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STUDY GUIDE - PART 5 - Stella - Chord Melody
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I will do a chord melody and either post it here, or as a separate post. 
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Play a Great Blues in 3 Months - Week 14 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 14We’ve covered a lot over the course of this series:• Guide tones• Blues comping• Chromaticism• Whole tone and diminished language• Chord melody textures• Harmonic movement underneath simple…
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STUDY GUIDE - PART 4 - Stella - Comping
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Let's work on comping! 
22 hours 35 minutes ago - 0 comments
STUDY GUIDE - PART 3 - Stella - The Chords
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Do you know the chords!!! :-)
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Could This Be a 5,000 Year Old Vibraphone? :-)
tonymiceli
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What do you think? 
2 weeks 6 days ago - 6 comments
Blues super pack transcription in Bb
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Here's my take of  Tony's blues super pack transcription in Bb.
6 days 6 hours ago - 3 comments
Body and Soul reharm
Franz Bauer
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Body and Soul (comp. J. W. Green) Vibraphone Solo Arrangement and Reharm. by Franz Bauer
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Play a Great Blues in 3 Months - Week 13 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 13Over the last few weeks, we’ve been combining blues melodies with chord voicings and moving toward a fuller chord melody approach.This week, we use a very simple melody:👉 “C Jam Blues”Because the…
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Two Wings Two Biscuits
tonymiceli
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This is a new group I'm part of. I think it's very cool. A unique instrumentation and all the string players are really top notch! We recently played at the Wells Rapp Center For Mallet Research. (AN AMAZING PLACE THAT YOU MUST VISIT…
1 month ago - 4 comments
Roy Ayers Solo
tonymiceli
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This is pretty cool. Roy had amazing chops esp in his early days! 
1 week 2 days ago - 2 comments
David Patrois - Quick Idea About Sticking
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quick video here, but think about and practice this a little bit. 
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David Patrois - Playing Swing With the Pedal
tonymiceli
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check this out. Practice this way. Not that you will use it all the time, but you might use it a lot! 
5 days 23 hours ago - 0 comments
STUDY GUIDE - PART 2 - Stella - The Melody
tonymiceli
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this is my stuff. Those of you who have been on the site for a long time, have heard some of this before. It has to sound like the song when you solo. That means you know the changes or have AMAZING ears. 
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STUDY GUIDE - Intro - Stella
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My mantra is 'Does it Sound LIKE THE SONG". If you remember that you have to make it sound like the song first and foremost then all your practicing is with that in mind. 
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David Patrois - Lesson 1
tonymiceli
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David is stellar vibraphonist that resides in Paris, France. He's really a special player. He did a few lessons for us!This lesson talks about a unique way to pedal a bossa and play a solo. It's cool! And short. You will get it right away.
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David Patrois Lessons
tonymiceli
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Check out David's cds. They are so great and unique! I love his playing! Here are some lessons from him.
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Play a Great Blues in 3 Months - Week 12 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 12Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working with blues melodies and combining them with chord voicings—moving toward a more complete, chord melody approach.This week, we introduce a new tune:👉 “…
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Here's the Burton Video with the Summary
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'We had a great vibe coffee hang with Gary! ' We talked about a lot interested things. Had some great questions!!! #gb-archive-wrapper { display: flex; flex-direction: row; height: 800px; /* Fixed height for…
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Gary Burton AMA May 3, 2026 - Summary
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Play a Great Blues in 3 Months - Week 11 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 11Last week, we started working with a real tune—“Bag’s Groove”—combining the melody with chord voicings in the spaces.This week, we take that idea a step further.👉 We move toward a more chord melody…
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Play a Great Blues in 3 Months - Week 6 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 6So far, we’ve been developing lines using guide tones—focusing on 3rds and 7ths to clearly outline the harmony.This week, we take that idea one step further.👉 Instead of creating lines from scratch…
1 month 3 weeks ago - 2 comments
My Mind Map For The Vibraphone
tonymiceli
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I've kept this going most of my adult life. Just putting ideas of the vibraphone in a mind map. If you don't know what mind maps are, look them up, they are cool!  I use this a lot when I'm teaching. You probably will have to download…
3 weeks 4 days ago - 2 comments
Play a Great Blues in 3 Months - Week 10 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 10Up to this point, we’ve been building a blues vocabulary through:• Guide tones• Chromaticism• Augmented, diminished, and whole tone sounds• Full chorus line studiesThis week, we shift into…
3 weeks 6 days ago - 0 comments
Autumn Leaves Solo (Etude)
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Transcribing, Hearing Form, and Ear Training.
4 weeks ago - 0 comments
Etude 20
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Working on Pemutations, Technique, and Pedaling.
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