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For Tony!
allyman
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Sometimes ya gotta just open the book and play whatever tune turns up. So that's what I did. No practicing, just play. I've always loved this tune as a ballad. I'd never read through it before this (and it sorta sounds like it! haha). I…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Practice Club: Lesson 2 (week 2?)
allyman
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I'm a week behind because I was out of town last week and didn't figure it was worthwhile to post a video of me playing on the towel. (see pic attached). I put together a few different lessons here and then in the end, tried a little "play…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Practice Club 3 - Surround Notes in Chords
Mary-Marie
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To get it to this point I practiced longer than I thought I'd have to. I still messed up a little bit, and I'd like to take it twice as fast. Also working on pedaling... At this stage I'm happy if I don't smear the notes or sound…
5 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
God Bless The Child - Solo Vibes
ed saindon
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"God Bless The Child" - one of my favorite ballads composed and sung by the great Billie Holiday. Some exploration with dampening and solo playing techniques that will be covered in the two books (solo vibraphone playing and dampening)…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Back Pain *sigh*
spart456
Content type: Forum topic
I hate to even have to write this post but I’m hoping that there maybe other vibe players who could give me some insight on this. I’m 6’4”... so most of the vibes I play, including my own are to low for me. I tend to bend over the…
5 years 2 months ago - 11 comments
Practice Club 2: Turn Around Chord Study
spart456
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A few days late but I still wanted to get something posted. I've had a lot of back pain recently so I didn't get to practice as much as I usually do. Fortunately, I now have bed risers under my vibes making the instrument taller for me,…
5 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
"Little B's Poem" by Bobby Hutcherson -V
David Friedman
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I've been recently working on a solo version of Bobby Hutcherson't "Little B's Poem". It's a 16 bar tune with no bridge. The form is simple but getting the feeling of the tune plus feeling good about the time and the groove have taken me…
6 months 3 weeks ago - 10 comments
Balafon to Vibraphone: a unique path to new ideas
Jerry Leake
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I wanted to share some thoughts about my balafon lessons and how they might connect to your primary instrument: vibes, marimba, piano, etc. African Origins to Drum Set: In my collection of 33 balafon lessons, I introduce African grooves…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
CYDT - Weed Out Unnecessary Doublings by Behn Gillece
behng
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5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Friedman Dampening Etudes #6-7
Oliver_M37
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A little late, but I'll be uploading a lot more soon.
5 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
Practicing as Tony Recommended!
allyman
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Accountability: There Will Never Be Another You Hi! So, I've got so many things to learn and work on it's almost overwhelming. Yet when I drill it down, the skills I need the MOST are simply learning tunes, playing tunes (in time), and…
5 years 2 months ago - 7 comments
Practice: "Playing around" with F Blues
allyman
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Sharing a little bit of some very early morning practice time today. Here's what's up with this: One of the things that has always mystified me a little bit, is the blues. I've sat on the drums in small group settings for years - admiring…
5 years 2 months ago - 15 comments
How to Harmonize a Melody: "Georgia on my Mind" (G. Perin) -V
giovanniperin
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Hi vibes friends, In this lesson I'm going to show you an easy and effective method to harmonize the melody of "Georgia on my Mind". Make sure to download the pdf before watching the video. Your homework is to use the same method to…
6 months ago - 0 comments
Learning From the Balafon: 3 over 2
Jerry Leake
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Balafon to Vibraphone: a unique path to new ideas I wanted to share some thoughts about my balafon lessons and how they might connect to your primary instrument: vibes, marimba, piano, etc. African Origins to Drum Set: In my collection of…
5 years 2 months ago - 7 comments
"Shuffle Vibe Blues"
ed saindon
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“Shuffle Vibe Blues” – a fun little song that I composed to play with a left-hand shuffle feel. It’s an AAB form with the A section being a 12 bar blues. It's a bit reminiscent of something the late great Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) would…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Practice Club - CYDT 2 5 1
Mary-Marie
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Finally was able to play it by ear in 12 keys, thru circle of 4ths. Great exercise! Next I want to do it in Harmonic Minor. I am teaching myself to hear chord qualities, like the ii7(b5) and minor(Maj7).
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
4 Lessons in 4 Weeks and you get a pair of my mallets - The rules
tonymiceli
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1. dig up some lessons from the past. 2. You sign up here and tell me what 4 lessons you will do. A Friedman etude counts, btw. So you post here that you're in and then you post the 4 lessons you will do, posting each lesson each week (…
5 years 2 months ago - 16 comments
CYDT - Chord Tone Solo On Any Tune You Know
tonymiceli
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Can You Do This?
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Learning from the Balafon: 4 over 3
Jerry Leake
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Balafon to Vibraphone: a unique path to new ideas I wanted to share some thoughts about my balafon lessons and how they might connect to your primary instrument: vibes, marimba, piano, etc. African Origins to Drum Set: In my collection of…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Vibraphonics and the PIPERvibe
Piper
Content type: Story
The "short" story.
5 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
CYDT - Harmonizing Scales by Behn Gillece
behng
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5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Paths of Coordination (this one has "Gear Time" in it.
Piper
Content type: Story
I'm kind of regurgitating these old articles and things I did when I was more involved in the music scene but I'll have new stuff soon. I think these articles are pretty good and I wrote them when I was doing a lot of teaching. This…
5 years 2 months ago - 1 comments
"Minor Haven" - Original Composition
ed saindon
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Playing a solo vibraphone version of a new composition titled "Minor Haven". The lead sheet can be downloaded via the link in the video description.
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Can You Do This - Surround Notes in A Chord
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
remember this for the most part it is: scale tone above, half step below. C7 would be D B C F Eb E A Gb G C A Bb
5 years 2 months ago - 1 comments
Balafon history, context, and traditional performances
Jerry Leake
Content type: Forum topic
Hi all, Below is some general balafon history that I send to my students. Hopefully, this provides some traditional context to several West African countries where it is played. I’ll let the info speak for itself and keep checking in on…
5 years 2 months ago - 10 comments
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