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This exercise is designed to

be played with a metronome.

4 Mallet Independence
Thisexerciseisdesignedtoworktheplayersindependenceandrotatingwristmotion.Italso
givestheplayeranotherwaytoplaythroughthearpeggiosofall12majorscales.

Playtheexerciseataverycomfortabletempotoensurethewristareachievingmaximum
rotatingcapacity.Startwiththemalletsincomfortablestartingpointabout912inchesoffthe
bars.TheCirststrokeshouldnotrequireaprepbutsimplyinitiatethemallet.Thestrokemust
becontrolledinordertoattackthenextbeatintimewithagoodqualityofsound.Repeatthese
ideasthroughall12majorscalearpeggios.

Makesuretoplayatdifferenttemposanddynamics.Havefunwithitandremembertostay
relaxedandalwaysstrivetoachieveagoodqualityofsound.

You can always contact us with questions or

comments: info@envisionarts.org
 eNVision 4 Mallet Independence
Mallets 4 Mallet Advanced Exercise

Kyle Zive & Aaron Hines

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