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8 Weeks of Ballads - Sentimental Mood - Skating

So here's the deal.

I wrote an etude of all eighth notes. It's important for us to be able to weave through the changes, up and down and up and down. It's important for us to move the line in seconds. We do it much more easily with 3rds, but 2nds is where the magic happens.

  • If you're going to do this right, write in the changes and study the lines.
  • Play the etude down.
  • Memorize the etude completely.
  • Throw away the music.
  • Play the etude in other keys.
  • Smile at how much you've learned

Good Vibes Radio November 6 & 9, 2017

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Hi All,
November's Good Vibes will be coming up soon, on Sunday, November 6, to be exact. Looks like you're getting your share of GV as Tony continues to archive past shows. The goal is to archive all 70+ shows here on VW. And new ones as they appear.
This month's line-up is Mark Sherman, Christian Tamburr, Rusty Burge and Jerry Tachoir with a beautiful trip to "Sageunay." Then Behn, Joe, Randy, Warren and Herb Gibson from Let's Play.

Piper Flyer Feature - Springless String Tension Holder

The springless string tension holder for the bar string is a must! It's so easy, improves the sound of the instrument by allowing the player to easily choose the tension on the string and as the string stretches over time, you don't have to re-adjust the knot in the string (you know what I'm talking about).

You can also maintain an endless ball of string on one end of each set of bars so that as the string wears, you can just pull it through the bars and cut the old string off. I keep a ball of string in a small felt bag hanging on the low end of the instrument.