Two and Four Mallet Exercises on Vibraphone and Marimba for the Advanced Player

As the title suggests compilation of jazz licks formulated for the advanced mallet player taken from Bartok, Stravinsky, Ravel, Debussy, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. Includes a series of 4 mallet exercises and seven compositions: Triangles, Camilluci, Sinatra World Tour Theme, All Glue, Venezuelala-la, Emil's Night Rate and Alive in Five. (Hear Alive in Five and Venezuelala-la on Wonderful World of Percussion, Interworld Music CD-914)

Making Music Around the Home and Yard - Celeste and Emil Richards

A how to make musical instruments for children, parents, teachers and musicians from objects found in the home. Illustrations by Jeff Porcaro.

Fun Musical Compositions for the Very Young and/or Unmusical - Celeste and Emil Richards

A collection of simple compositions created in response to parents and teachers asking, "Now that we can make the instruments, what do we do with them?"

Tune In: Making More Musical Sounds - Celeste and Emil Richards

Second in a series of how to make musical instruments from household and workshop materials. Illustrations by Jeff Porcaro.

Essential Sight Reading

A collection of oddtime jazz compositions written for the advanced mallet player. The compositions include chord symbols to facilitate improvisation over the changes.

$15.00

Mallet Chord Studies

A study book with exercises for playing open chords with four mallets and interesting and challenging two mallet exercises on the chord structures. Includes many four mallet forms of the double diminished chord. Includes an innovative reharmonization chart.

$10.00

Mallet Exercises for the Drummer

A series of simple structures of most of the scales found in contemporary music. Rhythm is emphasized so the drummer can groove on the rhythms while learning his or her scales and fundamental chords.

$15.00

Music and Rhythm Permutations

Emil's newest book comprised of 111 pages of tri-tone, 13th chord and cycle of fourths exercises in all of their intervallic permutations. Emphasis is on rhythmic permutations of 5/8 and 7/8. Includes a new composition, Sew Buttons on Your Ole Man's Pants which utilizes many of the rhythms set forth in the book.

$45.00

Range Finder for the Percussion Seeker

A catalogue designed for composers listing more than 650 percussion instruments in Emil Richards collection setting forth their ranges and characteristics. Organized into Standard, Tonal, Microtonal, Chromatic and Non-Distinct pitched instruments.

$12.00

Studio Techniques

A compilation of practical tips and rules Emil has learned from his years of experience on scoring stages in Hollywood. Invaluable to any musician interested in making a career as a percussionist in the studio. Includes excerpts on all percussion instruments you may encounter in the film and recording studios. Designed for a ten week course.

$20.00