Has any one heard of the piece
"marimba spiritual"? BLAST did it in their show. anyone know where to get sheet music?

I have the Marimba spiritual" by Minoru Miki Sheet.e-mail me

This may not count as a trick, but I find that those foam grips for pencils are great cushions for playing with 4 mallets.

With 4 mallets it is better to only practice w/ the inside mallet and then excersize your hand and middle finger. Then do it again.and again.and again.and again.until your hand might feel numb. Also you can go to Vic Firth.com and go to the student center and then to click on "keyboard" and the first thing you will see is a man named Giff teaching a billion lessons over 4 mallet percussion