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Malletkat - Yamaha Motif Question
wuestentrommler
Content type: Blog entry
Hi, I'm using a Malletkat Pro attached to a Yamaha Motif Rack XS. The vibraphone sound has a vibrato I would like to get rid of but I couldn't figure out how to make it. I messed around with the LFO adjustments a little bit but that showed…
14 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
Finale notation detail
norbert
Content type: Forum topic
I'm writing out variations on a Japanese Folk song for a student with Finale PrintMusic 2010. Problem: the notes I enter via midi appear in the treble staff only (of the double piano staff), while I'd like to split/divide the notes between…
14 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Mike's Joke of the Week by Mike Balter
Mike Balter
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Come on have a sense of humor! Marie I think Mike needs to be yelled at!
14 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
I am new to this site and to the vibes and need some direction
Bob_DeMaio
Content type: Forum topic
This forum pertains to "the school" but I am not sure I know what the school is. I assume it relates to the 500+ lessons that are contained in the site. Before I subscribe (even before I take the 24hr trial) I would like to understand the…
14 years 4 months ago - 9 comments
Ruminations by James Whiting
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Video Embed
Guys, as you may know James Whiting is our main Australian vibist and at hardly 20 he just released a beautiful and deep album of his own compositions (btw, Joe Locke wrote a very nice introduction on it): http://www.jameswhiting.com.au/…
13 years 11 months ago - 4 comments
The Bossa Nova
tonymiceli
Content type: Book page
One way to learn to comp on Bossa's is to listen to others do it. As a matter of fact that's the best way! Check out the Getz/Gilberto cd I mention above, that's a classic. I talk in that article on ways to use the cd to help you learn to…
14 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
JAM MIAMI- A CELEBRATION OF LATIN JAZZ
toddc
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ENjoy
14 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Blues For Queen D
MNNB
Content type: Forum topic
Not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but... On the Milt Jackson CD titled "Sa Va Bella" there is a great tune called "Blues For Queen D" that I'm learning. Does anyone know of a play-along track for that song anywhere…
14 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
Stablemates in 13/8
Nick Mancini
Content type: Video Upload
In the past year, it's been a project of mine to get to a place where I can play as effortlessly over odd meters (11, 13, 15 and 17) as in 4, 3, 5 and 7. This is the result of having checked it out for a few months. So this vid dates back…
14 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Different Ideas for Intros - Part 2 - Behn Gillece
behng
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Here is Part 2 of the Intros lesson series.
14 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
TOTM - Someday My Prince Will Come - Ways to Comp by Tony Miceli (Video)
tonymiceli
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13 years 11 months ago - 6 comments
Different Ideas for Intros
jimmiew
Content type: Book page
Make a good first impression
14 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Desdemona by Roger Svedberg (2 copies to give away).
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
http://www.norsk-percussion.no/shopexd.asp?id=585 Here's a track from Roger Svedberg's new book 'Opera Meets Jazz'. I have a couple copies to give away. If you think you could tackle the solo pieces, I'll send you a book. Then record one…
13 years 10 months ago - 6 comments
TOTM - Someday My Prince Will Come - New Melodies by Mike Pinto
mikepinto
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Hey guys, keeping with the concept of composing new melodies over old tunes lets do one for the TOTM - Someday My Prince Mill Come Here is my new tune based off of the changes. There are few alterations to the harmony. I call it Shifting…
13 years 11 months ago - 4 comments
Brubeck Alert: Tonight on TCM
John Keene
Content type: Blog entry
For US members, tonight will be the second broadcast of the fantastic 2010 Dave Brubeck documentary Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way from 8:00-9:30 on Turner Classic Movies. It has only been broadcast one time on Dave's 90th birthday,…
14 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Different ideas for intros - Part 1 - Behn Gillece
behng
Content type: Video Upload
Hi everyone, Here is Part 1 of a lesson that I'm doing on spicing up intros. Enjoy! Behn
14 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
TOTM - Someday My Prince Will Come - Intro Part 2 by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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14 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
Bags In The Desert
wuestentrommler
Content type: Blog entry
"Finally it happened, the Sultanate of Oman has got the blues. These are five Ladies from the Diwan I teach. They started playing percussion one year ago and have never heard any blues or jazz music before. So we did all the singing stuff…
14 years 4 months ago - 10 comments
Basketball and Jazz
tpvibes
Content type: Blog entry
Interesting article talking about what goes on behind the curtain when you improvise -- http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/basketball-and-jazz/ Tom P.
14 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
tonys_Ireland_flyer.jpg
johndaly
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14 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Ireland Workshop
johndaly
Content type: Event
A reminder about our great upcoming workshop at the Peter Dee Academy in Limerick this coming July runs fro 19 to 24th with a performance at our Jazz club on Sun 24th at 9pm. Anyone who would like to participate should contact Tony or…
14 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
Allemande - Lesson By Phillipe Macé
Philippe Mace
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14 years 4 months ago - 8 comments
Free Improvisation by David Friedman & Peter Weniger
David Friedman
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This a free improvisation at the Paris Conservatory during a workshop by David Friedman and Peter Weniger on the art of duo playing. It was filmed on an Iphone by Patrick Moutal, professor of Indian music.
13 years 11 months ago - 2 comments
VW Etude No. 7 - Behn Gillece
behng
Content type: Audio Player
Hi all, Here's a new etude that focuses on mallet independence. Pdf is attached. Enjoy! Behn
11 years 8 months ago - 12 comments
Good Vibes radio June update
gloria krolak
Content type: Event
Hi All, June's Good Vibes is coming up this Sunday, June 5 (8-10pm eastern time). You'll hear Jay Hoggard, Gary Burton with vocalist Rebecca Parris, Nick Mancini's lovely "Moonlight in Vermont," Joe Locke and the "Mission Impossible"…
14 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
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