x

Recent content

Some content may be restricted to
Registered Members, or
Subscribing Members.
La Poupée qui Fait Non - by Florian & Marie
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Audio Player
Barry recently posted a little duet of Amazing Grace with his daughter on Flute. Florian and Emily are around the same age (10-11). Florian just started learning guitar this year. He was ok to record and post our first little duet of a…
12 years 10 months ago - 11 comments
Let's Comp - Old School Compers by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
The first thing I notice in this video is the left hand playing right in the range of the bass player. Teddy Wilson came from the Benny Goodman Quartet where for a time there was no bass player. So it was Teddy Wilson's left hand. Also I…
12 years 10 months ago - 4 comments
Let's Comp - Questions Answered Pt. 1 by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Why don't we all answer these. Here are my answers Where's the dividing line between playing a melodically interesting accompaniment and overpowering the soloist? I think this gets into that area where you need technique and sensativity.…
12 years 10 months ago - 6 comments
Let's Comp - Comping and soloing by Babu
Babu
Content type: Video Embed
Here a good exemple (IMHO) of two great musicians listening to each other. Note the constant search in order to produce different sounds, with no electronical effects, close to what acoustic vibes is. Enjoy !
12 years 10 months ago - 7 comments
Friedman Etude No. 3 by Marie
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Audio Player
Beautifully written! Pleasant to read and discover... hard to play with nuances... Still a lot to improve from this version... Thank you David!! :o)
12 years 10 months ago - 3 comments
Grips
tpvibe
Content type: Forum topic
Which grip would you recommend for someone starting to study the vibraphone ? There are four possibilities that I have researched: 1) Burton Grip 2) Musser-Stevens Grip 3) Ed Saindon's Fulcrum Grip 4) Ney Rosauro's Extended Cross Grip…
12 years 10 months ago - 8 comments
Joe Locke - All Blues - England Tour - 1988
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Video Embed
Special thanks to Ed Saindon for finding this treasure!... And to 'Jeff' for recording, saving, digitalizing and sharing it! Enjoy! :o)
12 years 10 months ago - 8 comments
Chords & Harmony - Major & Minor Triads in a HW diminished scale by Jim The Vibes
dimitris
Content type: Blog entry
Hello everyone. This is my first lesson on Chords & Harmony festival 2011. This lesson has to do with the major and minor triads that you can play over a diminished h-w scale. So, I hope you find this interesting. For any questions let…
7 years 2 months ago - 1 comments
Warren Wolf
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Book page
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Bruce Wells
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Book page
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Eddie Costa
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Book page
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Cal Tjader
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Book page
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Marco Bianchi
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Book page
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Red Norvo
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Book page
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
prototype pickups and computer compositions for vibraphone
chuckempire
Content type: Forum topic
Hey everybody, I'm working on some computer + vibraphone compositions and a set of pickups for the vibes. My idea is that the pickups are used for effects and processing on an iPhone and the dry vibraphone sound is either live or picked up…
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Let's Comp
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
OK have we looked at chords and harmony enough? Not including all the other stuff on the site that would fit into this category. There's a ton now about chords and harmony. We've analyzed tunes, broken harmony down. I think we've done a…
12 years 10 months ago - 1 comments
John Keene Was Right
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
A while ago John Keene was recommending Rhapsody the music streaming service to us all. I disagreed and thought it was better to buy the mp3s. I thought a streaming service was not cool. Man I was wrong. I pick a tune do a search for it…
12 years 10 months ago - 1 comments
Interpreting Standards
Steve Shapiro
Content type: Video Embed
I came across this Bill Evans clip yesterday and it made me think about the discussion of this tune a while back. I think it was on this site that someone said they thought this tune was best as a ballad, especially given the dark tone of…
12 years 2 months ago - 1 comments
Viber mallets for sale
mlcarson
Content type: Forum topic
Hello, I have a few vibe mallets for sale. 2 pair Balter - Joe Locke - 47R - new $40 for set of 4 shipped anywhere in the U. S. 2 pair Deschler - 116 - medium - blue cord - new $40 for set of 4 shipped anywhere in the U.S 1 pair - I…
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Åstrand and Berglund - Vibes and Bass
chuckempire
Content type: Forum topic
My friend Anders Åstrand has a new CD, it's just him with Mikael Berglund playing bass: http://www.mikaelberglund.com/mikaelberglund.com/vibes_%26_bass.html I'm really enjoying listening to this CD and I thought some of you guys out there…
12 years 10 months ago - 1 comments
Great Comping!
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
Here's some great comping. To me it all translates to the vibes. Any more examples??
12 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
Xylo Lesson No. 3 - Neighbor Tones: beginning improv by Harvey Price (Video)
harvey price
Content type: Video Upload
Another xylo lesson that would definitely help beginning improv vibe players.
12 years 10 months ago - 1 comments
Drew Johnson - Picture from my recital
Drew Johnson
Content type: Images
This photo was taken at my recital last Wednesday night. Judging by the height of my mallets, it's probably Laura.
12 years 10 months ago - 1 comments
How to Become a Member
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Upload
12 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Amazing Grace 111020 by BarryK and EmilyK
BarryK
Content type: Audio Player
I was practicing when my 11 y/o daughter came into my practice room with her flute to show me what she was working on. She has been playing for a year and is learning Amazing Grace. I asked her if she wanted to play a duet with me. I…
12 years 10 months ago - 9 comments
Some content may be restricted to
Registered Members, or
Subscribing Members.
x
⇡