  We propose a simple, easy to implement, variant of the EXCITED method for
variational many-body calculations for excited states. We apply this method to
the Hybrid Multideterminant method(HMD). We test this method with relatively
few Slater determinants by comparing the results with exact shell model
calculations for ${}^{56}Ni$ using the $fpd6$ interaction. We obtain very good
agreement with the exact results.
