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Let's Comp - Drew's Comping Questions
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
More questions on comping. 1. What rhythms should you use? There are all of the charleston variations. Stride quarter note feel. Then there is the modern broken rhythms like you hear Chick and Herbie use a lot. But when and where do you…
12 years 10 months ago - 1 comments
Check out Gary's comping
behng
Content type: Video Embed
After posting my lesson on comping on bossas, I tried to find some stuff with just the vibes and the absence of the guitar and piano. Here's a video I found of Gary with Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz. They're performing The Girl From…
12 years 2 months ago - 8 comments
Let's Comp - Comp With Yourself by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
12 years 10 months ago - 5 comments
What About a Certificate?
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Any one in education that knows about certificates? I'm just wondering about making a 2 year course and handing out a certificate upon completion. And what's cool is we could ALL be involved with the process of others getting certificates…
12 years 10 months ago - 6 comments
How Insensitive - Ed Saindon & Billy Novick
ed saindon
Content type: Video Embed
Hey guys, I've been seeing lots of great posts lately on comping, voicings, duo/solo playing, playing Brazilian music...(that Gary clip with Stan playing Jobim just knocks me out). Here's a clip from a recent gig sort that ties in some of…
12 years 7 months ago - 4 comments
Marie's Newsletter - November 2011
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Blog entry
| We recently passed the number of 2500 members!! Isn't that great? Let's keep it up!... Our first 'Chords & Harmony - Comping Festival' started early this month: check out 'all tons' of lessons and join the party! And don't miss the '…
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Free Improvisation by Raphael Meinhart
rapmein
Content type: Video Upload
this is a free improvisation I did on the 6th of november 2011
12 years 10 months ago - 2 comments
Song for my Father
johndaly
Content type: Audio Player
This is a tune I recorded a while back just foolin around a bit here, like the tune would welcome suggestions on ideas to work on
12 years 10 months ago - 2 comments
What About .......
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
We should wrap up the chord and harmony festival, huh??? What about we get into lines. A bebop tune a week for 8 weeks. Play analyze and talk about the tune. I'm just learning Little Willie Leaps and it's such a cool tune. The thing about…
12 years 10 months ago - 5 comments
Chords & Harmony - A melodic minor over a C maj 7 by Jim The Vibes
dimitris
Content type: Video Upload
Hello. This is a new lesson on the chords and harmony festival 2011. I am talking about how you can play a minor melodic chord or scale over a maj 7 chord. I hope you find this helpfull. If there are any questions, let me know. Thank you…
7 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
Let's Comp - Bossas by Behn Gillece
behng
Content type: Audio Player
Here's a lesson on comping for bossas. Refer to the "Check this out" for some voicing ideas.
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Waltz for Debby by Illya Amar
illya
Content type: Video Embed
Hi evrybody! I've been working on this Waltz for Debby this time, and have just recorded this video today. the main point was to keep the comping "left hand" as clean and effective as possible and try not to loose the waltz motion during…
12 years 10 months ago - 8 comments
Big Band Mallets
ryan mchenry
Content type: Story
Looking for a good set of mallets for a big band. I was looking at maybe the Joe Locke quickflies, (mike balter 47r), any suggestions?
12 years 10 months ago - 3 comments
Drop 2 Voicing on the Vibes Lesson 1 (harmonizing major bebop scale)
DanaSud
Content type: Video Upload
Here is my first lesson on applying the drop 2 voicing concept to the vibes. The ultimate goal is to be able to harmonize any melody with a 4 note voicing the way a horn section in a big band might or even to execute solo passages in this…
12 years 10 months ago - 14 comments
Stella by Starlight by John Daly
johndaly
Content type: Audio Player
Benn working on this a while, still lots to work on but I said I would post something (Marie threatened me haha) comments welcome
12 years 10 months ago - 2 comments
Vibe Diary November 3rd - Is it a drum?
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Playing 'All God's Chillin' Got Rhythm'. Practicing my up tempos. As I'm playing I'm thinking wow, this is a drum. I was getting into this whole drum thing on the vibes and it was so cool. To play with just 2 mallets and think of this as a…
12 years 10 months ago - 3 comments
Vibes in Switzerland
Christos
Content type: Forum topic
Hey guys, hope everybody is well. I'm playing in Switzerland with Latin-Jazz Pianist Hector Martignon and his Quartet from November 16th to 19th and I'm looking for an instrument. Please let me know if there is anyone that can lent me or…
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
The Art of the Quarter Note by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
I talk a little about quarter notes and how important I think they are and what's great about practicing them.
12 years 10 months ago - 9 comments
Vibe Hang This Saturday Nov. 5, 2011
tonymiceli
Content type: Event
Come to the vibe hang! The link will be on the front page of the site, Saturday! Come check out the vibe hang at the University of Delaware, Saturday Nov. 5, 2011 from 2pm to 4pm!
12 years 10 months ago - 4 comments
Let's Comp - Simple II V Exercise by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Let's Comp - Comping Using Grips by Behn Gillece
behng
Content type: Video Upload
Here's a lesson on modal comping.
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Spring Valley Kids by John Mark Piper
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
This is from John's CD, Just a Step Away. Everything is great about this and John said I could post it. This is exclusively for members only.
12 years 10 months ago - 27 comments
Let's Comp - Comping Questions? by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
I'm going to put the word out to Behn, Ted, Mike and all the other guys for comping lessons. I'll also do some as well. Let's start off with questions? You have any questions about comping?? I always tell my students that everybody should…
12 years 10 months ago - 5 comments
Friedman Etude No. 8 by Babu
Babu
Content type: Audio Player
Here The N°8. It was nice to have to listen to Gregorian singing - made me re-discover this wonderful music. At 0'32 and 2'21 I had to cut bad scratches, don't know where they are coming from...
12 years 10 months ago - 1 comments
Friedman Etude No. 4 by Marie
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Audio Player
Again beautiful melody... and tough nuances to make... My rit is a bit early.
12 years 10 months ago - 4 comments
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