Vibraphone

What else to say, this is amazing! 

Performance video of Friedman Etude 7, played using Stevens' grip. Introductory practice to muting.

Hello all,

Here's another lesson on dampening, and specifically how it can be used to achieve a certain stride-like feel on vibes. I use this technique when playing solo and with a trio and love its possibilities for different articulations and textures. Watch my lessons on staccato and partial dampening first if you haven't already seen them.

A crazy mental exercise in improvisation! This will help your dampening skills as well as your ears and your overall understanding of the instrument.

Hello all,

Just a quick lesson on ending ballads (or any tune, really). I demonstrate a few different options for the final chords on a ballad so you don't always have to end on 1 or the b2. Let me know if there are any questions!

Me playing the 4th etude under tempo

I did this a while ago. I probably hated it when I listened back. But time has a way of making us more objective about our past. 

But I think this is cool. I like how I keep time even though it's slow and spacey. 

Rubato and timeless is cool, but not as a crutch. That's what I think.

Reconnected to this vintage standard. Not an easy one to chorus on. 
Please feel free to leave your comment. 

Here's the link to the watch party. We discuss a bit at the end of the video.

Let's have a watch party on Feb. 13, 12pm East Coast Time. 

We can do it on the VibesWorkshop Facebook page. 

I'd like to watch the Milt Jackson interview together. Discuss it in the chat.

https://www.facebook.com/vibesworkshopOnFB

Thanks to Barry K! 

I love hearing Milt talk about playing with 4 mallets! And saying because of his speed he can do the same things as four mallet players!

Interesting!