And right now, you probably are much better, so I recommend learning the solo piece "Spanish Dances" and "Parody". I would tell you the composers, but i forgot sorry.
Guys, this was posted 8 years ago. I think she's moved on past Yellow After The Rain lol I may be mistaken, but I think the time for critique on this has long since passed lol
"I had negative 50 seconds to learn it and get it perfect or I'd fail music school and I didn't in negative 10 seconds perfect so I'm the best and I feel better about me." I can't believe some of the comments on this piece. You did great. I have to learn this for an audition and have no clue where to start. So I turned to this video.
Yall realize this was after only two months of learning the piece right? This piece was played pretty dang well for the timeframe. Yeah, i'm sure many people could play better than that, but that is because they are more experienced. For someone to play a piece that well like i said in only 2 months is still impressive. Plus she wasn't practicing it 24/7 either
Very nice!! I'm packing up my marimba, and lost the sheet music to this piece years ago so thought I'd look this up, I remember when I was learning this piece back in high school. Still love the sound of the marimba just don't have time to use it being away at college. Hopefully the local high school can use it rather than it sitting in my basement. Excellent job!
Wow! That was amazing!!! I just started learning Four mallets and I actually played this for my first Jury. I got a standing ovation, but then I'm the only mallet percussionist at my college and most people are amazed with two mallet work. This blew me out of the water!!! Your accuracy and clarity was awesome! MAJOR Kudos! Keep up the great work!!!
it sounded nice. i've heard it played before, but then again it was by a senior who spent most of his time on the marimba for hours at a time. it sounds good.
haha hit enter too soon.... Your technical skill is astounding - GREAT one-hand rolls! I was very impressed, you played the ink right up until the (INTENSELY DIFFICULT!) end :) A job well done! Truly beautiful work.
This might be one of my favorite four mallet pieces ever! My friend did this last year as a solo, and he's also doing Virginia Tate. Great job playing!
Great job!!!! That was also my first four mallet piece. I am fifteen years old and I am also in the pit in my marching band. I am now on my second piece ( Rain dance) and will be continuing on my journey of marimbas!!! haha. seriously though keep working at it! - Drew
that piece is genius!.. the thuth is that not every percussionist can play it!... and you... with a few months, you do it so well that other persons I met... even my teacher of percussion... congratulations... sorry for the bad english... un abrazo desde Venezuela...
It is great!!!! i'm learning how to plat this piece and it's harder than i thought...... Also, i can't get over the fact that there is like 14 keyboard instruments all around. It's so cool lol
My friends playing this and she's worked on it for 2 years and only has the tempo up to 86 so I told her it's fine bc she's got like all but one page memorized and she can work it up. you see, last year she played The Tempest and rocked it so I have total confidence in her and know she will make state like last year.
I've watched lots of UA-cam clips of this piece, and this is by far my favourite. I think lots of people take this far too fast. Trying to get to grips with it myself, but after 10 minutes my fingers hurt...
Good job I'm playing this too. Just got it two weeks ago and I got down lik u do. I suprise myself how fast I grasped to this. I'll b sure to post a video so u all can see me play it too. O yeh and I'm black
I thought about doing that as a solo my senior year, but I figured out it was SIXTEEN pages long! D: eff that haha, i might do Rain Dance, that one sounds cool :D
Wow! This is really good for your first four mallet piece. I just started learning four mallets this year, and my stuff isn't that clean yet. You're doing great! You've even inspired me to practice more. :) Good blessings on future pieces!
Oh my God!! You should definitely take out the part that says it's not perfect. I am a sophomore in college and that was also my first four mallet piece and you definitely did WAY better than I did at my recital. Amazing job. Mitch would be proud.
oh my gosh!! thats awesome!!! i learned this i think in 7th or 8th grade...bu ti didnt i even learn the whole thing.... you did really good!!!! :D i love girl Percussionists like myself!!
When I got this solo like some weeks ago I was like "oh pretty simple and awesome" When I saw at what tempo was this I was like OMG D: But I can Do it in a month! :D
I would absolutely love to get the chance to play this piece again. 1:20 to about 2:06 took me FOREVER to get right. That part hurt my fingers a lot. I got a 1 on it at Solo and Ensemble when I played it my 8th grade year. ((: You played Wonderfully!
@rosskay you can get it from steveweissmusic I ordered mine off of there, and it just came in today. It's only about seven dollars, but the shipping is almost as much as the music is.
very nice performance! I'm a total Pit Nerd! My main advice for you right now is to watch your third mallet during the 1,3,2,4 chord section. I'm learning this right now with you! Good luck :D
===OOOO... you play de marimba absolutly amazing!!... you're pretty and a good percusionist... is too much!!... jajaja.. un saludo desde Venezuela...=) I love this piece... the marimba is the BEST!...
this is awsome im a freshman in highschool and this is the first piece on 4 mallets ive played. im on the permintation part after the run and i learned it in less than 4 hours of practice. im hoping by the time im in college ill be able to play mutch harder things than this. to what i heard you only missed a few notes and need to work on balance of all the mallets i hear the 1st mallet sticking out in parts other than that great job!
HER FIRST 4 MALLET PIECE ! WTF ! THAT WAS AMAZING ! your technique is simply outstanding ! and note accuracy was extreamly high aswell ! im jelous ! can u please try teardrops by mitchel peters ! Youd sound lovely playing that too ! its only 3 mallets to but there is similair 4 mallet versions of it !
This was an honor band audition piece this year and i just love the beginning part of this four mallet piece!
And right now, you probably are much better, so I recommend learning the solo piece "Spanish Dances" and "Parody". I would tell you the composers, but i forgot sorry.
Guys, this was posted 8 years ago. I think she's moved on past Yellow After The Rain lol
I may be mistaken, but I think the time for critique on this has long since passed lol
ahh, learning four mallets. the pain on your ring fingers is a feeling you will never forget!
"I had negative 50 seconds to learn it and get it perfect or I'd fail music school and I didn't in negative 10 seconds perfect so I'm the best and I feel better about me."
I can't believe some of the comments on this piece.
You did great. I have to learn this for an audition and have no clue where to start. So I turned to this video.
Yall realize this was after only two months of learning the piece right? This piece was played pretty dang well for the timeframe. Yeah, i'm sure many people could play better than that, but that is because they are more experienced. For someone to play a piece that well like i said in only 2 months is still impressive. Plus she wasn't practicing it 24/7 either
Well gee I thought that was a timpani. Good thing she told me it was a marimba.
Very nice!! I'm packing up my marimba, and lost the sheet music to this piece years ago so thought I'd look this up, I remember when I was learning this piece back in high school. Still love the sound of the marimba just don't have time to use it being away at college. Hopefully the local high school can use it rather than it sitting in my basement. Excellent job!
Wow! That was amazing!!! I just started learning Four mallets and I actually played this for my first Jury. I got a standing ovation, but then I'm the only mallet percussionist at my college and most people are amazed with two mallet work. This blew me out of the water!!! Your accuracy and clarity was awesome! MAJOR Kudos! Keep up the great work!!!
Great job! It's 2017; if you're still playing, you must be incredible!!!
I'm apparently playing this, this year. Last year I played Waves, and that was ... simple. This haw more to it! Can't wait to master it!
Great job. This is the best playing of this piece I've seen on UA-cam.
That was wonderful! I'm playing this piece this year for my solo and ensemble
That performance was awesome!
I'm learning this right now and have a really low self-esteem so I'm not doing to well but hearing will surely help me.
it sounded nice. i've heard it played before, but then again it was by a senior who spent most of his time on the marimba for hours at a time. it sounds good.
haha hit enter too soon.... Your technical skill is astounding - GREAT one-hand rolls! I was very impressed, you played the ink right up until the (INTENSELY DIFFICULT!) end :) A job well done! Truly beautiful work.
It's plenty fast. Very expressive. You have a great feel for dynamics. Very cool.
Great job!! I'm learning this piece right now and I can't wait until I learn the whole thing. :)
I loved this song so much.
Great job! True talent!
wow i'm learning that piece right now and i am really slow you were amazing! and to do it from memory was even better
I played this last year, I thought it was so fun! :) Good job!
Well done! Makes me want to go practice marimba some.
That's really excellent, thumbs up all the way!
Great job! I am preforming this for my solo & ensemble competion this year, and I'm in 8th grade!
this was my first solo for marimba as well. you played really well...keep it up!
This might be one of my favorite four mallet pieces ever! My friend did this last year as a solo, and he's also doing Virginia Tate. Great job playing!
gacho! thats freaking good. nicely done. i wish had chops like that
That was my first four mallet piece too. I still like it.
Nice Job!, i would reccomend Rain Dance as your next solo, it is a fun piece, and challenging
Great job!!!! That was also my first four mallet piece. I am fifteen years old and I am also in the pit in my marching band. I am now on my second piece ( Rain dance) and will be continuing on my journey of marimbas!!! haha. seriously though keep working at it!
- Drew
Wow you play it really fast!! It's great, I wish my rolls were as seamless as yours.
very nice! i am going to try and play this, this year at my solo/ensemble.:)
this is an amazing vid, i showed to my friend he's a junior and playing this on tuesday. great job playing. upload other vid lol
Why yes! I cannot do that! Mad skills to say the least!
How Sweet!!!! O.O
Im in love!!!
nice tempo good playing one of the best on youtube!
that was extremely well-played. congrats, i loved it. =)
that piece is genius!.. the thuth is that not every percussionist can play it!... and you... with a few months, you do it so well that other persons I met... even my teacher of percussion... congratulations... sorry for the bad english... un abrazo desde Venezuela...
Excellent job. One of the best on UA-cam. I want to hear the "better" one. Haha
Omg, you're so good. That's SOOO good for your first 4 mallets piece :)
Beautiful.
It is great!!!! i'm learning how to plat this piece and it's harder than i thought...... Also, i can't get over the fact that there is like 14 keyboard instruments all around. It's so cool lol
WOW! amazing skills! Great job!
My friends playing this and she's worked on it for 2 years and only has the tempo up to 86 so I told her it's fine bc she's got like all but one page memorized and she can work it up. you see, last year she played The Tempest and rocked it so I have total confidence in her and know she will make state like last year.
TWO YEARS? im a freshman and i have some piano experience and this was my first year learning percussion and i picked up this piece in 1 month.
Well it was fairly difficult for her because she had to get used to 4 mallets
Will Ow
learning isn't a competition
Omg tempest was a great piece I'm only in 8th grade rn and I'm not amazing or anything but tempest will always be one of my favorites!!
Very nice. One of my friends is working on this one, and hopefully I'll be good enough to tackle it fairly soon. Keep it up!
Great playing..
Very nice. Well done.
excellent!!! good job!!
this was insanely good technique and speed!!!!
I did this for my solo this year(freshmen), and im actually taking it to state :D this is pretty good,, good job :)
hey, i have to learn this song for a solo competition and its a great example!
I've watched lots of UA-cam clips of this piece, and this is by far my favourite. I think lots of people take this far too fast. Trying to get to grips with it myself, but after 10 minutes my fingers hurt...
GREAT JOB!!! ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR FIRST 4 MALLET PIECE. VERY STRONG ROLLS, VERY SMOOTH. WHAT OTHER PIECES HAVE YOU PLAYED? ANY MORE VIDEOS?
Good job I'm playing this too. Just got it two weeks ago and I got down lik u do. I suprise myself how fast I grasped to this. I'll b sure to post a video so u all can see me play it too. O yeh and I'm black
WOW FLAWLESS
Woah. Very good. :) I played this solo for contest this year, and I didn't play it as fast in the middle as you did. Way to keep it accurate and fast!
I love the fact that your mallets are actually yellow, this piece is awesome :)
I thought about doing that as a solo my senior year, but I figured out it was SIXTEEN pages long! D: eff that haha, i might do Rain Dance, that one sounds cool :D
you're awesome! good job!
Wow! This is really good for your first four mallet piece. I just started learning four mallets this year, and my stuff isn't that clean yet. You're doing great! You've even inspired me to practice more. :) Good blessings on future pieces!
Oh my God!! You should definitely take out the part that says it's not perfect. I am a sophomore in college and that was also my first four mallet piece and you definitely did WAY better than I did at my recital. Amazing job. Mitch would be proud.
oh my gosh!! thats awesome!!! i learned this i think in 7th or 8th grade...bu ti didnt i even learn the whole thing.... you did really good!!!! :D i love girl Percussionists like myself!!
When I got this solo like some weeks ago I was like "oh pretty simple and awesome"
When I saw at what tempo was this I was like OMG D:
But I can Do it in a month! :D
this is nice :D i'm playing this for my recital class and i can't wait :D and i'm not nearly as up speed as you are girl good job :D
That was awesome, I'm so jealous of your technique :)
VERY WELL DONE!
I just learned this and played it last night I added a much better ending by ending on the scale on the second page
Very well done
Dang and I have to learn this in a couple months for Solo and Ensemble. Dang I didnt think eight grade would have something like this.
Great Job...
i have to learn this piece for my friend ha
(hes a prodigy... tryin to impress him)
ha
I would absolutely love to get the chance to play this piece again.
1:20 to about 2:06 took me FOREVER to get right. That part hurt my fingers a lot.
I got a 1 on it at Solo and Ensemble when I played it my 8th grade year. ((:
You played Wonderfully!
That's pretty good, I gotta play it on saturday for districts. hope I do well.
This is really good! Good job! :) My friend is learning this solo now. I'll upload it if I get a chance.
Very Nice !! you should join the nearest Drum & Bugle Corps immediately !!!
Good luck in future, this piece is amazing , show girls can be a good percussionist ;)
@rosskay you can get it from steveweissmusic
I ordered mine off of there, and it just came in today. It's only about seven dollars, but the shipping is almost as much as the music is.
BRAVO!!!!!
that eye brow twitch at 0:39 though lol
bravo Brandi x]
I found this video totally out of the blue lmao
I have to second that. Nobody on UA-cam seems to want to get the notes right. Very nice job!
5/5
she is very very good and is very delightful to watch.
You got this down!
The only part I can never get right is at 1:19
Thank you, just looking for a really good set of marimba mallets
Played this today for my 7th grade solo and ensamble, got a 1 AWWWW YEAH!
very nice performance! I'm a total Pit Nerd! My main advice for you right now is to watch your third mallet during the 1,3,2,4 chord section. I'm learning this right now with you! Good luck :D
Yup. I'm definitely learning this next year xD
===OOOO... you play de marimba absolutly amazing!!... you're pretty and a good percusionist... is too much!!... jajaja.. un saludo desde Venezuela...=) I love this piece... the marimba is the BEST!...
EXCELLENT :)
malletech mallets are BEAST
MOLDY LEMON MALLETS!!!! :D lol. I love those
Nice job, I like how the mallets were yellow
Sounds amazing. I wish I could play like this! Do you have the sheet music fo this?? It would be much appreciated. Thanks.
this is awsome im a freshman in highschool and this is the first piece on 4 mallets ive played. im on the permintation part after the run and i learned it in less than 4 hours of practice. im hoping by the time im in college ill be able to play mutch harder things than this. to what i heard you only missed a few notes and need to work on balance of all the mallets i hear the 1st mallet sticking out in parts other than that great job!
best one on youtube!
You've got some chops!!!
i have 6 months to learn it and make sure its damn near perfect.. ive had it for a month and can play it.
2018 ? 😍😍😍 Thanks!
AWESOME
HER FIRST 4 MALLET PIECE ! WTF ! THAT WAS AMAZING ! your technique is simply outstanding ! and note accuracy was extreamly high aswell ! im jelous ! can u please try teardrops by mitchel peters ! Youd sound lovely playing that too ! its only 3 mallets to but there is similair 4 mallet versions of it !
Good Choice!