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Motor talk
jamesshipp
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Hi All- My motor troubles have had me thinking about that aspect of the instrument; been wondering what it means to YOU. It's a funny thing; one of the last truly mechanical effects being used in contemporary music; that and the B3 with a…
12 years 5 months ago - 8 comments
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Hey guys, I just practised on nicas dream with a play along. Hope you like it! Thanks
12 years 5 months ago - 5 comments
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I recently purchased a Ludwig and Ludwig vibraphone. IT has three octaves, wood frame, non-graduated bars(there all the same size) and a motor. Little is know about this particular brand. We have tried researching, but came across…
12 years 5 months ago - 6 comments
Pedaling
tpvibe
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Question for Michael Pinto: On "Manalgamation" do you keep the pedal down for the entire piece ?
12 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
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Here is play along track for practicing Rhythm Changes in Bb. The tempo is 150 beats per minute, I'll be putting up all the other keys soon also. If anyone wants a slower or faster tempo, let me know by putting a comment below. Below is…
12 years 5 months ago - 5 comments
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12 years 5 months ago - 3 comments
Donna Lee by Ryan
ryan mchenry
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12 years 5 months ago - 6 comments
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Here is a vibe player(Thomas Dobler)who uses several piano licks on vibes. There are some interesting things happening here I think. I'm sure the pros will have more insightful comments. -Todd
12 years 5 months ago - 8 comments
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I've brought back a little piece from my trip in Argentina. I met there a wonderful marimba player called Mauricio Bernal. He has made an interesting work on the traditional music from Venezuela and Paraguay on the marimba. the clarinette…
12 years 5 months ago - 3 comments
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Hi Everyone, Good Vibes enters its THIRD YEAR with the May 6th (and 9th) program. These are all favorites from the past year, although as I will say in the show itself, it is always a challenge to cull the playlist down to ONLY 20 tunes.…
12 years 5 months ago - 1 comments
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This is why I bought the MalletKat. To play stuff like this with my shirt off. Now wouldn't that be cool?? Some of you guys are NOT going to dig this. But some of you are going to flip. I flipped.
12 years 3 months ago - 7 comments
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Vic Firth just finished editing this clip. The playing was taped at Berklee in one of the percussion department studios and the interview was taped at the VF office. The tunes that I'm playing in the clip are Black Orpheus and Somewhere…
12 years 5 months ago - 6 comments
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Pick the right melody, it doesn't have to be hard!
12 years 5 months ago - 1 comments
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Hey all, I'll be posting some lessons over the next few weeks on ideas for rhythm changes. Before I do that, I thought I'd start by posting a fun, silly thing that I like to do. This is a recording of Oleo that I made. I started by…
12 years 5 months ago - 4 comments
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12 years 5 months ago - 4 comments
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Been working on this tune again over the past couple of weeks,the goal being to improve my playing overall on chords and solo. This was the one I chose after a lot of takes. I think its important to keep going back over tunes and hear if…
12 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
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12 years 5 months ago - 3 comments
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So I am in Texas visiting my folks, which means I don't have a vibe with me. I used to get really bummed about this. Having to spend a week or so away from my instrument. I have since come to look at it as a forced "put yourself in a box"…
12 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Boletus Vibraphonum
Marcel Pascual
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12 years 5 months ago - 3 comments
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Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major-Bouree 1 and 2 Carmine Fusaro Univ. of Delaware
12 years 5 months ago - 4 comments
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12 years 5 months ago - 6 comments
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When I think Rhythm Changes, I instantly think Parker. Here are some videos of Bird over the form. Note his contrasts. He does an amazing job of switching from harmonic generalization (Bb triad or blues material) to harmonic specificity (…
12 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
My practice space!
Drew Johnson
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This is in my apartment in Columbia, South Carolina. I practice every day looking out onto the beautiful horse shoe, which is the historic part of the USC campus.
12 years 5 months ago - 2 comments
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Hi All- Having some bad troubles with the motor on my M46, hoping someone could point me in a useful direction. I have an m46 with a motor, and it's been playing up terribly as of late. Firstly, somehow (in transit, I don't know when)…
12 years 5 months ago - 2 comments
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Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major-Sarabande Carmine Fusaro Univ. of Delaware
12 years 5 months ago - 3 comments
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