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Another Teddy Brown Video
tonymiceli
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I'm always amazed at those old xylo players. Honestly I can't believe that that instrument was that popular. It's bizarre to me.  But Teddy is great, and I'm always watching his videos. It's also interesting to me to listen to music…
3 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
Basic Voicings
DanaSud
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This is likely to be old news for most on the site but hopefully helpful for those who haven't worked through these yet. I don't think I mentioned very clearly that you can replace the fifth of each voicing with the 6th for more color or…
14 years 3 months ago - 8 comments
January 24 Newsletter
tonymiceli
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Want to Learn More about the Vibraphone? Over 1,500 lessons and over 20,000 posts about the vibraphone. Join for only $9.99 a month and study with us. Support the largest vibe community in the world! ... and learn! Did you…
3 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Bach - Sarabande in B minor (BWV 1002)
totiangeloni
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¡Hola! Comparto esta adaptación de la Sarabande en Si menor de la Partita para Violín de J.S. Bach (BWV 1002) En la misma trato de sacar provecho de las distintas técnicas de Dampening para poder respetar la duración planteada en cada una…
3 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
Good Vibes radio update February 2022
gloria krolak
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Hey One and All, Happy New Year! JazzOn2 is up and running once again, and that makes the beginning of a happy new year.  Two months ago we experienced an equipment failure.  It took all this time to get the replacement and install it,…
3 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
24/8 — African drums played with Burton grip
Jerry Leake
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This is a one-man-band hybrid of Ewe (Ghanaian) percussion and repertoire using 4 sticks, voice, and ankle bells. The concept of 24/8 expands the grid of the bell cycle to achieve high levels of independence and composition. I've been…
3 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
Using Deadstroking and Staccato Dampening in your Lines
Oliver_M37
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Hello all, The vibraphone is one of the only instruments we play where you have to work extra hard to control the ending of a note. It requires two separate strokes to play and end any given note with dampening, whereas on, say, the…
3 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - I'll Be Seeing You - Make a Stand Alone Version
tonymiceli
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I always make a stand along version of tunes I'm learning. How can I play them simply and what would I do to play them like that.
3 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
December Lesson w/ Tony
Aaron Shively
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Took a little longer getting this all together than anticipated due to holidays and work, but felt I was at a point I could post this stuff and keep on going.   The goal of this round was to put a solo take of Blue Bossa together.  Things…
3 years 3 months ago - 10 comments
Milestones (old) - Solo Vibraphone
Oliver_M37
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5 years 6 months ago - 5 comments
Another Chordless Trio CD to Play Along With!
tonymiceli
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This is a great cd. And there are no chords, so learn the tunes and play along. It's an all star group with Erik Harland and Christian Mcbride.     
3 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
How to Delete Cookies In your Browser.
tonymiceli
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If you are having trouble logging in, you might need to delete your cookies on your browser. Look below for your browser.  Any questions, please email me at tony@tonymiceli.com Safari: How to Delete Cookies in Safari on macOS Launch…
3 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Liam discovered the MalletKat Nicas Dream
Drumbum
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Liam made his first MalletKat video , but never posted it, so I am.
3 years 3 months ago - 5 comments
Playing Rudiments on Vibes: Exercises to Keep Your 4-Mallet Chops Up
Oliver_M37
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Hello everyone! I wanted to make a more technique-oriented lesson to give a look inside how I think everyone should practice four mallets. We’ll look at permutations, interval work, and one-handed rudiments in this lesson. By doing these…
3 years 3 months ago - 8 comments
All By Myself - Vibes Trio
Oliver_M37
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I've been working a lot on vibes trio playing lately due to gigs, and it's fun trying to adapt pianist techniques to the instrument and make the trio sound full. In here, I use some dampening (check out the very end specifically), some…
3 years 3 months ago - 6 comments
How to Pitch Bend Using Dampening: Monk "bent" notes, blues inflection, and chordal pitch bending
Oliver_M37
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Hey everyone, I think this is pretty cool. "Pitch bending" is something I've been messing around with on the vibes, especially in a blues context, but also in ballads and really any setting you want. Let me know what you think!
3 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Skylark - Vibes Trio
Oliver_M37
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My trio arrangement of the great Hoagy Carmichael tune "Skylark."
3 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
Martina Bárta/David Friedman "I'm Glad There Is You"
David Friedman
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3 years 3 months ago - 8 comments
Check Out This Xylo Player
tonymiceli
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They say he's 14, but I think he's a midget and looks older. He's pretty good.
3 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
The Three Types of Dominant Chords, Part 2: Why does lydian dominant exist?
Oliver_M37
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Hey everyone, Here's part two in this mini-series. In this one, I focus on dominant 13 (#11) chords, explain where to play them, why they exist, and how to solo over them. And, most importantly, why you have to treat every dominant chord…
3 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
NEW from PIPERvibe - Springless Bar String for Vibraphone and Marimba
Piper
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Wouldn’t it be nice to get rid of those archaic springs used to hold tension on the vibe and marimba bar string? PIPERvibe now offers a new device that is simple to install (less than 5 seconds) and requires no tools. Once installed, all…
3 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Benny Green Tritone Lesson/Etude
Oliver_M37
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Some Benny Green piano vocabulary adapted to the vibraphone.
3 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
Larry Blackshere Video (Great Video)
tonymiceli
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Here's a great video about a vibe player I knew nothing about. However he plays great and is a great guy. But I'll let John Keene tell the story, it's a bit tragic. John turned me onto the video.
3 years 3 months ago - 13 comments
TOTM - I'll Be Seeing You - Use Your Ears
tonymiceli
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Let your ears tell you what is happening. Train them to give you information.
3 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - I'll Be Seeing You - Playing the Tune Solo
tonymiceli
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Trying to find ways to play tunes solo. By that I mean concepts and ways to simply play tunes on the vibes and improvise your accompaniment.
3 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
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