Vibraphone

This is a newly published etude for Vibraphone by Joke van Dal-Kleijne.

It was very challenging, so it may be a good piece for more advanced players here on the site to work on.  It took me about four months to be able to get through a clean pass recording it.  I'm sure some of you can put it together quicker than that, but it's a challenge, no doubt... as a good etude should be.  You'll learn a lot about mallet positioning and sticking choices.  I did and I've been at this 45+ years.  :)

Check out the attached PDF!

Check out the attached PDF!

Check out the attached PDF!

I think these are cool. And handy to warm up with. They are double sticking exercises. 

Change the notes. Also instead of them being in seconds put them in thirds. I.E. the second exercise.

C D E F G F E D

C E G B D B G E

Then try it in the key of F# or B. 

You get the idea.

Check out the attached PDF!

You should be able to do this. If you can't then just practice it! Don't worry about why.

Another you should be able to do this. Can you? If not practice :-).

You should be able to do this. 

Watch great players and if they do something you can't do, like a warm up or they're standing in the corner with there sax and they play something. You should be able to do it. If they say well I did this when I was young, then you should be able to do it also. Don't worry about why, just do it. The why will come later.