My mentor and buddy Steve Giordano sent me this. I was watching it and I wanted to show this to you guys.
I learned more about the vibraphone from Steve than from anyone else including any vibe player. This is truly how I want to play the…
Here are a few ideas demonstrated for practicing Drop 2 Lessons 1 & 2. This is not just for 4 mallet guys.
Hope this helps.
p.s. I forgot to talk about using these scale patterns to go through 4 mallet permutations (1234, 4321, 1243…
This is an amazing improvisation by master marimbist Keiko Abe. Unfortunately is not the entire performance but you can get an idea. She has mastered the 6 mallet technique. If you look carefully she is not only playing block chords, she…
Drop 2 voicings are 'all the rage'. They're being talking about alot these. Check out Dana's lessons on Drop 2 voicings. They're really great and thorough.
that's our next vibe hang. you should play something. work up a short version of green dolphin or whatever!
what do you think. you'll have to get set on mogulus and we could try a demo run.
let me know if your'e intersted.
OK... when I first told Tony about this, I realized immediately that I have kept this hidden for years because, frankly, I am embarrassed at the way I wrote it. It was 30+ years ago and I had more than just a little youthful attitude. It…
Here's some thoughts on using 4ths to create interesting comping lines. I love how Bill Evans uses 4ths so fluidly. Stacked 4ths lay really nice on the vibe and you can take them in many directions.
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Accuracy in any mallet instrument is always an issue. Before I play percussion I played piano for more than 10 years and there was a point where you don't even need to look at the keyboard, the main reason is because you can "feel" with…
Just a quick tip when working on tunes. This sort of gets you into the zone of the tune. It's a good warm up to ensure that you know the changes of the tune.
I gave Patty Francechy and Mike Pinto a tour of our studios. We did a little greeting for you guys. This was after the vibe hang. We had so much fun today!!!
