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Assembling a Tune - Part 1 by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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After you know the chords and the melody what are some ways of assembling tunes? I believe that without a foundation with the tune, it's going to be hard to 'tame' it. Even though I don't always practice what I preach, knowing the melody…
14 years 7 months ago - 2 comments
Freddie Green Style - By David Friedman
David Friedman
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6 years 9 months ago - 11 comments
Voicings Print Out
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
I made this for a student and thought I'd share it. We did it on the fly. Practice page one in all the keys. Also page two. Use the closed and open positions and then go through all the open and closed voicings. Remember the rules are the…
7 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
Playing The Melodies To Tunes -V
behng
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Behn came over today to pick up some mallets we started talking about melodies and playing lines. So I asked Behn to play a tune with only melodies and lines, no chords and then talk about it. Here's what came out.
6 months 2 weeks ago - 20 comments
Remember the V Chord! by Behn Gillece -V
behng
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Remember the V Chord!
9 months ago - 3 comments
All The Things You Are Simple Solo To Transcribe
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Here's a simple solo I did for a student. All the things you are.  He's doing the following:  Learn the solo (don't write it down) play it along with the recording every day play each chord and then play the part of the solo that goes…
2 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
Blues to Transcribe - Easy and Hard
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Don't write it down until you can play it.  Can you play it in another key?    I tried to make the easy one easy. The other has two choruses, one easier than the other.  I also tried to focus on some things like a scale or a target…
2 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
MILT JACKSON Mean to Me
patriciopinero
Content type: Blog entry
https://fb.watch/boQYYP2Y1a/
2 years 8 months ago - 1 comments
Good Chords to End a Ballad With
Oliver_M37
Content type: Video Upload
Hello all, Just a quick lesson on ending ballads (or any tune, really). I demonstrate a few different options for the final chords on a ballad so you don't always have to end on 1 or the b2. Let me know if there are any questions!
2 years 9 months ago - 7 comments
Settlement Music School Faculty/Alumni Band
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
Allstar cats here!    There are some things to talk about here. First My mallets which are hard(er) mallets sound great here. It cuts through and you here the articulation. I'm not saying buy my mallets, but I am saying by mallets like…
2 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
Video Tips
tpvibes
Content type: Forum topic
Hi Tony, This isn't quite directly vibes, but is there any chance we can get a lesson on the equipment/software you use to produce videos? You've really upgraded your capabilities since the "quick and dirty" days, so I'm looking for how…
15 years ago - 6 comments
Wichita Lineman
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
I did this a while ago. I probably hated it when I listened back. But time has a way of making us more objective about our past.    But I think this is cool. I like how I keep time even though it's slow and spacey.    Rubato and…
2 years 9 months ago - 1 comments
Contrapuntal Dampening Lesson
Oliver_M37
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A crazy mental exercise in improvisation! This will help your dampening skills as well as your ears and your overall understanding of the instrument.
2 years 8 months ago - 11 comments
Vibe Players! Must Listen to this!
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Not putting them down or complaining, however their description of a marimba is funny. Wait till the end!   
2 years 9 months ago - 2 comments
Friedman Etude 5
RenPlaysVibes
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Hello all! Here's my version of Etude 5 from the Dampening and Pedaling Book!
2 years 10 months ago - 1 comments
Friedman Etude 7
Ritterpc
Content type: Video Embed
Performance video of Friedman Etude 7, played using Stevens' grip. Introductory practice to muting.
2 years 9 months ago - 1 comments
Fiore-Friedman dampening pedaling 4
JosephFiore
Content type: Video Embed
Me playing the 4th etude under tempo
2 years 9 months ago - 1 comments
My Romance. Patrice Guillon
Patrice
Content type: Video Embed
Reconnected to this vintage standard. Not an easy one to chorus on.  Please feel free to leave your comment. 
2 years 9 months ago - 4 comments
A Gary Burton Memory of Bobby Hutcherson
Gary Burton
Content type: Blog entry
Gary sent this to me and I'm posting on his behalf - Tony Miceli My first thought when I got the news that Bobby Hutcherson had passed away this week was to recall one of the rare occasions when we crossed paths, and actually it was the…
8 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
"Half-Dampening" Lesson
Oliver_M37
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Hey everyone, Very excited about finding this one. Been using it a lot lately. Has anyone ever heard of it? I assume I haven't invented it, but I haven't ever heard of it, either, so I'd be curious to hear if anyone's heard this before.…
2 years 9 months ago - 2 comments
Clavamba — Clavé meets Samba using African drums and the Burton grip (Jerry Leake)
Jerry Leake
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Using Ewe drums, the Yambu clave is played on the bell and low drum. On high drums, Son and Rumba clavé weave around the Yambu. An original clavé phrase (rotating the son to a different position) joins the series. The 4/4 sequence…
2 years 9 months ago - 0 comments
Facebook Watch Party - Milt Jackson Interview
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Here's the link to the watch party. We discuss a bit at the end of the video. Let's have a watch party on Feb. 13, 12pm East Coast Time.  We can do it on the VibesWorkshop Facebook page.    I'd like to watch the Milt Jackson interview…
2 years 9 months ago - 1 comments
Very Cool Milt Interview
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
Thanks to Barry K!    I love hearing Milt talk about playing with 4 mallets! And saying because of his speed he can do the same things as four mallet players!   Interesting! 
2 years 9 months ago - 2 comments
I'll Be Seeing You - Stand Alone Version
rogersvibes
Content type: Audio Player
I'm working out a solo version of "I'll Be Seeing You." Loosely based on the attached lead sheet.
2 years 10 months ago - 4 comments
Tristan Rogers Quartet at Muse Performance Space Jan 30
rogersvibes
Content type: Event
My quartet has its first performance since I moved to Colorado tomorrow night. The set runs from 7-8:15 pm (Mountain time). It will be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook at the links below. I have also posted the event's description.…
2 years 9 months ago - 3 comments
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