Here David talks about solo playing and makes the point about syncopation. Why play the same rhythm with both hands? Play another rhythm with the left hand.
A highlight of the workshop! Nico talks about making a vibraphone! Here is an excerpt on tuning the bars.
A little break from the TOTM, but I started talking about this in the intros video for How Deep Is The Ocean.
I think this is an important subject that some of you may find helpful!
I found yet another lesson on getting to the four chord. I'll post as a refresher!
Here is the PDF to go along with Drop 2 Lesson 3 Part 3
It's funny who you meet online! I met a person on youtube (Holyhell937)(Does this mean there are another 936 people who have used Holyhell as their youtube name???). He seems to be in high school, or junior high. I dug our brief dialogue online on the youtube page. He ended by saying, 'Hey why don't you write a piece for me to play in school'. I told him to subscribe to the site that there are plenty of pieces there to play!
Then on the way home from my dad's I listened to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AFU7qDitTc
(Barryk - Is that a Theramin in this piece!)
Ok here's the etude. It should be in good shape. But here's what happened. I came home from a gig and started reading Arthur C. Clarke's 'Rendezvous' and couldn't stop until i finished the book. I really tried!!
Then I ran down to my studio and cranked this out. I added a solo section for you to check out also. I'll add the midi file. Remember it sounds bad (the midi file) but might serve as a good reference.
I put the chords in for the head, and then left them out for the solo section. You should play each bar, write the chords in and study it that way.