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Pics Frankfurt Fair 2011
johndaly
Content type: Story
Some pics from Frankfurt Fair 2011 John
13 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
Cool Features that should be on every vibe, marimba and xylophone
Piper
Content type: Images
The springs on the strings have always been a pain. They scratch the bars in transit and take forever to change when your string wears out. This way, you don't need springs and you can get the string as tight or lose as you like in less…
13 years 7 months ago - 15 comments
Carbon vibe prototype
johndaly
Content type: Images
Ok so here it is the first pics of the carbon vibe, I have also done a video which I will put up as well explaining the setup in an interview with Nico. What a day it has been. Hope you like the pics. Of course all comments are welcome.…
13 years 7 months ago - 4 comments
Where have you played?
ntvito
Content type: Forum topic
Where have you guys played? I'm trying to play out more so i'm wondering what obscure (and not obscure) venues everyone has played at. Plus i think it'd just be interesting to hear. thanks
13 years 7 months ago - 1 comments
The undisputable success of this site.
David Friedman
Content type: Blog entry
I was just thinking about Dim's ability to process criticism without ego and turn it into immediate positive results. Of course it's a credit to him as a passionate musician/student(But isn't that what we are? Musicians and life long…
13 years 7 months ago - 17 comments
Theory and Analysis: Putting the Cart Before the Horse??
Piper
Content type: Blog entry
The conversation that recently took place regarding improvising on the blues has given me food for thought for a blog. I think intellectualizing music through analysis is a good thing if fully understood. The process of analyzing music…
13 years 7 months ago - 4 comments
TOTM - Fried Bananas - Harmony Chords 2 by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
13 years 7 months ago - 13 comments
Green Dolphin Street - Ways of Working on the Tune by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Here's a podcast on ways of working on the tune Green Dolphin Street. It talks about comping and working on lines for soloing.
13 years 7 months ago - 1 comments
*Not* Looking for M55
MNNB
Content type: Forum topic
Greetings, I'm a total newbie/beginner. I've always loved the sound of the vibes and I'm looking to get a used M55 at a good price (none around right now here in Florida). If I don't find anything I'll probably eventually break down and…
13 years 7 months ago - 25 comments
Bach
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
13 years 7 months ago - 2 comments
Tango Talk
tonymiceli
Content type: Lesson Plans
There's a been a lot of talk on the site centering around Tango and Gary Burton. Gary has posted a few comments about all this. So I've organized some of it here in one place. Check the links out above. If I've missed anything, please…
13 years 7 months ago - 5 comments
Who Is Rob Zollman?
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
Rob is a great friend of mine and a great teacher that specializes in beginning students on all percussion. His claim to fame as a teacher would be that he was Ari Honigs first teacher. I'm trying to recruit him to help us with the…
13 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
Key Signatures and Relative Keys
Piper
Content type: Story
General information on Keys, modes and relative keys.
13 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
Simple Chord Tone Solo on Green Dolphin Street by Tony Miceli - www.vibesworkshop.com -V
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
This is an audio response I sent a student a while back. The quality is not great but I play the simplest chord tone solo over green dolphin street. Just Arpeggiated chords. I also talk about it a little.
7 months 1 week ago - 0 comments
Friedman Etude No. 27 by Franklao (Video)
franklao
Content type: Video Embed
David Friedman- Etude 27 Practice video; comments are welcome!
13 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
ETUDE ON SURROUNDINGS NOTES by JIM THE VIBES
dimitris
Content type: Story
HELLO! IN THE WORKSHOP IN HOLLAND TONY TALKED ABOUT IMPROVISATION BASED ON SURROUNDINGS NOTES. IT WAS A VERY INTERESTED LESSON ON APPROACH (DIATONIC OR CHROMATIC) THE BASIC NOTES OF A CHORD WHICH IS 1, 3, 5, 7. THIS IS MY ETUDE. I DID THIS…
13 years 7 months ago - 10 comments
Victor Mendoza
MNNB
Content type: Forum topic
Excerpt from "Four by Four" concert. With Milton Fletcher- piano, Ron Mahdi-bass and Kendrick Scott-drums. I thought this was pretty fantastic (just wish it was longer.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6viMdUquK4M
13 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
Ideas For Beginner Lessons
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Any ideas for beginners lessons. Tjaco has offered to crank some out and I can do some. I'm also checking out a couple guys that specialize in beginning mallets for some lessons. If you are a beginner, what would you like to see? I know…
13 years 7 months ago - 18 comments
Friedman Etude No. 26 by Franklao (Video)
franklao
Content type: Video Embed
David Friedman-Etude 26 Practice video; comments welcome!
13 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
Vibe post stopers
drslg
Content type: Forum topic
Tony says that theres stopper like things that go on the top of open post to close them in. Anyone know anything about them? If i were to buy them, i would need a lot! Does anyone know where i can get these?
13 years 7 months ago - 3 comments
Friedman Etude No. 25 by Franklao (Video)
franklao
Content type: Video Embed
David Friedman- Etude 25 Practice video; Comments are welcome!
13 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
Happy Birthday Joe Locke!
tonymiceli
Content type: Images
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!!!!!! I've said it many times here, but Joe is a true ambassador of the vibraphone. A phenomenal player, great stage presence, great guy and glowing charisma! I think we're lucky that Joe hangs out with us! He's a great…
13 years 7 months ago - 15 comments
Upper Partial Study by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Remember once you have a cool voicing you have: a cool line based on the voicing. and then you have any of the notes between the chord tones to add to this line to make it more linear.
13 years 7 months ago - 1 comments
Jim Hart
TimmyDoyle
Content type: Story
London Based Vibraphone player. studied his A Levels at Chethams school of music in 1994. At this time was a percussion finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year. He then studied jazz drum kit and piano at Guildhall School of music…
13 years 7 months ago - 1 comments
Any students out there want a free set of my mallets.
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Well sort of free. I'll give away 2 sets to two people (1 set each) who want to do the following. I'll be giving away the soft version of the mallets. Great for quiet(er) gigs and practicing. Do a GOOD report on a living vibe player. Put…
13 years 7 months ago - 6 comments
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