How to play wedding march on the xylophone

play wedding march on the xylophone

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Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" has become a recognizable staple of weddings as the recessional piece. Many couples wish to have friends and family provide the music for their wedding ceremony, and a good way to get someone involved is to have them play the "Wedding March" on xylophone. It is not incredibly difficult, but it does require some concentration and plenty of practice.

Things You'll Need

• Xylophone
• Three xylophone mallets

Instructions

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     Get sheet music. Sheet music arrangement for this purpose can be found as a free download. "Wedding March" is in the public domain, meaning that it is free to distribute and download as you see fit. Although the sheet music may be labeled as piano music, it will work for the xylophone as well.

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     Grip one mallet in your left hand and two in your right.

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     Grip the mallet in your left hand correctly. Hold the mallet primarily with your thumb and forefinger, holding only loosely with the other three fingers.

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     Hold two mallets at once in the right hand in what is called the "Stevens Grip." With your hand in a sort of handshake position, curl your fingers in. Hold the first mallet toward at the end of the handle between your thumb and forefinger. The second mallet should be inserted between your ring and middle fingers and should be held primarily by your ring and pinky fingers. Using this grip, you create mallet movement by wrist action, and change the width of the mallets' reach with your fingers.

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     Play the notes on the sheet music. The music is divided into the treble clef, the upper line, and the bass clef, the lower line. As a general rule you will play the bass clef with the left hand and the treble clef with your right. In the measures where there are two notes in the bass clef and one in the treble, play the lowest note with your left hand and the others with your right. They look far apart because of the clef divisions, but on the keyboard they are in close proximity.

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     Practice. You will most likely not get it right on the first try. As with any musical instrument, practice is required to make the piece sound good.

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