I got a call sometime back asking if I was interested in playing the percussion book for Bye Birdie at my alma mater Upper Merion High School. They're putting on the show March 18, 19 and 20. They've hired a choreographer and the pit…
EMRICH01 is the discount code! (Limited Time Only and 1 set per subscriber)
That's the code for the discount for the mallets for subscribers only. We have about 7 sets in stock. They're so cool.
Here's the link to the store.
http://store.…
Hello Vibesworkshop,
I recorded this some days ago... It's me practicing on "Nearness of You", a ballad I personally love.
I just used the aebersold play along for this one... When practicing the first I didn't even know that it switched…
Here a recent take of Wine & Roses (to get going with posting here)
Through practice of permutation from Bergonzi's Melodic Structures I recently started finding a way to bridge the "gap" between playing the head with chords (I…
I posted a story about preparing a cafe solo gig. http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/secret-weapon-those-long-solo-gigs/t…
Here is one of the tracks from my practice session. It was a sight-read of "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever…
An old rooster, getting ready to retire from his gig on the farm, invites some up-and-coming young roosters to audition for the choice gig. The first young rooster shows up, and scats Dizzy's Groovin' High solo. Nothing happens. The…
On Friday I was expecting the delivery of my M44. But it did not happen. But to save the day Tony had shipped my mallets so I had a chance to check out grips. That's what I did much of Friday evening and Saturday.
I had already seen most…
It was Saturday evening, my mobile phone rang with a SMS from my guitarist friend Bernard: "Turn on to France 2!" (French TV channel) So did I...
It was the French music awards evening "Les Victoires de la Musique", the overture tune. They…
My first real attempt at stride vibes, also a very early take. Any advice on independence would be awesome.
Thanks
P.S. I'm still working on the whole "Playing with your mouth closed" technique, I'm having a harder time with that than…
Quite strange how a tune can fit with a mood...
I got this beautiful version of Summertime, once more thanks to Face Book... and felt like sharing it with you.
Thanks for "being with me"... through it.
- M
Listen to this. I've given examples before. This works perfectly on the vibes. Can you imagine playing a jazz ballad with this 'style' of playing?
There's so much to learn from Bach. He's figured it all out. So maybe the vibes are not…
Here's a lesson from a while back. I didn't dig it so I never posted. I didn't think I really did a good job Illustrating it. Maybe it's not so bad, but I think the idea is important.
It's about role playing, thinking like you're a…
hey guys. i was 5 days off the army and i thought it will be great if i practise these days.i practised chord solo and simple bebop lines(this is something i do for over 3 months)and i posted angel eyes-a part of my study
thanks
see you…
Barry was talking about preparing for a gig he might or might not do.
It hit me while I was practicing. Every one should spend time 'preparing' for a gig. Even if you don't have one, or feel like you're not good enough. Whatever!!!
When I…
I like to tinker with my instruments to get different effects. I used to put tacks on the hammers of my piano to get a honkey tonk sound (not good for your piano, though). John Piper joked about Tony putting spider egg sacs over his…
Here's a video of me playing the last movement of the 'Jazz Suite' by Richard Michael. It's mostly written out, but there are a few improvised sections I'm sure you can spot. It's pretty challenging technically and rhythmically, but a lot…
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