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Stick 1 Comping for Dan

For me there was a whole study around comping on the vibes. Comping is just Accompaniment. No rules.

So how do you play alternate sticking and comp. Well I use mallet number 1. I tie it in with Mallet number to

I count the sticks left to right.

1 2 3 4

Here's an etude of quarter notes where you should see my concept here.

It's quick and dirty. so sorry about sharps where it would be flats etc. but you'll get the point.

Finding Common Tones Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece

Chinese translation is for Chinese students
這邊講到如何在四個音的和弦上,只移動一個音,就可以換到下個和弦。
打開PDF,看到第一行,是最基本的2-5-1-6的和弦進行。
從Aminor7中,移動5音(G)到下一個和弦D7的三音(F#)。
然後第二小節Gmajor7的根音(G)移動到下個和弦E9的三音(G#)

依此類推,你可以看到下一行也是用這樣的方式,
只移動一個音到鄰近的音,但是整個和弦聲音都變了。

甚至是第三行,就算在同一個和弦上,我們也可以移動一個音,改變和聲配置,
讓你在Comping時,更多選擇可以使用。