Good Book, Steep Curve
- Rating
- Posted by
- DJK
- Date Posted
- 03/16/2012
This is a really nice book, with more intense emotional content than other collections I've seen at this level. The latin vibe is there in pretty much every piece, and it all feels very dramatic and grand, which I love. The end of the book is WAY harder than the beginning, but the lessons before each tune help a LOT to ensure players can get the most out of each piece. My only complaint is the one-hand octave work is pretty abrupt and not set up as well as the other technical things, which is more of a barrier in Stevens Technique than cross stick. I prefer the Zivkovic Funny Marimba Book 1 for the octave introduction.