I love listening to guitar players play solo. I can usually imagine playing like that on the vibes. Their approach really lends itself to the vibraphone. Watch and study this video and try playing like this on the vibes. There's a line…
This is a solo vibe piece Tony Miceli commissioned me to write for him. Let me know what you guys think! These are the program notes I wrote for the piece:This piece was written in April of 2024 upon commission from Tony Miceli, professor…
Hi - I'm a drummer (non professional) but can read drum music and have good technique. I'm really interested in learning vibraphone. Looks like I joined here as a free member 7 years ago. But lately I actually have time to…
In the final blues dampening etude, we explore the minor blues form. Please note that there are some common substitutions in this one that are used often in minor blues.
This is another version of the etude that goes through the same chord changes as Blues for Alice. There's a few different approach notes in this version. Remember that when playing this etude with the additional ii-V-I's, figure out all…
Here it a simple solo on Cherokee. I like making simple solos and trying to get the essential notes, guide tones, color tones, etc. Your job is to transcribe it. Then try to play it faster and faster. The very simple solo is basically all…
I am always blown away by the Vbook. There is so much stuff in there, I can't believe it. I just did some lessons on the tune peace and went to put them in the folder and I couldn't believe how many lessons we have on Peace now. It's a…
The audio and the pdf is attached. I tried something new and talked through the piece. Is this helpful? Print out the pdf to not only practice but for notes with the video.
Because of the many requests to build an accordion frame that I simply cannot fulfill, I have developed the frame into a kind of kit that requires very little DIY skills.Since shipping longer frame components is very expensive, I have…
This etude goes through the same chord changes as Blues for Alice. One thing to keep in mind is that when playing this etude with the additional ii-V-I's, figure out all the other tunes you can use these lines on. Also, try it in different…
Here's another dampening etude. We change keys here, Bb, another very common blues key. Some of these lines actually work great not just as bass lines, but solo lines! You can hear players like Hank Mobley occasionally playing these bass…
In this etude, the quarter note remains consistent like an actual walking bass line. The challenge in this exercise is to keep the pedal down and the dampening smooth, making sure no notes ring together. Work on getting a really nice…
I did this solo for a student today. It's quantized so it will sound a little stiff on the recording. I wanted to show playing through the changes. using the scales. Might be helpful to some of you.here's a link to the import file for…