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I Should Care feedback
vibraphoneman
Content type: Blog entry
Tony and I had an email exchange regarding the "I Should Care" lesson. He asked me to post my feedback during that lesson. We agreed I would post for the group this exchange, so, here it is. (me) Tony, You did a great job! My level of…
15 years 3 months ago - 5 comments
Bach 2 part invention for vibes/marimba
tedwolff
Content type: Story
This piece can be done solo (both parts) or as a duet. Because the melody is mostly arpeggios you can leave the pedal down a lot and get a nice full sound. There isn't much mallet dampening you need to do, again, because of all the…
15 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
"Minguito" by Dino Saluzzi
David Friedman
Content type: Audio Player
This is one of three pieces by Dino Saluzzi with myself on marimba and Anthony Cox on bass.
15 years 3 months ago - 5 comments
Almost 1 Year Old
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
August 1st vibes workshop will be 1 year old. It's been a very hard and fun year. I've mad so many friends from all over the world and we have this instrument in common. That's totally cool. The site is slowly growing and things are…
15 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
Easy Giant Steps Pattern Part 1 PDF
DanaSud
Content type: Story
This is to go along with Dana's Video. See above for the link to the video.
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Triad Pairs
tonymiceli
Content type: Book page
Here are a few lessons on Triad Pairs. Pretty cool stuff.
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Fuga y Misterio (Piazzola) by Andrei Pushkarev
James
Content type: Video Embed
Here is another video of my friend Andrei Pushkarev with violinist Gidon Kremer and his Kremerata. This is Andrei's arrangement of Piazolla's Fuga y Misterio. Sounds good to me! Enjoy, James
12 years 8 months ago - 31 comments
"Fulano de Tal"
David Friedman
Content type: Audio Player
This piece of Dino's is one of my favorites, perfectly illustrating his love for floating time.
15 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
David Friedman CD Library
tonymiceli
Content type: Book page
Check out David Friedman's CDs
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Funk in Deep Freeze
Philippe
Content type: Audio Player
Hello ! Me and my bass player have a gig forthcoming(where I'll be playing drums), with the very fine Scottish trumpet-player, Bruce Adams. Bruce sent us his set list, which includes this old Hank Mobley Tune : Funk in Deep Freeze. I…
15 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
Berklee Percussion Festival June 22-26 Boston
ed saindon
Content type: Event
Hi Everyone, As part of the Berklee Percussion Festival, Dave Samuels, Gustavo Agatiello, Victor Mendoza, Nancy Zeltsman and me will be teaching vibes and marimba during June 22nd through the 26th. We have group lessons and ensembles…
15 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
turn around bossa by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Here's a short etude that will help you work on your voicings. It's just a turnaround where you can check out 13ths and b and # 9ths. It's definitely an etude the you should at least put parts of it through all the keys. I've included a…
15 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
my vibe solo, Wind, composed by David Friedman, question on performance
crewslade
Content type: Forum topic
I may have some of the terminology wrong, as well as the way the song is to be titled, but please bare with this non-musician, while I try to explain what I am looking for. Recently my 17 yr old son, a junior in high school, played…
15 years 3 months ago - 37 comments
Mallet Numbering
BarryK
Content type: Blog entry
I have seen mallets numbered from left to right as 1-2-3-4 and 4-3-2-1. To me, 1-2-3-4 makes more sense since that is how I read, from left to right. What is the reason for numbering 4-3-2-1? Since there seems to be no standard labeling,…
13 years 5 months ago - 9 comments
Someday My Prince Will Come by Mike Pinto
mikepinto
Content type: Audio Player
Hey guys I was recording some quick tracks for this site called indaba music that has different people create tracks and clips and you mix them together to create a song together! anyway I created a sample melody track and a chord track…
12 years 9 months ago - 6 comments
Chord Study Based On My One And Only Love (For Tarik)
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
Ok the title looks weird. It's not for Tarik because he's 'My One and only Love', it's just that he posted his version of the tune so I thought I'd crank out a chord study based on the tune! We got that straight right? What I would do…
15 years 3 months ago - 8 comments
Ed Saindon YouTube Videoclips from May 7th Paris Conservatory Clinic/Concert
ed saindon
Content type: Story
Hello everyone, I wanted to let you know that I just uploaded some new videos to YouTube. The videos are from my May 7th clinic and concert with Philippe Mace at the conservatory in Paris. Here's the link to my YouTube page which lists the…
15 years 3 months ago - 8 comments
More From the 91 Year Old Vibe Payer
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Angelo the 91 year old vibe player (maybe the oldest professional working vibe player) write me now regularly. He always asks me to post the letters for everyone to read! here's the latest. he's really interesting and his advice is good!…
15 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
How many tunes start with a minor 7 flat 5 chord?
tedwolff
Content type: Story
Tony recently put up a dampening exercise based on the changes for Stella. Ensuing comments on his posting examined the E-7b5 chord at the beginning of the tune. Tony suggested I start a post with a challenge for us to find as many tunes…
15 years 3 months ago - 18 comments
Rootless
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
Here's an interesting study. Print this etude out and learn it. At some point you should realize what tune it is. Then realize that there are no roots in the chords except at the beginning and at one spot where I added it by mistake.…
15 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
Practice
JoePorter
Content type: Forum topic
Hi all, new to the website it's fantastic! Abit about myself: I'm entering my third year of percussion studies at the University of Lethbridge under Adam Mason. I started playing vibraphone about 7months ago by volunteering in jazz band…
15 years 3 months ago - 5 comments
Coming out of hiding:)
David Friedman
Content type: Post To a Group
I have a suggestion: Since this isn't a teenage chat sight, or a lonely hearts,"Hope to meet someone nice" site, why don't we all go by our real names? I find it a bit irritating if I want to say something to a specific member, or answer a…
15 years 3 months ago - 23 comments
Multiple keys.
Jdoubleday
Content type: Forum topic
Ok. So I just finished watching Tony's video series over Stella and I realized something.... I rarely work things through 12 keys. I once tried to learn Stella in C and failed miserably. I keep hearing over and over about working in all…
15 years 3 months ago - 6 comments
Stella Duet Version 1
Jon Letsky
Content type: Audio Player
Hey Tony, I think this version is a litte better with keeping the time. I'll check my schedule and get back to you with a few nights this week. Let me know what you think! Thanks for the help!
15 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
My One And Only Love Etude #2
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
Here's another etude over the tune 'My One and Only Love'. You put the chords in. It's a chord etude based on quarter notes. You can see the top note of the chord and the up and down of the melody. You can see where there's a chord and…
15 years 3 months ago - 6 comments
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