Can I learn a Bach Prelude in ONE HOUR?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Thank you for watching my first attempt at a #SpeedReadChallenge! Let me know down below if you've ever had to learn a piece in a short amount of time! Anyway, as mentioned in the video, all the techniques I used to learn this Bach quickly are available in my FREE PDF on 'How to Learn and Practice ANY Marimba Solo': www.adamtanpercussion.com/download :) #TheStudioFamily

[@MichalBobak259]

I had concert 23.09 (18:00h). Concert with vocalist. 33 songs to accomp with various percussion. Conductor change his mind and send me sheets 22. 09 (21:00h) for song called Under the sea in GES - MAJOR. I had to play solo in this piece. It was challenge for me but everything was so good. My girlfriend told me: "everything will be ok" and I played one of best concert ever!

[@anthonylangston23]

It sounds like Mario eating a mushroom during the fast forwarded parts

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Hahaha true.... like the invincibility star but 10x as long

[@paulinesounds]

Did anyone else think that the fast-forward marimba sound was Mario Bros. level up effect??! Adam nails it again people!!! Awesome video!!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Thank you Pauline!!!! I'm just waiting for all the mario comments hahaha...

[@paulinesounds]

@@AdamTanPercussion 😂😂😂 you can't say you didn't do it on purpose 😋

[@lyssa-13]

This is literally how we learn and memorize music for competition band

[@AdamTanPercussion]

You guys are doing it right!!

[@andrewfarkas1274]

The Metronome when its sped up sounds like Mr. Krabs when he walks

[@anthonyrodill9765]

I was actually in the middle of playing this exact prelude (on piano though) when I got the notification for this video.

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Ahahaha what a coincidence! It's such a great piece to play and listen to though....

[@anthonyrodill9765]

Yeah. Also, this is probably one of the few recordings I’ve heard of this prelude that include the Schwencke measure in it (measure 23). Not sure if you’re familiar with that but I just thought I’d point it out.

[@aarongrooves]

Really appreciate your "full disclosure" at 3:20. When you chose this prelude, I definitely became skeptical lol! Have you done a challenge of a prelude you've never heard before? I'd love to see something like that!

[@langadubazana]

Do I just love the sound of those mallets! The articulate little 'ta-ka-ta-ka' sound theymake against the wooden bars is so colourful

[@virginia1273]

I needed something to work on over spring break and this prelude seems like a relaxing piece to pick up. Great video always!

[@kree89]

I tried to learn this on an actual piano for an hour and I only got the first 8 bars somewhat ok. Then again I sight read mallet percussion for the most part. Thanks for reminding me to practice sight reading, its an invaluable skill

[@AdamTanPercussion]

You are so right Brian! Sight reading is the best skill you can have for all those times you need to learn quick :)

[@yunyunnie]

What I do instead of practicing my actual piece given to me

[@AdamTanPercussion]

TRUE THOUGH

[@trevorsams6318]

This video is awesome. Your annotations of the 'current task' really help to show the viewer what you are currently working on. Your narration adds a lot of insight to what is going on in your head. Very interesting!

[@timster4328]

I would love to see a technique talk about just sight reading notes and how to do it faster

[@AdamTanPercussion]

I will do one of these! Thank you for suggesting!

[@FollowJesus777-KING]

Yeah i'm so slow at sight reading. It takes me forever to learn a peice on marimba.

[@evo1720]

practice

[@michaelnancyamsden7410]

Beautiful piece. Have played it on piano. Very interesting. You are a good teacher.

[@mirrorimage7077]

This is an interesting challenge, and I think it's great that KZbin recommended me such an underrated channel.

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Thank you for stopping by!

[@earthjustice01]

Thanks so much for this, I have learned a lot from it, and I am just a beginner.

[@yoavshati]

I forgot about this video as I've watched it quite a long time ago, and just stumbled upon your channel again now and recalled it I've recently sightread and then learned this piece on piano and I'm really proud of how short of a time it took me to get it memorized and sounding well (though it was way longer than an hour)

[@csfarnsworth14]

Adam, very insightful, beautiful interpretation, and your studio is honestly aesthetic goals. Great stuff!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

You are too kind Cameron! The studio is a bit messy right now but LEDs hide that right ;) thank you for watching!!

[@giblebro6898]

I came into this just for something to do and came out of it re-kindling my passion for violin! Thank you so much!

[@lukesellers9245]

I'm a drum set player new to reading pitched notes and four mallet marimba. I just learned this piece and have also played yellow after the rain. Do you have any suggestions on solos to work on and also technique books?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Hey man! I'd suggest Method of Movement as the first technique book if you are looking for four mallet. George Hamilton Green xylophone rags are good for working on note reading!

[@lukesellers9245]

@@AdamTanPercussion thank you for the reply!

[@johnd.4536]

Nice playing Try the first cello prelude in G or for the toughest go right to the Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin.

[@rorycbruce]

Amazing, I am so impressed!

[@pjm4w]

Have you played through a lot of the Cello Suites/Violin Sonatas & Partitas? You should do a video or series on interpretation on the marimba or even just a recorded performances of them! I'm looking into applying to grad school in a few years and Bach always seems to come up for auditions. I've done a couple of the cello preludes and there always seems to be two schools of thinking, either "sound more like a cello" or "you're playing a marimba, play it like a marimba" and to honest, I'm not sure what they want to hear in grad school auditions ahaha

[@AdamTanPercussion]

I have played most of violin partita no. 2 as well as one movement of sonata no. 1 before. I love playing them and you are so right - interpretation on all the Bach's are so varied! I think the first way of 'sound more like a cello' is more correct, because 'play it like a marimba' implies that the piece was written and designed for marimba which it's clearly not ahahaha

[@llucelshinigami57]

Why all the sound effects are from nintendo switch? Good video

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Cause I love it ;)

[@katelynnoelle5729]

Will you learn Bach’s violin concerto in a minor? It’s created for violin, but they made a version of it for marimba.

[@AdamTanPercussion]

I want to play that one sometime yes!

[@TorilAzzalini-Machecler]

Wow well I've got 30 minutes left to learn it now

[@michaele.canete4968]

I had to learn a solo piece for the first time last December In Two weeks during break. Hungarian Dance No. 5. To my surprise, I learned the whole piece in two days time. All together probably a few hours but spread into two days. I’m really proud of myself and there is this event at the end of the month. I’m debating on learning this piece. Problem is the I don’t know how to play with 4 mallets. So I do t know what to do. Help?? And thank you!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

That is amazing man! Wait how did you learn the piece if you didn't know how to play with 4 mallets :o

[@rubenoliveira9518]

Very good! Congrats 👌🏻

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Thank you Ruben!!

[@Aspidokhelone]

Hey! I’m in 10th grade and started marimba a year ago. I love your videos and they’re super helpful! Right now I’m practicing a solo called Parody by Jesse Monkman and was wondering what you think of it or if you’ve heard of it

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Thank you so much for watching man! I think Parody is a cool piece to learn for sure, it's fun to listen to and has good techniques in it. Keep it up!!

[@ashtongrogg9358]

Where can I find this all im bass clef. I want to do this on my electric bass.

[@tombatty7315]

just search for it on imslp and if it's not there its definitely online somewhere

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Yeeees IMSLP definitely has it!

[@ashtongrogg9358]

@@AdamTanPercussion I started working on the Bach cello suit but for some reason this version looks easier

[@matthewmeunier]

Hey Adam! Question for you -- if you hadn't given yourself the 1 hour time limit to learn the piece, about how long would you have spent on a solo like this Without the time restraint?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Thanks for watching Matthew! I would have probably spent at least 2 hours, or at least to the point where I could play the whole thing memorised. I like to reach memorisation level with everything I learn for 'serious' performances haha

[@cjaverysrandomreviews4675]

What mallets did you use

[@rubenvizcaiino]

Hey, what sticks can I use to play Kiko abe?

[@philcataldo2255]

Hey Adam, thanks so much for another great video :). Quick question: Assuming you live in an apartment, do you ever get noise complaints and if so, how do you deal with that? (This is also assuming your studio is in your home). Thanks in advance!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Thank you Philip! I don't live in an apartment, my studio is actually in a commercial building :) I have never had a noise complaint because I'm pretty strict with my 'no noise before 5pm' rule - and it helps that I met my neighbours in good faith and told them on my first day here that I make some noise after 5pm. They were cool about it! If you are in a residential area, then I know a lot of people like to remove the resonators of their marimba to cut the sound! But yes I think respect is the first step to getting time on the instrument no matter where you are haha

[@Andy251153]

Hey adam, this isn't super on topicI remember you mentioning that you do something different with your steven's grip. But when I watch it just seems like it's just normal steven's grip. What's different?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Ah right! Well I guess my grip is fundamentally stevens, but I do a lot of things that aren't 'technically correct'. For example my thumb placement on the inside mallet is not very good, and I hold the outside mallet a bit too high up as well. So I've never wanted to call my stevens grip the normal kind because someone will say it's wrong hahahaha

[@w.tibbsclemens636]

So this only works if you're REALLY good at sight reading.. so how do you increase your sight reading speed?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

The method remains the same even if you think your sight reading isn't that good yet :) the best way to increase your sight reading speed is to continually sight read after all, I did a lot of sight reading of easy piano music (one to two lines max) when I first started marimba and it pays off after a while!

[@biggysmoovemusic7777]

Honestly I needed a video like this because I'm going to do DCI and WGI for the first time in my life and I wanted to be able to learn music fast.

[@AdamTanPercussion]

I hope it helps man! As long as you remember to take it in small sections first you will be off in no time :)

[@davidholloway6950]

I bet this dude could have sight read the whole piece pretty well

[@AdamTanPercussion]

I could have maybe, but it wouldn't have sounded very good hahaha

[@dr.dandyphd4968]

Pardon my French. But that is one BIG ASS MARIMBA!

[@SaltineCracker]

I basically learned my jury last semester the night before leaving the practice room around 4:30 am and having my jury at 10:00 am.

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Prooooooooo

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Prooooooooo

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Prooooooooo

[@FollowJesus777-KING]

How long did it take you to be able to afford your own marimba?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Quite a long time, about 4 years of working a few jobs (it hadn't been my number one priority until much later though)! If I hadn't saved that long I would have bought a smaller one :)

[@iammatt06]

Sight reading 100

[@doritobandito_1323]

for marching band and percussion ensemble it takes me a minimum of 15 minutes to learn my part and a maximum of like 2 hours

[@AdamTanPercussion]

2 hour maximum is still pretty good!!!

[@jugchug9619]

Next play Chopin's Torrent Etude

[@rad0x261]

i had to play chopin s waltz op69 no2 in 4 days on piano and i at least needed a hole month for my level

[@rad0x261]

and i was able to only play the first page out of 5 XD

[@rad0x261]

i was only able to play 1 page out of 5 XD

[@lucabuchholz7462]

Ohh i remember this piece from like my second year of piano classes... Have to try it again. Should be kind of easy now xD

[@AdamTanPercussion]

At least you've played it before ;)

[@dararehan2901]

When its sped up it sounds like the super mario 64 music theme on the beach

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Trueeeee

[@BrunoNeureiter]

My piano teacher always tells me to add colours before fully learning the correct notes. What does everybody think about this?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

I believe your teacher is right! If you have the time to practice it properly (not like in this video) then definitely get a nice feel for the smaller sections first :)

[@matthewschatkowski4887]

J.S Bach would be proud!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

I'd be honoured ahahaha

[@varixalint]

Is this why you did that Instagram poll?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Yessssssss

[@ax_murderer1906]

Mystic fire by julie davila in 20 minutes. Why 20 minutes, because its real easy marimba solo

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Ooooooh! 20 minutes! That's pushing it but I'd be keen to try it ahahaha

[@bartwijnings6650]

Keiko kotoku?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Yesss for the first half of the challenge :) 6/4/3/3

[@keslieslifka5396]

this gave me so much anciety

[@noabruxelmane1128]

now you could try a similar thing but without your marimba to practice. Some people tried it for piano and the guys without piano performed the piece better so ^^ Good luck

[@dabush33]

If you would choose Bach's original version you would have to learn even one bar less! bar 23 is an invention of the editor :) (who would dare changing Bach's music today?) try it without it as well :)

[@bluwolf098]

When you have da long long blood

[@YotaIidaPercussion]

木琴家族😂😂

[@hodgesmedia6746]

Did anyone else notice that he used Nintendo Switch button press noises?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

I do love my Switch noises :)

[@erkin8657]

why is this 1 hour video 30 minutes?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

To make it more convenient to watch haha! I fast forwarded through a lot of the challenge parts :)

[@erkin8657]

@@AdamTanPercussion ok then :)

[@percuss3757]

First comment 🤘🤘🤘

[@HonkChamp]

Try it: GF ED, GF ED, GFD, and repeat. And then while you play that play G F E D GG F-- B-- ITS MOBAMBA!

[@brayanon4428]

Like

[@lnrd9088]

Learn a piece in two weeks? Man thats long... I play the trumpet in an symphonic orchestra and once we got the piece two hours before we were going on stage xD

[@ChrisChapin_chapes]

I thought you were going to learn something hard, sorry. I don't want to come across as disparaging but I stopped the video at three minutes because I don't think you could have picked an easier Bach prelude. I don't want to discredit your ability as a musician, because I'm sure you're an excellent player, but this was a poorly chosen piece for this kind of video challenge for a professional musician.

[@ChrisChapin_chapes]

But I'm just a random prick so don't take everything I say to heart!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

@@ChrisChapin_chapes I appreciate the feedback man and you are definitely NOT a prick haha! I agree that it's a pretty easy piece for an intermediate+ player. However I'm also reminded daily by my students and peers alike to reevaluate what 'easy' means, because different people find different things easy and hard so I didn't want to make it seem like this piece was 'too easy' for me - it was more to prove a point that you can learn things more efficiently with the right approach :)

[@Waxiestsine766]

Weird Flex but ok

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Trueeeeeeeee

[@clover4698]

i mean he is asian so...

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Hmmmmm not sure if that's valid anymore nowadays but sure LOL

[@redjaxs7675]

No

[@dr.dandyphd4968]

Yes

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Ok

[@vinskilindqvist4554]

Why can't the English speakers pronounce anything correctly? It's BAHH not BaKHH...nice and helpful video though, thank you. 4 real man

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Hahaha as you can tell I suck at German ;) but I've started learning it in the last week! Wie geht es dir?