Let me introduce myself.

Good evening,

I already said hello in the shoutbox, but how much can you tell in 1 sentence.....

I live in Belgium and studied percussion as a kid. Back then I really loved the sound of the xylophone, so I told myself I would buy one the minute I could afford it.(Which I did when I had a steady job for a while). But in contrast with owning one, I completely neglected it for years. It was only when my wife and I bought a house that I took it up again several years ago. And due to having kids, and renovationworks it was with ups and downs.
But then I started to notice I really prefered listening to Vibraphones, I missed the abilitie to play longer notes, I missed the sound of vibes. So I needed the shift.

I found a 2nd hand vibraphone which I could afford, (they also wanted to make me deal with taking over my xylophone). And since then I never was so motivated to play on a daily basis. I'm completely hooked. I feel guilty not to have played in a day. (although my time is limited with a daily job, house to renovate and 2 kids to raise...).

I came across some tutorials from Gary Burton which really made me think : "Why didn't they teach it to me like this before". And checking his website I saw he recomended vibesworkshop.com.

I know there is a school section on the site, but I'll first look around here for a while. I absolutely love the enthousiasme hanging around here. The tons of information. Really WOW.
I feel like a kid in a candystore, not knowing yet which candy where to find.

Currently I'm working with 2 books. 1 about damping and pedalling, another to improve 4 mallet techniques. And beside that I improvise a bit. So for the studying, I feel I have my hands full with these 2 books, but one day I will be done with them.

So anyway,
Now you all know a bit about me, and I'm sure I found the perfect place for me.

see you all,
Stefan.