Just want to mention again without making a big to do about it. Sculptors have to make sculpture. Painters make paintings.
We make music. So the question is are you making music?

Imagine knowing a sculptor who says they are a sculptor and have been doing it for 10 years and you ask to see something and they say they haven’t made anything but they’re working on it.

Practicing is preparing to make music. Recording yourself or playing a concert I think is making music.

Learn the melody!
Know the chords¡ 

Then do this lesson!

Theme from "Cinema Paradiso" by the great Italian composer Ennio Morricone. Thinking of everyone in Italy. This is a little clip for all of my vibraphone friends and colleagues there. Hoping things get better soon. Best wishes for everyone there.

About the clip: Experimenting in the basement "laboratory" today with vibes and strings. Layed down a string track from the electric piano and then played the vibes over that.

Off the cuff version of “Just Friends” while in between teaching online today in the studio. Pretty much just focusing on lines here.

David Friedman
Tony Miceli
Hauke Renken

Students
Morgan Walbridge
Jared Kirkpatrick
Oliver Mayman

"St. Thomas" by Sonny Rollins and played by Herbie Mann's Quintet with Roy on vibes.

This is an unusual duo as both men play piano and vibes. Be sure to check out the role reversal here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwaYNMoiynM