Here are some ideas for using voicings made from 5ths and 6ths. There is a pdf file that goes along with this that gives most possible interval combinations. Some of the last few on the pdf are very dissonant but might have their use.…
Hey any of you subscribers hand drummers also? If so email me if you would like access to our new hand drum site and I'll tell you what's up. Pretty cool stuff.
tony@tonymiceli.com
I don't think this has been posted before. Sadly there's way too little Vic Feldman video out there. He was a natural in every way. This is the Stan Levey group with Vic Felman on vibes playing "All the Things You Are." I think the…
Montgomery County Community College will be presenting the legendary Bobby Hutcherson along with
Cedar Walton on October 9th at 8PM
in Science Center Theater, Morris Road and DeKalb Pike (Route 202).
Tickets are $25 for reserved seating $…
We got a who is. Why not a 'Why Is It....' Series.
Things that are difficult and unexplainable... sort of.
At least from the perspective of the person posting.
My first 'Why Is It...' is:
Why is it so hard to play four mallets on a swing…
Harold's latest group is dedicated to raising awareness of the plight of the Tibetan people, the beneficial work done by Tibetan Buddhist monks around the world, and to raise money for the Drepung Gomang Monastery. Five monks from the…
BANDSTAND: The area furthest away from an electrical outlet.
BIG BAND: Nowadays, an aggregation consisting of two musicians.
BROADWAY PIT JOB: A prison sentence disguised as a gig.
CABARET: A venue where singers do songs from shows that…
The assignment here is to use altered sounds on the dominant chords that are applicable.
Also the assignment is to post one typical altered lick here.
This is an important sound and vocabulary, and licks are a great way to learn about…
Dear all,
This day is a very special day for me. After nearly 23 years and a few long weeks of expectation, this morning I finally came to that incredible thing of getting myself… a vibraphone!!
I still can't believe this Premier 751 is…
Another excerpt from the recent online concert with Diane Monroe Quartet
Diane Monroe - violin
Tony Miceli - vibes
Madison Rast - bass
James Shipp - percussion
Check out my buddy Dan Monaghan on drums. I just think he's such an incredibly swinging and musical musician!!! Also Larry Mckenna a Philly Icon and Kevin Macconnell on base an incredibly versatile bass player.
Series Explanation:
When I was getting my masters in music education, one of the projects I came up with to do was a transcription series on the tune Body and Soul. The idea was to transcribe as many different soloists as possible on the…
Barry asked me to talk about the tune invitation. So I whipped up a quick video, just talking about what makes that tune unique and why it's a great tune to study.
I'm going to do an etude and then I think if some of you guys are…
Here's another track we did for an agent that's trying to line up a few gigs for myself and Diane Monroe.
This is a ballad and notice since it's a demo, we just played the head down. No point in doing any more, they won't listen to it. It'…
Ok, so I just checked my gig calendar and untill halfway through november I counted a total of 66 gigs!! Oh man this is crazy! But guess what, I'm playing vibes in almost al of those gigs!
I really feel bad not being on the site that much…
This is a top 30 list derived from the tune list PDF Tony posted.
I was so overwhelmed by 200 tunes I needed to add some focus.
One step at a time :)
-Todd
So the TOTM I think has proven to be a little difficult for some of you guys. Seems like a couple people are keeping up, but not more than that.
That's ok, even if this gets you to really learn the melodies or the chords, it's a good thing…
My buddy Bryan who is a GREAT bass player came over late last night with Chris Ashman a great tumpet player, whom I taught at U Arts.
Bryan insisted on keep the metronome on while we played. I thought I would post this.
You guys have me…
