Vol. 1 Xylophone-Deux-Cents Exercices Journaliers - Vol. 1 is the first volume of a set of books for Xylophone players by Jacques Delécluse. This first book uses a rhythm table to help the upper beginners to organise themselves while studying the book. It is a must-have method for those want to master the technique of the Xylophone. The author Jacques Delécluse is a soloist at the Paris Orchestra and a professor at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris. He has conceived keyboard-percussion instruments that hold his name and is also the author of a series of seven books “À LaManière De” for Drums and Piano.

With few study books existing for the Xylophone Jacques Delécluse ensures that this gap is filled with his excellent Twenty Studies for Xylophone. French percussionist and composer Delécluse studied at the Paris Conservatoire in the mid-1900s winning many prizes. The exercises in Twenty Studies for Xylophone are technically challenging intended for advanced students of the instrument. Aspects addressed include complex rhythms accidentals scales tempo dynamics ornamentation key signatures among other features. For all aspiring Xylophone players Delécluse'sTwenty Studies is essential having been compiled by a master of percussion himself.