Working on the promotion of these brand new publications of 'Mallet Ensemlbe' music.
I arranged/composed these 6 pieces through a commission from 'Zeltsman Marimba Festival' (ZMF) in 2013. They are written for two shared marimbas and a…
I am coming to London!
Come by and say hello! Also if you're interested in a private lesson see below.
London
May 8th - I will be at the Purcell School of Music on May 8th judging a mallet competition as well as performing.
May 9th - I'…
Hi,
I'll be playing this Friday March 11th with Drummer Marcello Pellitteri
'Klyn trio at the Brooklyn Lantern inside The Box House Hotel in Greenpoint
Brooklyn 7:30 to 11pm no cover. 77 Box Street, Brooklyn 11222
Marcello Pellitteri_…
Revisiting "Country", a beautiful composition written by Keith Jarrett. It's an AABB form composition. This clip features three separate renditions of the melody chorus.
I remember seeing Keith play this solo piano on SNL in the 70s. It…
I have been messing around with playing rubato, dynamics, and building inside countermelodies while playing ballads on solo vibes... I thought I would share this for comment. It is short.
Hi All,
The March edition of Good Vibes is this Sunday, March 6 at the usual time, 8-10 pm eastern.
Mike Freeman has a new CD out, called Blue Tjade, so I'll be playing selections from it in the coming months. I'll also be playing from…
Hi Guys this month i'm going to do a really basic lesson for those of you who still have problem playing chords on the vibes, and understanding how to use sus and add chords properly.
Remember to download the pdf before watching the lesson…
Playing Hoagy Carmichael's classic composition "Skylark" this morning before an enjoyable day of teaching at Berklee. So many great songs written by Hoagy Carmichael and this is one of them.
Volumes 1 and 2 of the four volume series The…
Only quarter notes, but make something out of this. Make it sound like something.
Add space between the quarter notes. Great exercise for working with the pedal. Don't make them legato.
And of course add the chord changes, study the upper…
I'm posting this final "round up" of Giant Steps to stress the importance of sculpting each phrase, no matter what the tempo. Ben pointed out the advantage of not playing the tune too fast, so here's a medium tempo where I did my best to…
Has anyone ever had any problems with mallet heads coming loose?
I've been playing a set of Malletech MM13s for a little over a year now. The yarn is still in good shape, but there is at least one mallet head that keeps coming loose. I…
Mike Blake is the percussion cat out at University of North Dakota. He's well respected in the vibe world and is a great player. Check him out playing Blue In Green.
I'm new here and happy to find this site.
I currently play a Deagan marimba and am looking for a vibraphone that has the same physical dimensions as my 410, because I thought it would be an easier transition from one instrument to the…