Bach: Double in B Minor (Sonata II) - Sonatas and Partitas for the Violin. Exploring and improvising on Bach's music today. I love Bach's music and his Sonatas and Partitas are among my favorites. I'm a big fan of Itzhak Perlman's…
A song I composed titled "Remembrance". The rough sketch lead sheet can be viewed and downloaded from google docs. The link is in the video description.
This Saturday we’ll have a vibesworkshop vibe hang at my house. If you are a Philly vibe player or you are in the area, feel free to come by. Email me for my address.
It will also (technology permitting) be streaming online as well.
See…
hi,
we had a preview gig with this band yesterday to test some things out for the music i wrote for the detective novel, which will have premiere on the 30.12.2018
This is the main theme i wrote for the main character who is a pessimistic…
SHAPES AND PATTERNS OF MUSIC - PROLOGUE is now available for download at http://johnmarkpiper.com/product/294653
When you find yourself playing those same old tired licks, riddled with traditional blues notes at every turn - explore new…
Vibe players Earn $150.00 practicing and learning!
Be the first person to record this little etude I arranged for solo vibraphone and I'll paypal you 150 BUCKS!
The Etude is based on the traditional spiritual song "Great Is Thy…
“Da Blues” - warming up today on my favorite set of vibes at Berklee. An old, beat up but great sounding vibe that we bought used many years for $1,500.
“It Might As Well Be Spring” - a great song by Rodgers and Hammerstein written for the 1945 film State Fair. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year. I was reminded of the song listening to the superb recording Last Dance…
"How My Heart Sings" composed by Earl Zindars and played by pianist Bill Evans on his 1964 recording titled the same name. Bill and Earl were good friends and Bill played quite a few songs composed by Earl. I first learned this song way…
Me playing Bag's Groove.
There are other songs on my youtube channel at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt3BdE9H18n59kyeoLZevzg?view_as=subscr…
Enjoy!
Kurt Schleunes
Here's what you do with this.
write in the chord names with the alterations.
memorize the voicings.
play them, add rhythm.
start changing the inversions of some of the voicings.
make a solo based off of the chord tones of the voicings…
Check out Marie from San Fran. She has not been playing that long and she's already playing in a band. It's a big deal and will really improve your playing if you can get in an ensemble. FORGET about waiting until you're "good enough".…
Cole Porter’s “I Love You” - using a variety of improv techniques from my improv series The Complete Guide To Improvisation (available from Amazon, www:edsaindon.com and the Berklee College of Music bookstore in Boston). I used this song…
Hi All,
By now everyone should know about the Jazz Vibes Showcase and Workshops that will be held in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on January 5 and 6. If not, all the details are at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina website,…