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The Rise Of The Sticks

ByMark Shelton
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Certainly hand percussionists have long employed sticks and mallets on cowbells,
woodblocks, timbales, and cymbals, but professional percussionist Mark Shelton perceives a bend toward greater use of stick-struck instruments in modern worship music. This article presents some suggestions for just a few pieces of gear that might expand your timbral palette along with ideas for musical applications.

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