Musical Etudes for Vibraphone and Marimba and Other Instruments
Publisher: Hal Leonard

Exercises for Mallet Instruments contains jazz licks in all keys, adapted from the music of Debussy, Ravel, Bartok, Stravinsky, John Coltrane, and Charlie Parker. Practicing these etudes over jazz chords changes is an invaluable addition to the techniques of improvisation, and will improve reading skills. These 500 studies, along with seven original songs, were designed with the mallet player in mind, but will benefit any instrumentalist.