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Shapes - Lesson

Shapes are important for vibe players. Moving shapes around can be challenging partly because our instrument set up is a keyboard that is not symmetrical. Click here if you want to see a symmetrical keyboard!

So we need to be able to move around the keyboard with shapes with 2, 3 or 4 mallets. 3 mallet, shapes are interesting with how the mallets will move around. Take the shape A Bb and D and then play Bb B and Eb with mallets 2,3 and 4. 

All Things Etude

This is "All The Things You Are". 

You write in the chords, study the upper partials and include them in the chord names. 

Play the solo and deeply analyze all that's happening here. 

There is a Bass only part to play along with.