More Binder Stuff - Keyboard Percussion (freebies)

There are so many percussion-related articles and exercises, I will be doing separate entries to cover them all. Today will be keyboard percussion, tomorrow - snare drum, the next day - timpani, then accessories. 

Before I get started with keyboard percussion though, here are a couple general percussion articles. 

Here is a general article about percussion.

Percussion Info.

Here's an article on how to arrange the percussion instruments in your rehearsal.

Percussion Section Organization

Here's a worksheet for the first lesson.

Percussion First Lesson

Here's an article on how to keep your percussionists involved in rehearsal.

Engaging Percussionists in Rehearsal

Now for the Keyboard Percussion information I found online.

Here's a fingering chart for melodic percussion.

Fingering Chart - Melodic Percussion

Here's a great chart that shows the ranges for all the keyboard instruments (on the staff & on a keyboard graphic).

Keyboard Percussion Chart

Here is an article on ranges & mallets.

Keyboard Ranges & Mallets

Here is another FUNdamentals Track article - this one just generally about keyboard percussion.

Fundamental Keyboard Percussion

Here are some playing exercises to go along with the article.

Keyboard Fundamentals Playing Exercises

Here are some more general keyboard percussion articles.

Keyboard Percussion - Chandler & Norton

Keyboard Percussion Basics

Reading Technique on Keyboard Percussion Instruments

Reading on Keyboard Percussion

A Relaxed, Musical Approach to Mallets

Two-Mallet Rudiments

Essential Elements for Two-Mallet Playing

Essential Elements for Four-Mallet Playing

Here are articles specific to the Marimba.

Mallets Let's Go - Learning the Marimba

Marimba Info

Here is an article about Orchestra Bells/Glockenspiel.

Orchestra Bells or Glockenspiel

I told you there was a lot of percussion information (and this is only keyboard percussion). I will write about snare drum tomorrow.