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Sejourne Vibraphone Concerto Mvt. 2

MunchyBear 17 June 2020

Alright folks-- I make some egregious note errors here, but I comment on them and resolve some important choices that have been performed wrong in the past. So through error, a contribution.

I'm mainly talking about measure 50-- because an E natural is marked once, that leads me to believe that the residual Eb on third beat, third partial should be respected and played literally. NOT as an E nat.

Similar situation at 76 and 77, I respect the literal printing because of the included courtesy accidentals at the end of each measure.

How to Play Vibes like Red Garland - Block Chords, Octave Right Hand, Rolls

Oliver_M37 6 June 2020

Hello all,

This is my second lesson in the "How to Play Vibes Like" series. Among pianists, Red Garland is known for two things -- his left hand comping rhythm and his revolutionary block chord style, which, shortly thereafter, everyone from Oscar Peterson to Chick Corea copied. This lesson focuses on these huge block chords of his, and how to translate them to the vibes.

Suggested listening:

All The Things....Comping, Solo Playing

ed saindon 1 June 2020

"All The Things You Are" with comping/solo playing: working with a student yesterday on comping/solo playing. We were working on various voicing techniques and concepts including closed, open voicings, voicings in 4rths, pentatonic voicings, 4-7 note voicings with upper structure triads, clusters, textural voicings and symmetrical diminished voicings. We also focused on how connecting the voicings with inner voices or an upper melodic line, breaking up the voicings and interspersing melodic fragments can lead to solo playing. That's how Gary developed many of his solo arrangements.

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