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Hi Everyone, Check out September's Good Vibes details on my website, www.gloriajazz.com. I may not be celebrating a wedding, but I've included something old ("Black Orchid" by Cal Tjader), something new ("Lucky To Be Me" from David…
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Would you mind going an liking this video on youtube? It's my nephew. I lent him a vibraphone and he made a video about it. I just thought it would be nice to get him some likes. He's a tech kid, very smart. https://www.youtube.com/watch…
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This is a duet with myself on Piano and Vibes. The song is "Danzon For My Father" by Oscar Hernandez. The lead sheet is available in "The Latin Real Book: C Edition" https://www.amazon.com/Latin-Real-Book-C/dp/1883217059/. I had never…
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"'Round Midnight" by Thelonious Monk - After 43 straight years of teaching at Berklee, I'm officially on a sabbatical for the upcoming Fall semester. My sabbatical project is the recording of videos that feature solo vibraphone techniques…
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Refer to the support file for notation using syllables and symbols. Looking forward to comments and questions.
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I am honored to have been a part of this beautiful project. Colombia's Pacific Coast is home to a very beautiful and rich marimba (mah-reem-ba) tradition that has roots in African and indigenous Colombian culture. Last year I visited…
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The video does not show the "best vibraphone ever", but it presents a collection of design ideas for vibraphone frames realized as a prototype. Not all ideas are mine. I wanted to design a "different" framework, which…
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A little warmup on the marimba this morning playing Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Chega de Saudade” before putting in a full day of teaching at Berklee in Boston. Using my signature (M39) mallets from Vic Firth.
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"Deborah's Theme" by Ennio Morricone. A beautiful theme from the movie "Once Upon A Time In America". This is an arrangement that I wrote for my upcoming book Pedaling and Dampening for the Vibraphone. I loved the theme when I heard it and…
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I restructured my website bilingually and started a new "Do It Yourself" - section. A first DIY tutorial is creating pickups for mallet instruments. www.wyndorps.de Good luck!
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by Chick Corea (with intro)
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Hi vibes lovers, today i'd like to talk about a way of thinking the keyboard that completely change my perception of the instrument. Thanks a lot for watching and remember to follow me on Facebook Instagram and Youtube! for more info: www.…
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"A Place in Time" - solo vibraphone version of a new song inspired by two of my favorite composers - Ennio Morricone who wrote the theme for the movie "Cinema Paradiso" and Luis Bacalov who wrote the theme for "Il Postino". The song has…
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First, this is a short sample of some rough practice time. Be aware. Just being accountable and looking for any feedback as to whether I'm on the right track. I do feel like this is helping. One of the hardest things for me, personally, as…
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So here are some pics of the blocks I use. The quick and dirty ones that I keep in my case (and a spare set in the car) are easy to make and cheap. Cut (4) 4" sections of a 2x4, then staple some non-skid pads to the bottom and nail a…
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By Richard Rodgers, and featuring new leather mallets.
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Refer to the supporting file for notation using Indian syllables. Looking forward to comments and questions.
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"Skating in Central Park" - A beautiful song in 3/4 composed by pianist John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet. I've been working with songs in 3/4 for my solo vibraphone book that I'm in the process of writing. I'm making headway on the…
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Short excerpt from a practice session yesterday playing “Solar” which is a 12 bar blues. One of the ways I like to practice is to play non stop with sort of a “stream of consciousness” approach with little planned as possible. Sometimes…
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