"The Nearness Of You" - Solo vibraphone on this classic with a focus on various dampening techniques including slide, hand and pivot dampening.
Hi everyone,
I've been moving to Philadelphia for school and haven't had much time to finish these lessons, but I managed to piece this one together (apologies for the lack of visual aesthetic, I don't have a great setup here yet). I should be finishing up more soon (McCoy Tyner part 2, George Shearing, Benny Green, etc.)
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Here's the zoom info.
Either I or Tristan will be leading the class.
If there are any problems I'll post it here. Remember they're pop up classes, they can move around a bit.
Hello everyone,
This is my fourth "How to Play Vibes Like" lesson. And I should be doing 8 more this coming month, so if anyone has any suggested pianists to cover, let me know. So far, I plan on having George Shearing, Benny Green, Count Basie, Monk, and a second part to my Oscar Peterson lesson.
I'm hoping everything I talked about in this lesson made sense. It can be tricky stuff, so please ask questions if you don't understand something. And listen to his music, specifically "Passion Dance" and "Blues on the Corner" to hear these concepts in action.
Thanks!
Second video dedicated to the master of vibes and marimba Dave Samuels:
here we will analyse one of his most used technique. take your time to go over those rhythmical superimposition slowly with the metronome, then increase the speed and apply the idea over a repeated sequence of note you like.
Have fun!
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Playing lines over “Stella By Starlight” with the inside mallets. Using an open spread and “digging in” with an up and down motion via the use of the fulcrum as with a two mallet player or drummer. For more information on the fulcrum grip, there are some YT clips on my channel that illustrate and discuss the concept. There is also a Wikipedia page on the grip.