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Problems with Malletech
walsroderpianist
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Hi vibes players,I am a vibes and piano player frm Germany. I bought an Omega 5 years ago via Steve Weiss. I love the sound of the instrument, but am in despair now. I never did any harm to it, but 4 months ago the dampening bar was…
1 week ago - 4 comments
Cmin Vocabulary Exercise Pt. 4 by Behn Gillece
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1 week ago - 0 comments
Blues Options
Drew Johnson
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I am a month late. But, better late than never. Here is a list of harmonic options over the blues. This was compiled by my instructor, Bert Ligon. A lot of this stuff was discussed by Tony last month, but it might help to see it all in one…
13 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
Cmin Vocabulary Exercise Pt. 3 by Behn Gillece
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1 week 6 days ago - 0 comments
Chordal Playing Revisited - Part 2
tonymiceli
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Here is part 2 of chordal playing. It's playing in 3rds. Someting I like to do. The trick is to learn what you can and can not do with this, because you can't do everything. So you learn rythyms and phrases that you can do and try to stick…
2 weeks 2 days ago - 0 comments
Chordal Playin Revisted - Part 3
tonymiceli
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Here's another sort of technique. I just call this Bill Evans Style. I'm sure all pianists do it but I noticed it listening to him. 
2 weeks 2 days ago - 0 comments
Jan 2025 Coffee House with Mario Deciutiis
tonymiceli
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We had a great hang with Mario. Here's a timeline in case you want to zero in on anything.I had AI make a podcast of the video. It's attached just for fun! Based on the provided audio excerpts, here's a timeline of the meeting, with…
2 weeks 2 days ago - 0 comments
The Official Coffee Hang Page - With Info
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Here is where we will post each month about the latest coffee hang. We do these on the first Sunday of each month. The zoom link and any other info will be here. January 5th, 2025 (12 PM EST)MalletKAT Coffee HangFeaturing Mario DeCiutiis…
3 weeks 1 day ago - 1 comments
Chordal Playing - Revisited
tonymiceli
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A series on playing and soloing in a chordal way.
2 weeks 6 days ago - 0 comments
Chordal Playing Rev. - Part 1
tonymiceli
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Here is a lesson with an etude. I use the tune Green Dolphin Street and I play a chordal solo. There's very little that monophonic here. I tried to hit always with 2,3 or 4 mallets. I played a few choruses of Green Dolphin Street and…
2 weeks 5 days ago - 0 comments
Cmin Vocabulary Exercise Pt. 2 by Behn Gillece
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2 weeks 6 days ago - 0 comments
Feedback and mics
Randy_Sutin
Content type: Blog entry
The big enemy in live sound with an instrument like the vibes is feedback.  That’s not just the horrible screeching sound when it gets out of control, however.  It’s those weird resonances that happen when you play certain notes in certain…
3 weeks 3 days ago - 7 comments
All About Vibe Microphones
tonymiceli
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This will take a little explaining.  First we had a zoom meeting with microphone designer Ron Oswanski. He used to work for Amt microphones and is now out on his own and has made a beautiful vibe microphone so I had him come and talk about…
3 weeks 5 days ago - 3 comments
Using The Blues To Find Voicings by Behn Gillece
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Chinese translation for Chinese students 用到共同音（common tone）和最高音聲部（upper voice）去建造這個和聲配置（voicing） 打開PDF，在PDF 中，用到的是F調，我們取5音（C）當作是我們最高音聲部。 整首的和聲配置都會保持高音聲部在C，其他和聲配置的音，也都會照著這個規則去建造。 有一個地方例外，第六小節，B diminished，其實如果很想要照著規則走，也可以把第六小節改成Bb7，…
3 weeks 5 days ago - 5 comments
Turn Out The Stars - Study Pack
tonymiceli
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This is video, audio and a pdf all with etudes for the tune Turn Out The Stars by Bill Evans.  It's a complicated tune, but I always think even the complicated tunes spell all the harmony out. It all makes sense musicially.  Here are the…
3 weeks 4 days ago - 0 comments
Cmin Vocabulary Exercise Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece
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3 weeks 5 days ago - 0 comments
Decoding Musser serial numbers?
Glenn410
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I am looking to buy a used Musser M55. I found one for sale by someone who is reselling an estate find, but he knows nothing of the history. Is there any way to decode Musser serial numbers to determine build date, tuning, etc.? In my…
4 years 8 months ago - 27 comments
Tune Study - Along Came Betty Pt. 6 by Behn Gillece
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1 month ago - 0 comments
Friedman: Pedaling Etude No. 18
Yu Chih Cherry Chen
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Recorded in Hattiesburg 
1 month ago - 0 comments
Tune Study - Along Came Betty Pt. 5 by Behn Gillece
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1 month 1 week ago - 0 comments
Mbira plus vibes... my saga continues
Randy_Sutin
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As I am working hard to learn to play this new instrument (the array mbira), I have taken to forcing myself to record to add a little pressure.   I have been using standard tunes a lot just because I don't have to learn the music; I can…
2 months 1 week ago - 3 comments
Vibes Transporting
Rick Brugger
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I’m thinking about buying the new one vibe. And I’m wondering how you guys transport this vibe. Do you break it down and put it in your car?Do you leave assembled and use tiedowns in your vehicle?Do you use a ramp to get it in and out?Do…
2 months 3 weeks ago - 5 comments
Great Article About the Vibraphone
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Follow VW member Paul sent me this. Worth checking outAdd some to this post and let's build a listening list. Gary Burton playing Chega is the most influencial recording ever for me. Here's a live version. Unbelievable and I know most if…
2 months 2 weeks ago - 2 comments
Tune Study - Along Came Betty Pt. 4 by Behn Gillece
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1 month 2 weeks ago - 0 comments
I NEVER THOUGHT TO DO THIS!
tonymiceli
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any else doing this? It's a great idea! 
4 months 2 weeks ago - 15 comments
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