Check this out. It's pretty funny but there are a few good tips in it.
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This vibe hang we're doing on August 27th.... I talked with Mario over at Mallet Kat. We're old friends and we think alike in many ways. He wants more people to know about his electronic instruments. Not just for the money, Mario BELIEVES in them. He can play the crap out of all those instruments he sells. He loves them. He is one passionate guy!
I thought it would be great to tie in with him and have a real mallet night once or twice a month. I'm sure we'll have kinks to work out but we'll work them out.
Two things are on my mind. One is an etude of a tune that I wrote called 'Vince Guaraldi'. It's a waltz and I decided to make a study around it. So i'm writing a simple version of the tune and then we'll talk about it. Then I'll write a more involved version and a solo section.
I'm also thinking about Donna Lee and Blue Bossa (one's easy and one's hard) and making a study out of that. All this should happen next week.
I'm excited about the 'vibe hang' next wednesday night and eager to make that a regular event where vibe players can all come and hang out.
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!