Vibraphone

Hey all,
I just wanted to pass on an iphone app I have been using lately. It is called Drumgenius and was put together by a Bassist as a practice tool. It is a big collection of different feels laid out in 2-8 bar phrases. The killing aspect to this app is that the grooves are all taken from great recordings, so for example if you look up 2 feel you might find : 2 feel like Jack Dejohnette on Take the Coltrane from the Album Triplicate (DHolland ECM) 225 BPM. Or 2 feel ala Eric Harland.

Practicing solo vibraphone on Alone Together. Here is Take 2 out of three takes. This rendition is a little slower and starts out with more subtlety than Take 1. In this take, I'm experimenting with using a variety of articulations/note lengths as well as executing lines with four mallets.

Other Takes:

Take 1: This is a fairly brief two chorus version that includes right hand octaves along with left hand accompaniment and pedal point in the bridge of the 2nd chorus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcP06...

Good exemple (IMHO) of what vibes future could look like .....
Enjoy !

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Lots of great things ahead!! First, if you missed Gloria’s vibe radio show last Sunday, there’s another broadcast as usual this Wednesday. Then have a look at our project of VDOP “Virtual Day Of Percussion” Feb. 15th, one whole day of vibes through the net; and be a part of it! Last this time… if you’re in Europe early next month, it’s now about time you register for our Winter European Vibes Workshop with Tony, David, Matthias, and even more teachers this year!!

LESSONS (subscribers):

* Tony Miceli:

At least, it was new to me because I had totally forgotten about it.

First and foremost, thank you to Noel Okimoto. He has recently joined the site and I began corresponding with him about an instrument he has. The subject turned to the music he is involved with, which is Hawaiian music. I kind of remember some of it from back in the 60s on the radio; stuff like Don Ho actually made it on the air where I lived.

I had completely forgotten that it had a lot of vibes on it. Check it out, folks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJK2LwD_nEY

A great workshop today with Tony at the University of the Arts!!

Hey everyone,

the VDOP is another way to try and get the word out about the vibraphone. Official the day is called 'VIRTUAL DAY OF PERCUSSION: FEATURING THE VIBRAPHONE'.

The plan is to play and hang all day. I'm planning a google hangout throughout the day, live performances and videoed performances.

If you want to participate video yourself playing something well. Put up on youtube as UNLISTED (not private) and send me the link. I'll do all the rest.

I've asked some pros and long time members who are playing out and about to do something already, but all are welcome.

It kills me! The music is so great and simple and the audience goes nuts. I just love music like this that is acoustic and simple and makes people happy. That's life, huh? life can be that simple.