Stevens Grip
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The Stevens technique is a method of playing keyboard percussion instruments with
four percussion mallets—two in each hand. It was developed by marimba player Leigh Howard
Stevens during his studies at the Eastman School of Music in the 1970s, and codified in his 1979
book Method of Movement for Marimba. In this book, Stevens explains that the grip is an evolution
of the Musser grip.[1]:8 This mallet-gripping technique is, therefore, sometimes called the MusserStevens grip.
four percussion mallets—two in each hand. It was developed by marimba player Leigh Howard
Stevens during his studies at the Eastman School of Music in the 1970s, and codified in his 1979
book Method of Movement for Marimba. In this book, Stevens explains that the grip is an evolution
of the Musser grip.[1]:8 This mallet-gripping technique is, therefore, sometimes called the MusserStevens grip.
