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Some of you guys have been on vibesworkshop for a long time and you premium subscribers.

So I want to start making deals for you guys. Your support is much appreciated!
A premium subscriber pays $19.99 a month.

If you are, and have been for 6 months or more I will post lessons (when I have time) for a GREAT price. 1 hour lessons.

Write now I have 2 lessons available for $30 bucks each for premium subscribers of 6 months or more.
1 per person please.
http://www.tonymiceli.com/vwsubscribers/

Gary sent this to me and I'm posting on his behalf - Tony Miceli

That was the quote of this article. Jeeeez.

Vibraphonist Lugs His Picnic-Table-Sized Instrument Around Chicago
http://www.npr.org/2016/08/12/489729621/vibraphonist-lugs-his-picnic-ta…

His time is really good. I actually think he does a pretty good job!

I am learning a ton making lessons of these bebop tunes.

It's so great for me. I learn and my playing gets better.

If you're a hard worker I'm sure you are also learning a ton during these 7 weeks.

Tell me what you're learning.

I did some work on Donna Lee last summer, so I'm going to challenge myself this week to play the head in all 12 keys.

I'll start today with Ab and D. Someday it would be cool to work each key up to tempo, but I'll be content with medium swing for now.

-Tristan

Hi all,

Really looking forward to this bebop course! Tony and I have been talking about doing something like this for awhile and I'm glad we're doing it.

Mondays will be the main day for postings. Check out the lessons Tony put up, they're great and it looks like some people are posting already, which is awesome!

I will put up more on Wednesday. Hope you're all into it!

Behn

"Well, that night, I was working over Cherokee, and, as I did, I found that by using the higher intervals of a chord as a melody line and backing them with appropriately related changes, I could play the thing I'd been hearing. I came alive." -Charlie Parker

Do you get it? It's really why bebop is great to play and study. I love listening to it also. Reminds me of Bach.

What do you guys think?

Playing bebop heads at ANY tempo is really great for your hands. I am getting so much out of playing through all these tunes every day. Making lessons and videoing and just playing the heads and chords is an amazing thing to do for my playing and I assume will be for yours as well.

I hope you guys really put time into all this!

Headline:
Talking Sticks, the highly-acclaimed film about Vibes and Marimba, announces NYC Premiere Screening Sunday June 26th at Symphony Space (2537 Bway/95 St.)

"A strong documentary which speaks of one man's passion..an engaging, informative and personal journey. Bravo!"
New Haven (CT) Int'l Film Festival

I have been studying a lot of Chick Transcriptions lately and found some techniques that are imitable on Vibraphone.