David talked at the Delaware 2011 workshop about the time when he wanted to work on wide intervals... So he grabbed paper and would just write anything on paper and then play this etude. Just dots, and then he'd make the rhythms on the fly…
Right across the way from us is a GREAT xylo workshop with the great Bob Becker teaching 10 percussionists from all over the world about the world of ragtime.
Here's a piece that features a great Philly percussionist Harvey Price. He's…
I'm curious about other people's experience with mallet break in. I have a set of mallets that sounded really harsh (i.e. too hard) when I first played them and now they sound really great.
A few years ago I bought the now discontinued…
I played on a great instrument tonight in Ireland. It's a Premiere. I forget the model, but it's an incredibly portable instrument. And I think it sounds really good. What bummed me out and caused me to write this blog tonight is John told…
Hey Everyone,
Hope you're enjoying the summer heat! And what better way to enjoy summer heat than to checkout the Manhattan Vibes at Birdland in NYC??? Here are the details:
Who:
Manhattan Vibes
Christos Rafalides: vibes
Sergio Salvatore…
Hey everyone.
Open house for our Delaware workshop this Wednesday. Open house starts at around 1pm.
Then if that's not enough!
We'll stream a vibe hang from the U of Del featuring David Friedman and Bob Becker. That will start at 6.…
Here's a lesson I recorded for the trumpet site and thought some of you might be interested in it. Keep in mind that all of the examples I play will sound a step lower than what they are (because trumpet is a Bb instrument). So if I talk…
This is a beautiful sound! After hearing 16 vibraphones in chaos during warmups before class, it was great to hear them playing the same tune. What a beautiful sound!
