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Swords of Whispers - My Take
tonymiceli
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When I heard Joe's tune Sword of Whispers I fell in love with it. I had heard it on cd, but I must have been doing something else while listening to it. I stopped and watched his video and just fell in love with the tune. So I started…
14 years 4 months ago - 17 comments
More Lessons On the Way
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Well I finished my little series on the melodic minor scale. I think I'm going to do one on the harmonic minor also. Although I need to study that one first a little more. Behn is coming over Wednesday to shoot more lessons and I have some…
14 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
Himmel unter Berlin by Simon Kanzler
Simon Kanzler
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Another composition of mine...This time with my Band. This is a recording from our first concert.
14 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
Jitterbug Waltz - Ed Saindon at the Sahara Club
James
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Hey everybody, Ed played a great gig with his quartet at the Sahara Club on April 6th. This video is of Jitterbug Waltz by Fats Waller. You can follow the link to youtube and see part 2 of this tune as well as a few of the other tunes…
12 years 10 months ago - 8 comments
Hope by James Whiting
james_whiting
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Hi Guys, Big hello from Australia! This is a recording of me and my friend at uni playing in a chamber music concert. We only played this one tune, walked in straight from work with no warm up, no sound check so there are a few fuzzy bits…
12 years 10 months ago - 7 comments
What if you didn't have a car stereo for 3 months?
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
So my car stereo blew a few months ago. I bought another one a few months ago thinking it replace it myself. I tried but no sound. So I got my son an his Drexel buddies over figuring 30 grand a year, they can get it working. Nothing. So…
14 years 4 months ago - 11 comments
My Name In Lights
tonymiceli
Content type: Images
I always think it's hysterical to see "Vibraphone Workshop' on the Marquis. I bet everybody that reads it is thinking. 'What's a Vibraphone'? And then it's in the Science Center so that must have REALLY confused everybody.
14 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
Stella by Starlight Analysis
BarryK
Content type: Blog entry
From the Real Book, the chords are: ___|_Em7b5_______|_A7b9________|_Cm7_________|_F7__________|, etc., with melody: Bb |_A___________|____G__A__Bb_|_F___________|_F___________| When I play it, it sounds like the 1st and 3rd chords are…
14 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Melodic Minor Scale Pt. 8 - Putting it All Together by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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Chinese translation for Chinese students 把melodic 音階當作調式（modes）的方式來練習。 先演奏一個固定低音，從第一級的melodic 開始打，也就是C melodic scale. 試著即興，然後找出一些Pattern, 或是你喜愛的一些Lick（樂句） 接著換打第二級melodic ，也就是Bb melodic scale, 但是固定低音不變。 再來是三級melodic scale, 也就是 A melodic…
7 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Who is Jay Messina?
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Blog entry
Tony realized that Jay Messina just joined us as subscriber. Jay has a great career as sound engineer for the greatest musicians all around the world... We'd love to know more, about his past, and his history with the vibraphone too! Jay,…
14 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
Evelyn Glennie and Fred Frith
tonymiceli
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14 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Melodic Minor Scale Pt. 5 - Mixolydian b6 by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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Chinese translation for Chinese students C為起音的第五級Melodic scale, (C mixolydian b6) 如果把C這個音當作是一個Melodic scale 的第五個音，那往下推（完全五度），可以得到F。 所以你可以把C mixolydian b6音階想成F melodic scale, 但是從C音開始打。 這個音階為，C,D,E,F,G,Ab,Bb,C (跟大調音階相比，降六音，降七音)…
7 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Sarabande from Bach's Sonatas & Partitas for Violin by Ted Wolff
tedwolff
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This piece, a sarabande from Sonata IV in D minor, is a slow thoughtful piece and a good 4 mallet exercise. Use the 4 mallets for melody lines as well the block chords. For instance, in bar 6 you’ll find it handy to use 4 to play the wide…
12 years 10 months ago - 3 comments
Evelyn Glennie: How to listen to music with your whole body
tonymiceli
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14 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
End of Semester! I Can't Wait!
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
I've been off the radar, mainly because it's the end of the semester and things are crazy. There's a few things I'll get on soon, including a Jamie Aebersold book give away thanks to Toddc, the next vibe hang (will Randy bring his gongs?)…
14 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
Melodic Minor Scale Pt. 4 - Lydian Dominant by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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Chinese translation for Chinese students C為起音的第四級Melodic scale, (C Lydian dominant scale) 如果把C這個音當作是一個Melodic scale 的第四個音，那往下推（完全四度），可以得到G。 所以你可以把C Lydian dominant音階想成Ｇ melodic scale, 但是從C音開始打。 這個音階為，C,D,E,F#,G,A,Bb,C (跟大調音階相比，降七音，升四音)…
7 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Melodic Minor Scale Pt. 3 - Lydian Augmented by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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Chinese translation for Chinese students C為起音的第三級Melodic scale, (C Lydian Augmented) 如果把C這個音當作是一個Melodic scale 的第三個音，那往下推（小三度），可以得到A。 所以你可以把C Lydian Augmented音階想成A melodic scale, 但是從C音開始打。 這個音階為，C,D,E,F#,G#,A,B,C 前五個音形成全音音階（Whole-tone…
7 years 4 months ago - 6 comments
The Frame-share Collective!
Karl Ivar
Content type: Forum topic
Just gott his wild Idea.. Imagine a worldwide collective of vibraphonists sharing their frames, and only bringing their own resonators and bars on trips! -Saving money on owerweight, not needing to compromize on the sound, stay in touch…
14 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Me and my gongs
Randy_Sutin
Content type: Blog entry
SO, I threatened to bring my gongs to the last vibe hang, but unfortunately I couldn't make the date because I was out of town. I will certainly make the next one if I am around. However, since that time, I have spent a few more hours…
14 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Blame it On My Youth by Gary Burton
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
12 years 8 months ago - 1 comments
Stefon Harris - Until
Marie-Noëlle
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NOTA: the live video I had attached has been removed... I'm so sorry about that. So I relink the studio version... beautiful too. _________________ Oh man... I had just started discovering Stefon Harris' music last week. And today Joe…
12 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
Major Dilemma by Joe Doubleday
Jdoubleday
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This is a tune I wrote for my school combo. The tune is loosely based off of rhythm changes. I use the upper structure triad stuff that Mike Pinto talks about but supper impose them over a pedal Bb at the beginning. so the first 4 chords…
14 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
My Romance by Gary Burton
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
12 years 8 months ago - 1 comments
The Black Page
jimmiew
Content type: Book page
Check out some of Zappa's true genius with the Black Page.
14 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Now It's ALL OVER. PACK THE VIBES UP. There's a new kid on the block!!!
tonymiceli
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14 years 4 months ago - 6 comments
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