This article provides guidance on developing mallet reading skills for beginner percussionists. It highlights challenges percussionists face in melodic reading, offers teaching strategies like using peripheral vision and focusing on the music stand, and recommends resources such as MusicTheory.net and specific mallet percussion books. The document also outlines a sample mallet curriculum for 6th-grade students, emphasizing the importance of music theory, scale learning, solo practice, and performance opportunities.