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General Intermediate Vibes Course

Here are the courses for our General Intermediate Vibes Course.

It's assumed that students have experience on the vibraphone, can play scales, know chords and are not beginners with harmony and technique.

*note to professors. This is designed to be an online course. If your department's students are all subscribers of the site, you may be entitled to online workshops or even in person workshops depending on the number of students registered.

General Vibes 101 Course - Lesson 1 - Closed Voicings

Study this lesson from vibist Tyler Blanton:
VW Lesson-“Developing a Voicing Vocabulary” by Tyler Blanton, Part 1

In addition make sure you can play the following:
Scales: Dorian scales (2nd mode of major) in all 12 keys.

Listen to these tunes, get several recordings of each including one with a vocalist (where applicable)
Tunes: Have you Met Miss Jones?, Blue Bossa, Bluesette, All the Things You Are, There Will Never be Another You.

TOTM - The Art of Solo Vibes - QDV-SOC On Solo Playing - Pt. 1

QDV = Quick and Dirty Video
SOC = Stream of Conciousness

That's exactly what this vid is. I don't have my equipment at my house at the time of this video. So I just threw up an overhead cam and mic.

Is this helpful to anyone? I got more of them. I was just picking tunes and playing and talk about solo playing.

Let me know what you think.