Pivot Chords are an interesting way to modulate. It's a great study when added to a tune you're working on!
It's better to play 1 tune for 24 hours than it is to play 24 tunes for 1 hour.
This lesson talks about 4 mallet chord tone solos over Stella. This is a great way to work on your chords and voicings.
Here are a couple ways to work on lines. Using only two mallets you can create 2 continuous lines.
Creating lines over Stella.
Don't forget the melody and while you're at it practicing simple voicings. And remember 12 keys!
In this lesson we work on quarter note solos over Stella. Quarter note solos are sort of bass lines in a way.
In this lesson I talk about practicing chord tone solos over stella.
Here's a video where I talk about just that, playing too many notes. It's a problem every vibe player has. It's a tough one to solve since we don't have to breath to play!
Listen carefully, I mess the time up in this video in one spot. It's not too obvious. Can you hear it?
Here are comping examples based over the tune 'Quet Nights'. There are 3 examples. Each one varies a little bit. The last 2 especially work well with no accompaniment. For example if you comping in duo with only a flute.
Check out the rhythms and the consistency of the rhythms. They repeat over and over to create a groove.