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Here's a lesson I recorded for the trumpet site and thought some of you might be interested in it. Keep in mind that all of the examples I play will sound a step lower than what they are (because trumpet is a Bb instrument). So if I talk…
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This is a beautiful sound! After hearing 16 vibraphones in chaos during warmups before class, it was great to hear them playing the same tune. What a beautiful sound!
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Man Danny Gottlieb was playing the DrumKat today! It sounds just like a drum set!!
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Hi! I've been chatting whith Marie recently and I had to promise her to put some pics of my little son playing vibes on the site. He and his mother are using my vibes in two ways: as table for baby clothing and other (leightweight) stuff…
13 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
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I thought you guys might like to see this. I've been using these mallets for about 3 or 4 months and they are great! Much lighter than the old ones and I'm able to play 4 mallets way easier. They last a really long time as well. Stefon…
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Interesting sounds and nice playing ! Enjoy !
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Mean to Me
Philippe
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Hello everybody! This morning I had a go at Mean to Me, which for me is a tough tune to play. I think every jazz soloist of the swing and bebop eras has recorded that song : Bird, Sonny Stitt, Rollins, Dizzy, Frank Rosolino, Getz, Joe Pass…
13 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
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I see two-mallet players comping all the time, but all the instructional material calls for at least three mallets. I've seem people hit the same note an octave apart, put a full step in between, etc. I also read about the third/seventh…
13 years 1 month ago - 7 comments
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Hi all, Here is a 4 measure bebop line. By practicing this in 12 keys, it should really help to recognize the guide tones of the chords. It also covers good vocabulary on a common progression (I-vi-ii-V). Pdf is attached. Enjoy! Behn
13 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
Ed and Joe
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Well, apparently I led a good life because the only explanation for the performance I've just seen is that I've died and gone to heaven :-). I'm just back from seeing Ed Saindon and Joe Locke perform in duo, and I'm blown away. Going with…
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Not a pretty sound!
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Check out the guys warming up in Delaware! We have a great group from all over the world!
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I thought some may find this helpful as far as formulating a method to practice lines. Let me know if this helps! Behn
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Hello fellow vibes players. I've been posting a lot of detailed lessons with PDFs the last few weeks, but something I've also been intending to do is just jump on once in a while and share a little idea of something that I find helpful, so…
13 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
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Life has gotten in the way of my music interests but I still try to get to my music room a couple of times a week. Monday evening I thought I'd randomly pick a tune from some random book laying about and site read the tune. The booked I…
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Chord Colors!!
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Check out Mike Maineri playing with Buddy. You must see the whole thing!!! -Todd
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Color this!!
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Get on your computer and check out David Friedman and Bob Becker this Wed., August 3, 2011 at 6pm! UTC/GMT -5 hours We will be live from the University of Delaware. You're welcome to come to the University of Delaware and hang with us, in…
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Very happy music very well played ! Gramma is rockin' ! and grandson too !
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Here is the 3rd part of a lesson series on Building a Voicing Vocabulary. This lesson, like the others, is intended to be listened to after having read the PDF which accompanies it. -Tyler
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Sneak Preview!
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I shot some video tonight which is going to be used in future Percussion Geeks episodes. I thought I'd give some of you a sneak preview sneak on of the performers was playing a Gyil which is the ancient ancient ancestor to the vibes/…
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