I wish I could explain to someone else how outstanding this is. The memorizing, the comfort and mastery of playing, and the sheer technical skill. Most people will never be half this good at their chosen profession.
What an exquisite performance! You could tell from his lovely smile that he clearly loves performing and taking part in his craft. He's extremely inspirational to everybody, not just musicians, and I hope that one day I can reach his level of skill despite my late start!
One of my section leaders is performing this as an ensemble. We have yet to be assigned backing parts but listening to him practice it makes me pray that I get picked for marimba.
I watch this video way too much for it to be a healthy obsession but I don't care because this is amazing. It makes me want to get up and dance around my room :)
Great performance! One question though: where did you get it? Did you have to purchase straight from Bob Becker (where do you go for that) or did you get it from a retailer like Steve Weiss?
I separate "note perfect" practice from "speed practice". This is not to discount accuracy as accuracy is important. But if you never work on speed, it will be hard to gain. I practice scales, arpeggios and simple exercises with the specific goal in mind of getting comfortable at really fast speeds. That should help you get more comfortable at the extreme tempos.
