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God Bless The Child - Solo Vibes
ed saindon
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"God Bless The Child" - one of my favorite ballads composed and sung by the great Billie Holiday. Some exploration with dampening and solo playing techniques that will be covered in the two books (solo vibraphone playing and dampening)…
5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
Back Pain *sigh*
spart456
Content type: Forum topic
I hate to even have to write this post but I’m hoping that there maybe other vibe players who could give me some insight on this. I’m 6’4”... so most of the vibes I play, including my own are to low for me. I tend to bend over the…
5 years 11 months ago - 11 comments
Practice Club 2: Turn Around Chord Study
spart456
Content type: Audio Player
A few days late but I still wanted to get something posted. I've had a lot of back pain recently so I didn't get to practice as much as I usually do. Fortunately, I now have bed risers under my vibes making the instrument taller for me,…
5 years 11 months ago - 5 comments
"Little B's Poem" by Bobby Hutcherson -V
David Friedman
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I've been recently working on a solo version of Bobby Hutcherson't "Little B's Poem". It's a 16 bar tune with no bridge. The form is simple but getting the feeling of the tune plus feeling good about the time and the groove have taken me…
1 year 3 months ago - 10 comments
Balafon to Vibraphone: a unique path to new ideas
Jerry Leake
Content type: Story
I wanted to share some thoughts about my balafon lessons and how they might connect to your primary instrument: vibes, marimba, piano, etc. African Origins to Drum Set: In my collection of 33 balafon lessons, I introduce African grooves…
5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
CYDT - Weed Out Unnecessary Doublings by Behn Gillece
behng
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5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
Friedman Dampening Etudes #6-7
Oliver_M37
Content type: Audio Player
A little late, but I'll be uploading a lot more soon.
5 years 11 months ago - 3 comments
Practicing as Tony Recommended!
allyman
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Accountability: There Will Never Be Another You Hi! So, I've got so many things to learn and work on it's almost overwhelming. Yet when I drill it down, the skills I need the MOST are simply learning tunes, playing tunes (in time), and…
5 years 11 months ago - 7 comments
Practice: "Playing around" with F Blues
allyman
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Sharing a little bit of some very early morning practice time today. Here's what's up with this: One of the things that has always mystified me a little bit, is the blues. I've sat on the drums in small group settings for years - admiring…
5 years 11 months ago - 15 comments
How to Harmonize a Melody: "Georgia on my Mind" (G. Perin) -V
giovanniperin
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Hi vibes friends, In this lesson I'm going to show you an easy and effective method to harmonize the melody of "Georgia on my Mind". Make sure to download the pdf before watching the video. Your homework is to use the same method to…
1 year 2 months ago - 0 comments
Learning From the Balafon: 3 over 2
Jerry Leake
Content type: Video Upload
Balafon to Vibraphone: a unique path to new ideas I wanted to share some thoughts about my balafon lessons and how they might connect to your primary instrument: vibes, marimba, piano, etc. African Origins to Drum Set: In my collection of…
5 years 11 months ago - 7 comments
"Shuffle Vibe Blues"
ed saindon
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“Shuffle Vibe Blues” – a fun little song that I composed to play with a left-hand shuffle feel. It’s an AAB form with the A section being a 12 bar blues. It's a bit reminiscent of something the late great Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) would…
5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
Practice Club - CYDT 2 5 1
Mary-Marie
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Finally was able to play it by ear in 12 keys, thru circle of 4ths. Great exercise! Next I want to do it in Harmonic Minor. I am teaching myself to hear chord qualities, like the ii7(b5) and minor(Maj7).
5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
4 Lessons in 4 Weeks and you get a pair of my mallets - The rules
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
1. dig up some lessons from the past. 2. You sign up here and tell me what 4 lessons you will do. A Friedman etude counts, btw. So you post here that you're in and then you post the 4 lessons you will do, posting each lesson each week (…
5 years 11 months ago - 16 comments
CYDT - Chord Tone Solo On Any Tune You Know
tonymiceli
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Can You Do This?
5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
Learning from the Balafon: 4 over 3
Jerry Leake
Content type: Video Upload
Balafon to Vibraphone: a unique path to new ideas I wanted to share some thoughts about my balafon lessons and how they might connect to your primary instrument: vibes, marimba, piano, etc. African Origins to Drum Set: In my collection of…
5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
Vibraphonics and the PIPERvibe
Piper
Content type: Story
The "short" story.
5 years 11 months ago - 2 comments
CYDT - Harmonizing Scales by Behn Gillece
behng
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5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
Paths of Coordination (this one has "Gear Time" in it.
Piper
Content type: Story
I'm kind of regurgitating these old articles and things I did when I was more involved in the music scene but I'll have new stuff soon. I think these articles are pretty good and I wrote them when I was doing a lot of teaching. This…
5 years 11 months ago - 1 comments
"Minor Haven" - Original Composition
ed saindon
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Playing a solo vibraphone version of a new composition titled "Minor Haven". The lead sheet can be downloaded via the link in the video description.
5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
Can You Do This - Surround Notes in A Chord
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
remember this for the most part it is: scale tone above, half step below. C7 would be D B C F Eb E A Gb G C A Bb
5 years 11 months ago - 1 comments
Balafon history, context, and traditional performances
Jerry Leake
Content type: Forum topic
Hi all, Below is some general balafon history that I send to my students. Hopefully, this provides some traditional context to several West African countries where it is played. I’ll let the info speak for itself and keep checking in on…
5 years 11 months ago - 10 comments
Comparison of Aluminum vs. PVC tubes
wyndorps
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I am not able to play two times exactly the same and with the same attack, but I hope you can get a feeling of the sound. It was a simple recording using ZOOM H4n on both foldable suitcase frames in my workshop.
5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
" Woodwork" (4-mallet balafon w/ cajon and stick pattern)
Jerry Leake
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I recorded a 4-mallet balafon improvisation that managed to keep the time and rhythm cycle clear enough for me to layer grooves on Cajon and stick. My goal in this samba-like sculpture was to surrender all tension and rhythm gravity, to…
5 years 11 months ago - 0 comments
The Nearness of You
ed saindon
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Spending time with and learning how to play this beautiful instrument today with the classic "The Nearness of You" by the great composer Hoagy Carmichael. The first chorus is a slow, rubato ballad and then I thought I would try something…
5 years 11 months ago - 2 comments
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