What Grip Does Keiko Use

Both the traditional crossed grip and Musser-Stevens grip are used primarily by marimba players (including Keiko Abe and many marimbists from Asia and Europe) and the Burton grip by vibraphonists.

How many 4 mallet grips are there?

In this lesson, David Skidmore details the three most common 4 mallet grips: Stevens, Burton and Traditional (Cross) Grips. David also covers posture, instrument height and the basics of body positioning.

What is timpani grip?

There are two basic grips of which the beginning to intermediate level timpanist should be aware, the German and the French grips. Both grips provide a timpanist with sound fundamental control of the mal- lets and pave the way toward high artistic expression.

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