Check out how important dynamics are in separating the melody line from the accompaniment. It's especially noticeable in the first 8 measures of the tune.

Here is a pretty good first video. Probably the most famous solo vibe performance of all time. Thank you, Gary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no9q3s2Nesw

Hey guys!!

I'm trying to get my chops up and I'm looking for some exercise to do to build up speed on the vibraphone. I would appreciate any tips or things that you guys do/have done to work on this. Thanks for any help!

-Nathaniel

Any ideas on what to study next? What to study?

I was thinking of spending some time on solo playing. Really working out chord melody stuff, lines, but from the aspect of playing solo.

I really believe that great players can all play solo. They can play something with no accompaniment, even if playing solo is not their forte. That means they know how it all works and how to work it on the instrument.

So that's one idea. Any others??

Greetings,

Just took delivery of a new Musser M55. Very excited!

The assembly went smoothly with the exception of the damper bar. It doesn't hook into the sides of frame firmly/properly. I'm hoping I'm doing nothing wrong, or there is some kind of fix or work-around?

Any ideas?

Thanks!

jazzdad6705