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How to Play Vibes like Count Basie -- the classic intro, ending, and gestural comping
Oliver_M37
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Hi everyone, I've been moving to Philadelphia for school and haven't had much time to finish these lessons, but I managed to piece this one together (apologies for the lack of visual aesthetic, I don't have a great setup here yet). I…
5 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
The Key to Music Video Gigs x-D
c.stallard22
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Hello everyone. Here is a gem. This must be why we don't see vibes players in music videos...we gotta take a lesson from this guy! And just to make sure my ears aren't tricking me...there is no vibraphone in this entire audio? x-D
5 years 2 months ago - 1 comments
Learning from the Balafon: Lesson 15: 12/8 bell with 3 Cross-Rhythm
Jerry Leake
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See the attached PDF for notation.
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - Blues - Blues with a Bridge
tonymiceli
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So with all the styles of blues there's one more I can think of. That's a blues with a bridge. Many times these are sort of AABA blues'. For instance it would be 2 choruses of a blues and then a bridge and then one more chorus of the blues…
5 years 2 months ago - 4 comments
"My Ship" by Kurt Weill - Solo Vibraphone
ed saindon
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"My Ship" by Kurt Weill. Working on this classic song for solo vibraphone with a focus on a number of areas including orchestration, dampening, reharm, voicings and counterpoint. A beautiful song with so many wonderful versions from many…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Harrison Gelber's Etude
tonymiceli
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This is part of the Open Source Dampening and Pedaling book. This is free for all to use. It's a beautiful etude.
5 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
When Life Is Beautiful by David Kovins - Vibraphone Solo - David Kovins
davidkovinsvibe
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5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Dave Samuels: Rhythmic Displacement Soloing Techniques -V
giovanniperin
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Second video dedicated to the master of vibes and marimba Dave Samuels: here we will analyse one of his most used technique. take your time to go over those rhythmical superimposition slowly with the metronome, then increase the speed and…
1 year 6 months ago - 2 comments
Dave Samuels' favourite chords: the Constant Structure trick -V
giovanniperin
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Dave is one of my hero and I was lucky enough to study with him during high school. He used to come every year in Italy and doing summer camps where I learned a ton about his way of playing. www.giovanniperin.com Follow me ★ facebook…
1 year 6 months ago - 2 comments
The New Gig Kat for Mallet Kat and Mallet Station
tonymiceli
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This is pretty amazing. It's 1000 sounds and it basically fits in the palm of your hand. Made for percussionists. Mention Vibesworkshop and you get 10 percent off.
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Coltrane Solo Concepts - Tritone Subs & Triads
mwalbridge
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Hi everyone! Here is a video that I made on some things that I have been learning from John Coltrane's solo on "Take the Coltrane" (Duke Ellington). I've attached a pdf that includes examples of Coltrane's use of tritone subs and triad…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
The Different Blues Scales
tonymiceli
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Yep, there are several different blues scales. They each have a unique quality. Of course they do, any grouping of notes will have a quality that's unique and different from other groups. For instance play a major scale. Now flat the 3rd.…
5 years 2 months ago - 6 comments
To transcribe or not to transcribe, that is the question.
Randy_Sutin
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Yesterday was a fun coffee house. We talked a bit about transcriptions and why and how we do them. In the fashion to which I have become accustomed, Tony described his methods and motives as “exactly the opposite” of mine. I love this…
5 years 2 months ago - 21 comments
My Thoughts On Solo Playing - Part 1
tonymiceli
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Remember I think this: Most of the time we play solo, we are doing solo playing :-). Doing it right and in time can really help you.
5 years 2 months ago - 7 comments
Quick Lesson (QL) 1 - Play the Chord Up the Scale
tonymiceli
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5 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
Modified Fan Orientation - What do you think about it?
wyndorps
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I have never used the vibration device in the past because I don't like that extreme wah-wah sound. Now a friend really wanted one of my folding frames, but with a vibration device (he plays stylistically like Milt Jackson). So I did look…
5 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
Getting Church - Part 1
tonymiceli
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Probably should have called this "Getting Bluesy", but I think of it as "Getting Church". African American Church musicians are some of the funkiest, bluesiest best players I have ever seen. It's incredible what some people get out of…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Our Next Pop Up Class Is On The Blues - This Wednesday 2 pm.
tonymiceli
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Sign up here in the comments. Here's the zoom info. Either I or Tristan will be leading the class. If there are any problems I'll post it here. Remember they're pop up classes, they can move around a bit.
5 years 2 months ago - 11 comments
"In My Life" - John Lennon and Paul McCartney
ed saindon
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"In My Life" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Some late night practice sight reading some songs from a Beatles fakebook. Good practice since many of the songs are in most of the sharp keys. This is one of my favorites. A legacy of so…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
new fan technology and new frame variant
wyndorps
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V6 - Upcoming soon Here you can see a simulation of my next frame variant. This is especially intended for * for very quick and easy assembly and disassembly * low weight (frame approx. 15 kg, resonance tubes approx. 9 kg) * high stability…
5 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
Our Open Source Dampening and Pedaling Book Has Its First Entry
tonymiceli
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Our Open Source Dampening and Pedaling Book (dedicated to David Friedman) is now official and has it's first entry. The material here is free to use just don't sell it for money :-). Only for practicing. https://www.vibesworkshop.com/book…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Open Source Dampening and Pedaling Book
tonymiceli
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Welcome to the open source Dampening and Pedaling book. This means you are welcome to all these etudes to practice. It will take time to build the book, so please be patient. What you can do is practice all this material and pass it…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Out Of Nowhere - vibes, bass and piano
ed saindon
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Out Of Nowhere - lot of fun yesterday playing with Mark and Gustavo in the basement studio. Nice playing and then a hang with Napoli pizza and meat pie capped off with blueberry and apple pie from Mann's.
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Bluesette - vibes, bass and piano
ed saindon
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Bluesette - lot of fun yesterday playing with Mark and Gustavo in the basement studio. Nice playing and then a hang with Napoli pizza and meat pie capped off with blueberry and apple pie from Mann's.
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
In Depth Article On Wrapping Mallets
tonymiceli
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We had a great discussion in the Sunday Vibes Coffee House meeting last week on wrapping mallets. One of the members, Brett, talked about how he wraps mallets. He included this article about wrapping mallets. He also talked about hemp…
5 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
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