Hi ! I'm off today. To Gay Paree, where Marie waits for me. She'll show me around, and we'll paint the town, and I'll treat her to frogs' legs and fat juicy snails. CU !
It was great to read what your gang wrote about what I said about not being able to teach Jazz. What I got back was not really what I was looking for. I only heard all the cliches. Listen to a lot of jazz-use your ears-know theory and chords - anybody can improvise which happens to be true . It may not be the most melodic improvisation but it is improvising. Even what you said
I've never really developed a practice routine that seemed to produce a really full and rounding feeling after practicing. Especially entering the summer and getting away from school, when i'll have hours and hours to dedicate to practicing everyday, i want to develop something fairly concrete that I can base my practicing around. I feel like i'm missing some important aspects of my playing in my practicing because they get pushed aside for more immediate concerns, in particular sight-reading and ear-training. Any input on your practice routines would be great to hear.
I looking into buying a vibraphone, since i only use my school's right now. is there any light-weight vibraphone that you guys would suggest looking into??
thanks
hi all people
if there is anybody interesting I have my new cd release out
entitled "standards session"
I soupose soon there will some copies at the store but you can find it too here:
(there is many payment form and a couple of sound samples)
www.newstepsrecords.com
Listening to Bobby McFerrin's Prelude and Tony's Bach Cello Suite lesson, I wanted to try the Bach Prelude #1. Here's the best take of the day (5/29/10)
Barry
Guys,
Surely some of you already saw this incredible video... Again in the frame of our current reflection about duets... Man those two HAD to meet!
I'm speechless...
- M
PS: that cut before the end is inhuman!
(Did I post this already?)
(Did I post this already? I don't think so.)
Playing beautiful 3 and 4 mallet chordal rolls is a goal all vibes and marimba players should work toward. Yes, vibes players mostly use the pedal to sustain notes, but sometimes using a roll is better. Here is a simple, easy to learn method you can use to play really nice rolls for 3 and 4 part chords. The trick is to have each mallet strike the bar at a different time, creating smooth legato sound.