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I've been going back and doing some curating here. Although the quality is not great, here's a whole series on Stella. I think it's worth going through while you work on the tune! https://www.vibesworkshop.com/book/stella-starlight/…
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Vibraphone Masterclass – Left Hand Accompaniment on “Poor Butterfly: Here are some of my thoughts and techniques for left hand comping on this great song from 1916. Hard to believe this song was written that long ago. I’m more or less…
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"But Beautiful" - chord melody using voicings and reharm from my book Voicing Concepts for the Jazz Vibist available from Amazon. The voicings and reharm are written out as well as other voicings for comping on Autumn Leaves, Green Dolphin…
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Just some video from my gig last night. Rhythm section is swinging. Tony Miceli - Vibes Tom Lawton - Piano Bob Colligan - Bass Dan Monaghan - Drums
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You need to know your scales and each scale or mode should have a sound you recognize. Here is a whole section for each mode of the major scale! Study it hard so you can recognize these scales. Go here for the series:Modes of the Major…
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This is a great lesson by Behn Gillece on some approaches to solo playing as well as voicings.
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Check out this etude. It's playin over the tune 'Do Nothing 'til You Hear From Me'. It's a 2 mallet solo however it's a melody and an accompaniment. It's really important to be able to make harmony work in the simplest way possible.…
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Simple ear training! Download this zip file, unzip it, add it itunes or burn it to a CD. Set it to random and then follow the notes. Pause them in the beginning. Figure each note out with as few tries as possible. DON'T GO FISHING! That's…
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Learning 8 measures a day with Behn Gillece:) ------------------------------------------------- (Chinese translation for Chinese users) 跟著Behn Gillece每天看一支影片,每天學八小節。
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Ed posts a lot on vibes workshop. Maybe this is already there, but since i'm thinking about technique and music, I thought this was pretty amazing. It kind of floors me to watch this. Just think about all the upkeep that has to go on in…
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Merry Christmas and Good Vibes from McMurdo Station, Antarctica: Yesterday (Christmas Eve in Antarctica), I had the great honor of participating in one of the coolest events I’ve ever done. I performed my arrangement of The First Noel,…
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Here's another classic from the same session in Palermo, Sicily as Poor Butterfly, which I posted a week or so ago, with Monty Alexander, Ray Brown and Grady Tate. Pay particular attention to the dynamic range within each phrase of Milt's…
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Just what it says! Dan and myself doing Little Suede Shoes. I also put the parts on here if you want to try playing. The metronome mark is 60 bpm. you should be able to line it up in a sequencing program. i actually used 120. Dan sent me…
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I really enjoyed working on this piece out of the Mallet Dampening book. I think there's more I could do to polish the transitions between phrases, but I wanted to post this anyways to show where I'm at with it. I practiced this etude on…
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A lovely song that works great as in so many ways.
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Old rehearsal of "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)!" Just Vibe and Vox and spur of the moment, but still rather nice.
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My student Dan Neville is an amazing student. He works his butt off. I'm really happy and proud to be working with him. Check out here how he's working on a tune:https://www.vibesworkshop.com/blog-entry/little-suede-shoes-all-keys/vi… He…
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Hi All, As I write this I'm listening to Kevin Mahogany and "Just My Imagination," from his Pride & Joy album. Just Mahogany and the piano (James Weidman). I'll be playing it on my February show in his memory. But let's do January…
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Tony has challenged me to post 12 versions of Little Suede Shoes in 36 days (one every 3 days) in each key of the pythagorean 12 note system (well-tempered). The rule: I must play the head, play Charlie Parker's solo, and then improvise…
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Hi guys, I know this is a for sale section but I'm looking for a vibraphonette. Anyone out there got one or know where to point me to? Thanks in advance! Tim
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I just watched this John Piper video as well as Ed Saindon performing All the things you are (part of his Vic Firth Series). It's fascinating watching these guys play. They have spent countless hours developing their technical skills and…
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