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Marie's Newsletter - November 2013

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There comes November… and its new TOTM: Alone Together! We started with great lessons and etudes. So join us!

Today we learned the passing of Angelo J. Vaglio. He must have been 95 or 96 years old but he kept playing nearly till this end and was an honourable member of our community. We dedicate this newsletter to him and will keep up vibing in his memory.

LESSONS:

* Tony Miceli:

- TOTM – Summertime – Can you Hear the Tune? www.vibesworkshop.com/node/9525/
- TOTM – Wave – Etude: www.vibesworkshop.com/node/9528/

Just Got News that Angelo died last night

Most of us know who Angelo is. He was probably one of the oldest working vibes players in the world. There are a whole bunch of videos up here I think of him playing, it's not there on YouTube.

He was a really nice guy, totally into the Vibraphone, and that age 93 was working 3 to 5 days a week.

So it's pretty sad to report that Angelo died last night, but he did have a really long and active life!

TOTM - Alone Together - Dampening Etude for the A Sections by Behn Gillece

Here's a dampening etude for Alone Together. It can done with two mallets. Basically, it's the melody with guide tones in between the melody notes. It can be a little tricky because there's some interval leaps. Just take it slow, and be sure to clearly distinguish between the melody and guide tones in terms of dynamics.