Vibraphone

Here's me playing Blue Bossa for jl12 here at the online school. I thought I would post it for everybody. I tried to play very simple, and i shot the camera from above to see if that would be helpful.

Just started working on Etude 5. A few mistakes. Need to work on dynamics and get more comfortable with my left hand chords with two mallets.

How do you like my newly polished bars? Found a tip on TheVibe.net to use Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish. Found it at Walmart in the automotive section.

Does cleaning the bars affect the tone? It may be my imagination but they sound a little brighter.

Johan plays my arrangement of 'On Green Dolphin Street' and does a real good job of it. The arrangement is in the 'Good Vibes Book' here.

Hang out and watch tv! Remember there's lots of lessons on the inside!

• Recital Hall (includes all videos on Vibesworkshop)
• Joe Locke TV
• Alternate Mode's TV Channel Alternate Mode is the leader in electronic percussion.
• The Philly Sound

Just started learning the Friedman Etude No. 1. I need to work on getting more legato (dampen simultaneously with hitting the next note), dynamics and bringing the speed up.

Ahhh, welcome to the first etude of the Friedman book. You're about to embark on a really great journey!

Ways to practice scales.
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Chinese translation for Chinese students
第一件事，如果你要打8度上行，可以試著打到第九音在下行，這樣聽起來比較悅耳。

再來可以練習小調，Dorian（大調降3,7）, 旋律小音階Melodic minor scale。

等到你熟了一點後，可以打在不同的調上，可以用半音轉調練各種不同調，或是用四度轉調。

Peptalks, thinking outloud, ohhhmmmmm, Yoda kind of stuff!