Here is a little piece of music(see attachment) from a theater show I'm doing n Januari. This is a short introuction to the third part of the show. I thought this would be a good exercise for sticking.
A lot of guys are always asking: "What sticking should I use?" The thing with sticking is that you can always do it in a lot of ways.
Malletech announced a new vibraphone that allows manual tremolo using your foot (is manual the right word?).
http://thevibe.net/smf/index.php?topic=1120.0
Looks interesting.
Gavin has a great write-up on it:
http://gavinmcgraw.blogspot.com/
Barry
Here's another song I was thinking of adding for my Xmas gig.
I was working on a solo version and also with accompaniment. Enclosed is a version with Band-in-a-Box background
For some reason my setup is real noisy. Gotta track that down.
Barry
Real simple. Pick something. Play it and record it listen back and do it over and over for an hour or so.
Record then listen to it. Just keep the cycle going and don't interrupt the cycle.
Real simple real easy. Maybe a head to a tune? maybe a solo? Maybe a written out piece.
Play and record it. Sit and listen to it back immediately and then play and record it again and do this over and over.
Here are some more charts from Ed. These go along with his videos.
I talk a little about bass lines and how to work on them.
When I started playing with 4 mallets, I had to choose which grip to use. I decided to use the Miceli grip because it seemed like an intuitive transition from using 2 mallets, where the inner mallets (mallets 2 and 3) usually handled the melody and the outer mallets (1 and 4) helped with the harmonies. It seemed to me that if you wanted harmony, it would be above the melody (e.g., a third), with mallet 4. As I understand the Burton grip, the melody is usually played with mallet 4. It didn't seem natural to me so I stuck with the Miceli grip.
Check out Patty playing the Friedman etude No. 13. What's great is since her right hand is injured, she's using just her left. During her injury that lasted 6 weeks she practiced like a maniac with just her left hand. I BET HER LEFT HAND is pretty happening now! huh?
Not sure how the Blue Bossa Etude is going over.... So I thought I'd add the melody on top and solo also.
I think to study harmony and study tunes, you have to come up with manipulation of the harmony. I always thought I had to take it 'somewhere' else. That's the idea of this.
Anyway someone commented on the fact that they couldn't hear the tune. It should be obvious now. So Listen to this. I've posted charts on both parts below.
hey all .. let me know what ya think of the sound quality of this. this is the maiden voyage for audio here in my new home.. vibes are in the living room so well lets see what kind of recording i can get ...
enjoy
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