Mallet Percussion Solos

Gitano is a dramatic, challenging work for four-mallet marimba with a Spanish flair. Ripple effects, layered melodic passages, and athletic mallet work come together to form a piece that

Here is a collection of five authentic ragtime solos set for xylophone.  All five solos can be played with piano accompaniment, four-part marimba ensemble, or both! All accompanying parts are

A festive collection of eight vibe solos for the four mallet player. Enjoy performing these for concerts, family and friends. (Santa and the elves will become your biggest fans!)

Michael Charles Smith wrote and dedicated Grapes Grandma to Shirley B. Smith, his grandmother, who was a source of inspiration and support throughout his life. The piece requires even single

A charming unaccompanied four-mallet marimba solo, Grasshopper is challenging and enjoyable to perform.

Inspired by two mythic creatures of gigantic proportions, Leviathan and Behemoth, Great and Small is a whimsical solo for keyboard percussion that proves size isn’t everything. This piece

Based around the eponymous book of the occult, Grimoire is an advanced vibraphone solo which provides a unique and dark atmosphere to a recital or concert.

This medium level arrangement for vibraphone comes from one of Satie's most treasured works for piano.  The arrangement adheres to the original work rather closely, although the key has been changed

Mixing equal parts gypsy jazz and traditional gypsy music, Jesse Monkman has summoned the ghost of famed French guitarist Django Reinhardt with Gypsy Tonic. This advanced marimba solo is full of

This accessible series offers a versatile selection of recent hit movie and TV music for instrumental soloists. Each book contains carefully edited arrangements appropriate to each instrument and well

Home is is a multifaceted intermediate to advanced solo piece for unaccompanied marimba. It was inspired by the many meanings that home can have for us, whether we may have lost our home, are

Showy and fun, this arrangement of a work originally written for violin has become standard piece in the keyboard percussion repertoire.

Hummingbird is an intermediate four-mallet solo for marimba by Portland artist Michael Charles Smith. It is propelled by a constant 6/8 rhythm that runs throughout the piece. It also features a

Famous, fiery, well-known work for xylophone or marimba. Two mallets, with piano accompaniment.

A stunning arrangement for solo vibraphone of a quintessentially Romantic piano piece.

This tranquil, meditative marimba solo with optional percussion accompaniment is geared toward beginning to intermediate 4-mallet players. Inspired by trees swaying back and forth with the wind, the writing

From its opening chords, Inmersión submerges the audience into the sonic world of the vibraphone. It is precisely the aim of the work to take advantage of the deep and beautiful sound of

A magnificent collection of solos aimed at developing four-mallet technique. Lesson plans precede each solo as well as a refresher on grip checkpoints and sticking permutation ideas!

Each solo in this Grade 3-4 collection has its own unique style and will advance the student as a mallet player. A terrific addition to your curriculum!