Percussionists' mallet towel

A percussionist's towel for use during musical performances to reduce the risk of a percussive striking device causing unwanted noise or falling, the towel comprising:

• a generally rectangular towel having a length of about 26 inches and a width of about 21 inches;
• a generally rectangular deformable member affixed to the towel and having at least a portion in a middle region of the towel, spaced apart from edges of the towel, the deformable member being located generally in a middle region between two opposed edges of the towel, the deformable member having a length of about 17.25 inches, a width of about 2.3 inches, and a thickness between about 0.375 inches and about 0.75 inches,
• wherein the deformable member is thicker than the towel and is yieldable and locally deformable at a location where a percussive striking device or percussive instrument may be placed upon it, so that such device or instrument would depress the deformable member,
• whereby the towel may be placed on a music stand that has been adjusted to orient its major flat surface generally horizontally thereby to muffle sound when a user would place a percussive striking device or percussive instrument on the deformable member and the towel and whereby the deformable member diminishes the risk that an item so placed will roll off of the stand.