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Playing Ballads with a Stride Feel Using Dampening - Lesson

Oliver_M37 12 February 2022

Hello all,

Here's another lesson on dampening, and specifically how it can be used to achieve a certain stride-like feel on vibes. I use this technique when playing solo and with a trio and love its possibilities for different articulations and textures. Watch my lessons on staccato and partial dampening first if you haven't already seen them.

Wichita Lineman

tonymiceli 9 February 2022

I did this a while ago. I probably hated it when I listened back. But time has a way of making us more objective about our past. 

 

But I think this is cool. I like how I keep time even though it's slow and spacey. 

 

Rubato and timeless is cool, but not as a crutch. That's what I think.

Clavamba — Clavé meets Samba using African drums and the Burton grip (Jerry Leake)

Jerry Leake 5 February 2022
Using Ewe drums, the Yambu clave is played on the bell and low drum. On high drums, Son and Rumba clavé weave around the Yambu. An original clavé phrase (rotating the son to a different position) joins the series. The 4/4 sequence transitions to 6/8 for a profound shift in feel that is prominent in Afro-Cuban music. It ends with an original Samba that morphs into different time signatures and energy. 
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