. The book addresses both beginners – with basic knowledge of reading music – and professional percussionists – who want to improve their technique. Each chapter contains a technical task:
Chapter 1 – Roll-Etude-A bunch of rolls – History of the marimba
Chapter 2 – Wrist Exercises-Etude-Waves – Clair Omar Musser
Chapter 3 – Double Lateral Strokes-Etude – Light of Summer 91 – The King George Marimba
Chapter 4 – Motion=Sound – Exercises- Keiko Abe
Chapter 5 – The Light Bulb – Exercises – Etude – The Star
Chapter 6 – Independent Roll – Exercises – Leigh Howard Stevens
Chapter 7 – Advanced Exercises
Contains approximately 40 pages, with suggested works to study.
Annotated by Ivan Wan