Rain Dance - Alice Gomez & Marilyn Rife

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Uploaded by on Mar 22, 2011

My performance of Rain Dance, by Alice Gomez & Marilyn Rife, for the solo performance requirement of IB Music HL.

I do realize that it is not a perfect performance and I apologize for this. However, I was running low on time to learn 20 minutes worth of solo material, so I tried my best to learn all of the solos as fast as possible.

Performance Notes
-My wrists are intentionally high during the chorale section. This angle allows me to play on the crown of the mallets, producing a much softer sound.
-Mallets are IP 300 and IP 200. They're actually the only marimba mallets I own, so I don't really have too much of a choice in the sound I can produce.

Even though I realize it is not a perfect run, I welcome any constructive criticism!

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  • try and keep your elbows at your sides more

  • @funnyprincess789 Thanks. Ideally, your elbows shouldn't be right down at your side but it looks like that would be the solution looking at this awkward angle but really I need to get my wrists lower. Thanks for the feedback though.

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  • What!!! U have ur own marimba

  • try playing more light an fluffy at the beginning. the mallet choice is perfect but ur hitting the keys way too hard. also i think your accenting notes u shouldnt. have fun

  • @AlyssaDewey Hooray! It's such a fun piece! I still like to play it from time to time!

  • @TheMisterMarimba Wonderful! Congratulations to you! And sure, if you (or anyone) has any questions about IB Music (I know it's one of the more vague IB subjects), I would love to help as much as I can! Just shoot me an email at dvv297@gmail.com and I'll reply ASAP!

  • @DDRsensation Mine did too! And @dv297, so did I lol!

  • @dv297 there was one rhythm I couldn't get, until I watched your video. I made state solo ensemble thanks to you :D

  • beautiful-thank you for sharing

  • Can you please tell me more about Ib Music Hl?

  • Keon as well?

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