This is a piece that I wrote for an assignment in Tony Micelli’s private vibraphone lessons on vibesworkshop.com
I called it “He Laid upon the Ground” because I came up with the melody while I was laying in the floor of a practice room at USM.
You’ll have to forgive the hesitation close to the end, but otherwise, enjoy!
Check out the attached PDF!
Check out the attached PDF!
Check out the attached PDF!
Check out the attached PDF!
Check out the attached PDF!
Check out the attached PDF!
Many years ago I heard a recording of Joel M. Ross on Youtube where he had taped his mallets. I found the subtle noise when playing very interesting, but the mallets were always too expensive for me to ruin the winding with tape.
With my mallet winding machine, I was able to take up the idea from back then again and made my first test mallet with a "striking sound".
The video contains a first quick & dirty test and describes how I made the mallet.
Check out the attached PDF!
Check out the attached PDF!