John's not a vibe player but this is great stuff!

Hey Guys,
Staying in line with the Chords and Harmony idea this month I remembered I did a 3 part series on Upper Structure triads a while back.

Upper Structures are an easy way to achieve a rich harmonic sound.
Before (or after) going through the links below as a simple exercise for comping, lets pick a couple upper structures to practice playing with 4 mallets through all keys.

Lets start with a dominant chord. G7 and move to Cmaj7.
(Note you should play the root by itself before playing the upper structure so you can hear the upper structure against the root of the chord.)

I was practicing when my 11 y/o daughter came into my practice room with her flute to show me what she was working on. She has been playing for a year and is learning Amazing Grace. I asked her if she wanted to play a duet with me. I had to figure out an accompaniment quickly, from her music, without chords. I kept messing her up :-(, so I recorded my part first, then she overdubbed finger cymbals and then her flute.

I practiced a little more and rerecorded my solo arrangement, also attached.

Barry

I know there was a streaming of the concert from the Delaware workshop, but is it actually recorded that i could watch it somewhere?