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Vibes Coffee Hang - Gary Burton Talks About Red Norvo
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Red Norvo: Mr. Swing and the Architect of Chamber Jazz @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@100..900&display=swap'); body { font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif…
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Playing in 3/4 - Comping Pt. 2 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Playing in 3/4 – Pt. 2: Syncopated Comping and Forward MotionPart 2 builds on the foundation from Part 1 by introducing syncopated rhythms and offbeat chord placements. These variations are designed to create a natural sense of forward…
1 day 20 hours ago - 0 comments
DIMINISHED voice leading
rupertlo
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I talked how 1 diminished chord relative to 4 dominant chords (4 major chords) in this videos, and also showed the foundation of voice leading.I shared the pdf of how one diminished chord(dominant b9 chord) resolve to the I major. please…
5 days 19 hours ago - 0 comments
3 Takes - A Nightingale Sang In Berkely Square
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I have a concert in a few days. It's with The Philadelphia Mallet Quartet. That's me, Behn Gillece, Oliver Mayman and Morgan Walbridge. We are each going to play a solo tune in the middle of the concert. That's a little nerv racking! …
1 week ago - 4 comments
The introduction of DIMINISHED chord
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I talked about the relationship between the diminished chords and dominant chords, then I'll make a series videos of barry harris and diminished chord, please let me know if you have any thoughts or questions! rupertlo777@gmail.com
1 week 5 days ago - 2 comments
Playing in 3/4 - Comping Pt. 1
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🚨 Feeling in 3 – Pt. 1: Comping in 3/4 🚨We’re kicking off this new series by exploring comping rhythms in 3/4, one of the most versatile and expressive time feels in jazz. This lesson focuses on short ii–V progressions that develop your…
1 week ago - 0 comments
AI History of the Vibes
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Detailed Summary: The Genesis and Evolution of the Vibraphone The Genesis and Evolution of the Vibraphone The history of the vibraphone is characterized by intense commercial competition, continuous technological refinement,…
4 weeks 1 day ago - 4 comments
Transporting Vibraphone to local gigs
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Hi! For local gigs does anyone know if a (collapsed) Musser M55 frame and resonators will comfortably fit in the trunk of a Toyota sedan such as the Corolla or Camry Sedan, by folding the back passenger seat down? I am considering buy a…
3 weeks 4 days ago - 6 comments
The Official Coffee Hang Page - With Info - Every Month
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 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.CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE COFFEE HANG ON ZOOM   …
1 week 1 day ago - 5 comments
Friedman Dampening Etude #7
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Here’s what I got down with this etude. I think this one went really well, and I think there’s still things that I can improve with my balance (I definitely want to bring out my dynamics, and bringing up the melody to be clear over that…
3 weeks 1 day ago - 2 comments
Red Norvo
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Red Norvo: The Architect of Chamber Jazz body { font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; background-color: #F5F5F4; } .chart-container { position: relative…
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a clip from my recital- no sugar
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my solo over my composition "No Sugar", hope you all enjoy!
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V-I cadence, new perspective of practicing scales pt.3
rupertlo
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Hey guys,I’m Rupert Lo, and I’m really happy to be part of the faculty here. I’m a vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer based in New York City. I’ll be sharing some of the things I’ve learned along the way—practice concepts, creative…
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a clip from my recital
rupertlo
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my solo over my song "Enter Nowhere", hope you all enjoy!
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V-I cadence, new perspective of practicing scales pt.2
rupertlo
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Hey guys,I’m Rupert Lo, and I’m really happy to be part of the faculty here. I’m a vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer based in New York City. I’ll be sharing some of the things I’ve learned along the way—practice concepts, creative…
1 week 5 days ago - 0 comments
Something For Older Players (but also for everyone)
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Older players have to really think about there hands. Esp if you're coming back to the instrument in retirement.
1 month 1 week ago - 3 comments
Trevor Lesson - Sept 2025
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get sonny clarks chorus down -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98vC-bF2AOA&list=RD98vC-bF2AOA&start_ra… WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVEchord melodymy simple solo come up with your simple solopractice my lick - DO YOU…
1 month 3 weeks ago - 7 comments
Friedman Dampening Etude #8
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Here’s what I got down for etude #8 so far. I think I definitely want to revisit this one just to become more fluid with what I am doing, as well as just fix the sillier mistakes that I make towards the end of this piece. Outside of that I…
1 week 6 days ago - 1 comments
Tune Deep Dive - Wave Pt. 8 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 8: Putting It All Together 🚨In our final lesson, we bring everything from the series together into a full chorus etude over Wave. This written solo combines guide tones, arpeggios, scale fragments, motifs,…
1 week 6 days ago - 0 comments
Musser m55 NY metro area
Tylerblanton
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After realizing that 2 back up vibraphones taking up garage space is too much I'm going to part with silver bar m55 from the 70s. Very good condition, Never gigged on. $4500. New M55's have crept up over 6k making this a good value. Older…
2 weeks 1 day ago - 0 comments
V-I cadence, new perspective of practicing scales pt.1
rupertlo
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Hey guys,I’m Rupert Lo, and I’m really happy to be part of the faculty here. I’m a vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer based in New York City. I’ll be sharing some of the things I’ve learned along the way—practice concepts, creative…
3 weeks 1 day ago - 2 comments
Tune Deep Dive - Wave Pt. 7 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 7: Harmonic Tension & Resolution 🚨In Part 7, we shift focus to tension notes and their resolutions. By weaving in altered tones (♯11, ♭9, and other upper extensions), you’ll hear how dissonance naturally…
3 weeks 1 day ago - 0 comments
Friedman Dampening Etude #5
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Here’s what I got down this Tuesday for this Friedman Etude. There’s definitely some things I want to improve, like I definitely started to rush at parts that were giving me trouble which I gotta watch out for, and I think there’s times…
3 weeks 2 days ago - 0 comments
Tune Deep Dive - Wave Pt. 6 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 6: Soloing with Motifs 🚨In Part 6, we focus on building solos using motifs—short melodic ideas that you can develop, repeat, and vary throughout the form. This exercise takes one simple motif and applies it…
4 weeks 1 day ago - 0 comments
Don't Know What To Practice?
tonymiceli
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Here is a list of things on the website, lessons I liked a lot or thought were important. For me it's all of them I guess. Can any of you guys copy a link of something you thought was interesting and help and put it in the comments? I'll…
5 years 6 months ago - 14 comments
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