Well, I will have to give some sort of short workshop at the WVC (World Vibes Congress) this year. I was going to take notes and keep a diary on my computer and thought I would do it here. So I'll blog here and you guys can give me your two cents.
On Saturday we will link to all the videos for the second portion of the Day of Percussion on this page. Some players are playing live from 12-2. Others are submitting video which i will link to here.
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Questions? Thoughts? What did you think? Let's talk about his book, here.
I have some things to say but I'll wait. How about some of you start. Gary will check in to answer questions and comment (I'm pretty sure).
Recorded by iPad
This is I'm thinking an fairly unkown cd. Art Lande, Paul McCandless and Dave samuels.
Check out the instrumentation. Piano, oboe and English horn and vibes.
And the record label is the ECM label. I'm finding out that a lot of young people don't know about this label. It was important for me because as I was findind myself as a player this label showed me music that wasn't standards or straight ahead which I was playing a lot of.
I recently had a lesson with a student where we focused on playing in modal settings. One key point I always emphasize is the value of incorporating dominant bebop harmony, even within a modal framework. While understanding modes is, of course, essential, embellishing them with dominant bebop vocabulary adds depth and character to modal playing—something that can be heard in the improvisation of the jazz greats.
Recorded with Ipad
