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The mallets are held hanging loosely, with the two outside mallets gripped with the pinky and ring fingers, and the inside mallets Cantilever ed between the flesh of the palm at the base of the thumb and the tip of the index finger. To change Interval s, the inside mallet only is used. As the interval widens, the mallet rolls between the thumb and index finger such that the index finger moves from underneath to the side of the shaft, and the ring finger becomes the fulcrum of the cantilever. When properly used, this grip causes no tension on the hand muscles. The ''piston stroke'' is another essential component of Stevens technique. With this stroke, the mallets start in the up position, strike the bars, then return to the up position. The mallets are propelled completely by the wrist, and there is no prep stroke. ''Single independent strokes'' are used to strike using only one of the four mallets. The mallet is propelled with a doorknob-like rotation of the wrist. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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