Hey guys,I’m Rupert Lo, and I’m really happy to be part of the faculty here. I’m a vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer based in New York City. I’ll be sharing some of the things I’ve learned along the way—practice concepts, creative…
Hey guys,I’m Rupert Lo, and I’m really happy to be part of the faculty here. I’m a vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer based in New York City. I’ll be sharing some of the things I’ve learned along the way—practice concepts, creative…
get sonny clarks chorus down - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98vC-bF2AOA&list=RD98vC-bF2AOA&start_ra… WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVEchord melodymy simple solo come up with your simple solopractice my lick - DO YOU…
Here’s what I got down for etude #8 so far. I think I definitely want to revisit this one just to become more fluid with what I am doing, as well as just fix the sillier mistakes that I make towards the end of this piece. Outside of that I…
🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 8: Putting It All Together 🚨In our final lesson, we bring everything from the series together into a full chorus etude over Wave. This written solo combines guide tones, arpeggios, scale fragments, motifs,…
Picked up a spare M55 in good shape that I don't have immediate use for. 70s, silver bars, appears to be a low use instrumentLocated in Westchester, NY. I can work with you to meet in the middle within a 100 miles or so. -Tyler…
Hey guys,I’m Rupert Lo, and I’m really happy to be part of the faculty here. I’m a vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer based in New York City. I’ll be sharing some of the things I’ve learned along the way—practice concepts, creative…
🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 7: Harmonic Tension & Resolution 🚨In Part 7, we shift focus to tension notes and their resolutions. By weaving in altered tones (♯11, ♭9, and other upper extensions), you’ll hear how dissonance naturally…
Here’s what I got down this Tuesday for this Friedman Etude. There’s definitely some things I want to improve, like I definitely started to rush at parts that were giving me trouble which I gotta watch out for, and I think there’s times…
🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 6: Soloing with Motifs 🚨In Part 6, we focus on building solos using motifs—short melodic ideas that you can develop, repeat, and vary throughout the form. This exercise takes one simple motif and applies it…
Here is a list of things on the website, lessons I liked a lot or thought were important. For me it's all of them I guess.
Can any of you guys copy a link of something you thought was interesting and help and put it in the comments? I'll…
Here's a video I promised...... Who did I promise! Anyway more on the separating of the hands and playing. Totally inspired by watching David Friedman and listening to him at the workshops and listening to him.
🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 5: Scale and Arpeggio Options 🚨In Part 5, we focus on outlining Wave with scale and arpeggio shapes. Each chord in the A section is approached with either a diatonic arpeggio, a scale fragment, or a tension…
We had a great talk at our coffee hang last sunday. We talked about practicing.One of the partipants Richard Schwagerl sent over some interesting docs he uses and created for teaching. Here they are. 2 docs didn't come over well, I'll add…
The Art and Science of Musical Practice
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🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 4: Chord Voicing Variations 🚨In Part 4, we explore different ways to add motion and color to your chord voicings throughout Wave. Small shifts—like alternating between a major 7th and a 6th, or sliding inner…
