i tried the same what tony did, cause i thought it´s a good practice. make a short tune playalong and try to solo and comp. if you like go along with me. i suck a bit on the head but if you comp the sh** out of it maybe nobody will notice :)
This piece is the 1st movement from Bach's violin sonata # 1. There's lots of opportunity for mallet dampening. The goal is to get it to sound full and resonant, but very clean. As you move from chord to chord use good dampening and/or pedaling to make sure no notes from the previous chord ring into the current chord; making it sound sloppy.
The tempo is really slow, with an 8th note set to about 50 on the metronome. A pdf of the manuscript is included HERE
Hey guys and gals! This is an audio clip from a recital I did recently. Whaddya think? Hope you dig it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIprhA_qaAs
-Drew
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Hey guys,
hope everybody is well.
I'm playing in Switzerland with Latin-Jazz Pianist Hector Martignon and his Quartet from November 16th to 19th and I'm looking for an instrument. Please let me know if there is anyone that can lent me or rent me a vibraphone in Switzerland.
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Hello guys, I just created a new YouTube channel to post some clips for marimba. We just posted clips on marimba of Duke Ellington's blues Things Ain't What They Used To Be and Carlos Jobim's O Grande Amor. I'll be posting some more clips including Clapton's Tears in Heaven, Morricone's theme from Cinema Paradiso and an excerpt from Bach's Sonatas and Partitas that I improvise on. The marimba is such a beautiful instrument. I'd like to put some more marimba clips out there that show other possibilities for the marimba that I don't think the marimbists are taking advantage of.
Hello guys, I just created a new YouTube channel to post some clips for marimba. We just posted clips on marimba of Duke Ellington's blues Things Ain't What They Used To Be and Carlos Jobim's O Grande Amor. I'll be posting some more clips including Clapton's Tears in Heaven, Morricone's theme from Cinema Paradiso and an excerpt from Bach's Sonatas and Partitas that I improvise on. The marimba is such a beautiful instrument. I'd like to put some more marimba clips out there that show other possibilities for the marimba that I don't think the marimbists are taking advantage of.
hey,
since tony posted so much stride stuff i thought i will try something on that. i choose moonglow. this was my best attempt out of 4. i put on a tiny brush snare and cymbal to work as metronom (you like it marie?) and to work on my timing, since i tend to rush always.
i think the feel is ok but i need more practice on the movement of the left hand during the solo.
tarik
I have been working on Friedman Etude No. 7. Going along with the theme of this month's Chord Fest, I add some chord accompaniment to the second repeat.
This is the best take of the night. I am still working on it but wanted to post my progress.
I think if I memorized it, it might be better. Right now, I am not looking much at the keys, so I miss notes. I need to work on my timing too.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Barry