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Open Source Dampening and Pedaling Book

Welcome to the open source Dampening and Pedaling book.

This means you are welcome to all these etudes to practice. It will take time to build the book, so please be patient.

What you can do is practice all this material and pass it around. What you can't do is use it for profit in any way. That's fair right?

Have fun getting your dampening and pedaling together.

"Question and Answer" by Pat Metheny

"Question and Answer" by Pat Metheny. Got the lead sheet from Gary Burton who got it from Pat for their recording Like Minds featuring Gary, Pat, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Roy Haynes. It's a classic recording that received a Grammy for best instrumental recording in 1998. The lead sheet can be downloaded via the google drive link in the video description.

"A Simple Sentiment" - solo vibes

"A Simple Sentiment" - an original composition for solo vibraphone that I just finished and ran through on the vibes. Sort of a somewhat simple anthem composed for a basic sentiment for our current times. It's an AAB odd bar form composition with both A sections being 11 bars and the B section being 5 bars. The lead sheet can be downloaded via the google drive link in the video description. Ed

How to Play Vibes like Oscar Peterson Part II - Rolls, Pedals, and Bouncy Block Chords

Hello everyone!

I’m going to be posting two lessons a week for a little bit, so I hope you like piano-isms! This one’s actually a Part II to my original one on Oscar Peterson. It delves into a few more idiosyncrasies characteristic to his playing.

I mentioned a few recordings in this video, so I’ll link to youtube versions here:

“Night Train” (OP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKHt9b5jJqs (rolls example)