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Midi and other bells and whistles on the vibraphone are a waste of time and energy (in my opinion). Here's why: Synthesizer keyboards are easier to play, better made and already available in many very sophisticated forms at very low prices. AND, they can express "synthetic music" better than a vibraphone trying to be something it isn’t. If you want to play synthesizer, spend a couple of years (or less) practicing a keyboard. You'll be far ahead at the game of synthetic sounds of music than you'll ever will by doing it on a vibraphone-shaped object emulating something else.

Chinese translation for Chinese students

四棒和弦式的Solo方式：

有一個重點是，要照著節奏來，數四分音符，一、二、三、四（一拍一和弦）可以速度隨意，但是要數著拍子。

盡量保持一定的音程（interval）來練習，左手可以待著不動，移動右手比較重要。

很多時候和聲聲響是取決於前面那個和弦，或是後面的和弦。所以要總是小心得處理每個和弦。

等到你練這個越來越好了，你可以發現很多和聲在裡面，有時後你會發現有Voice leading 可以用。

Blue Bossa是一首很好的練習曲來練這個練習。

如果你不斷嘗試把這個練習打的好聽（Musical），你會學到很多，發現很多。

可以只選一組和弦Cmajor - AbMajor7#11- F7 來練這個練習。

Here's the Mancini Challenge.

I have to learn these tunes for an online concert Sunday March 19 at 1pm. We're doing Mancini tunes. He writes a lot of slow and beautiful tunes. Here is a PDF of the tunes we are playing. You should check them out and listen to the originals online.

I have a fellow young musician who thought a couple were very corny. I like corny and Mancini's tunes are so beautiful to me.

Chinese translation for Chinese students

伴奏comping的方式：

不是只能用轉位的方式，而是可以用音階是的方式，
這裡有一個練習方式：

左手：Root+5音，2音＋3音
右手：solo

當你練越多時，會發現越多東西。
例如看到A, C, D，時，你可以放入F，聽起來可以是Cmajor 聲響。

演奏時嘗試演奏的好聽（musical），你會學到更多。

(Tony示範演奏Eb)

重要的是，在練琴的時候，訓練耳朵是重要的，而不是訓練記得音階的形狀(eyes)。
耳朵先練好之後，技巧跟其他東西都會一起慢慢變好。
先喜歡你打的聲音（music）比較重要，之後再慢慢了解並且學習它背後的理論

I'll give a free 1 hour Skype lesson to the first person who posts a video of them playing this etude.