So I'm giving the Mallet Improv workshop this year at PASIC. And so I thought!!!

I would like to get you guys to chip in. Open source the talk!

So give me some tips you found valuable for learning improv. Some commentary? Advice? What should young mallet players work on? Think about? etc.

I will also refer to this post in the notes and make this available for everyone at PASIC

after the cd is before the cd. we just released our debut cd "questions" but we are already recording material for our next cd which will be called "snookermania". this is one track with the title "century break". hope you like it!

tarik

You all inspired me to do a version of "You don't know what love is". I change some of the harmonies slightly. See if you can hear where.

my girlfriend tanja liked the worn out mallet more that way...

U of Del guys. Here's assignment number 2.

PUT YOUR LESSONS HERE IN THE COMMENTS. DON'T MAKE SEPARATE POSTS

Beginners Lesson:
Simple: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio/c-g7-revisited-tony-miceli/tonymicel…

Intermediate:
One chorus Blue Bossa - One chorus chord tone solo - One chorus head out.

Here is the chart for my version of "You Don't Know What Love Is," in case anyone is interested in having a look...
it was written mostly on piano. (the recording is "Connections, Volume Two: The Anthony Smith Quartet")

-Anthony

I recorded this a couple years ago... my "take" on the classic standard, heavily re-harmonized. Hope you like it, and I'll post the chart also. Thanks for listening :)

Anthony Smith: vibes
Mike Wofford: piano
Rob Thorsen: bass
Duncan Moore: drums

Guys, here's a tutorial on the "four to the bar" style on Stars Fell On Alabama. Had some fun with adding the hats. I use to do this with piano but not vibes, so it needs tweaking. Would have picked a smaller/thinner and quieter set of hats but beggars can't be choosey. Ha!Ha! Hope you find this helpful. My thoughts about note selection and considerations for the comping are in the video description. Let me know if you have any questions. Ed.

I'm working on writing an Etude for "You Don't Know What Love Is", to practice dampening and pedaling. The audio, above, is me playing. The attached PDF and .mp3 are the Etude (MP3 auto-generated; generated way too fast for some reason even though I set it to 60 bpm). Still working on arranging the bridge; ideas appreciated.

Barry