Vibraphone

Audioclip up on SoundCloud of solo vibe track of Green Dolphin Street taped during a Vic Firth videoshoot at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Videoclip of this track will be released on the Vic Firth You Tube channel this month.

Chinese translation for Chinese students

“Jazz” bass line，這邊特別是說到爵士風格的這種bass line，
我們先前練過了好多左右手分開，簡單旋律的bass line 練習

（像這樣, Tony示範）

左右手分開：在練習這個同時，一定要很專心地保持左手的固定。再一次提醒，踏板要跟著左手。
左右手合起來創造旋律：一樣在練習這個同時，一定要很專心地保持bass line的固定。

（Tony演奏blues曲式）

左右手合起來創造旋律的這個練習方法，第一重要是右手旋律，再來是bass line,
所以有時候略過一兩個bass line為了成全右手的旋律是被允許的。
但是當你在自己練習時，一定要嚴格對待，每個左手bass音都要打到，保持簡單，小心處理。
最後，如果全部技巧混在一起，會是像這樣（影片倒數2分15秒的地方），
跟自己在練習時是不一樣的，練習時要更嚴格。
但全部技巧混在一起時，可以稍微作弊一下，
左手去幫忙右手，為了做出更好的樂句。

Check his grip out! Check out how clean he plays. IMHO this is really really great playing!

Hi Folks,
Haven't been as active as I'd like to have been this summer, but wanted to take a minute to write a short blog. I don't always feel efficient in my practice sessions, but just had a nice one today and thought I'd talk about what seemed to work for me this time:

My opinion: You're never done learning tunes. I used to know a lot more than I do now when I was doing more standards gigs. I feel that the ones I know know I'm much deeper on though. I always learn more about music by learning a new tune.

Here's what I did this morning to work on a new tune:

This étude was a challenge for me in regards to accuracy, clarity and trying to be as musical as possible. Although we always could do better – I'm happy with some of the phrases and having a great time wood shedding again! I thank Tony for listening to my first draft of this étude as I got carried away when Mr. Friedman said, (notes that were stated in his method book) "phrasing is up to the performer" as I didn't dampen every note and in turn created "interesting harmonies :-)" However, this recording I tried to behave.

Chinese translation for Chinese students

Tony 演奏blues 曲式，左手演奏bass line， 右手即興旋律
這樣左右手分開演奏旋律線條，可以增強雙手獨立性。
一樣，我們可以創造一個bass line，保持非常非常簡單，所以你不會失去任何節奏感，也不會亂了拍子。
試著創造旋律，即興的樂句盡量有音樂性有調性，創造出悅耳的旋律。
如果覺得快要卡住，可以左手停在只演奏同一個音，但是還是要保持節奏。
兩手分開獨立演奏，創造簡單旋律，讓樂句聽起來悅耳，這些是練習的重點。