Hello all!

I’m taking a little break from the “how to play vibes like” lessons and am doing a couple beginner-oriented ones on ending tunes, although I think everyone can probably get something from them. This lesson is really for anyone who has ever been on a gig or at a jam session where at the end you all just kind of fizzled out in an unsatisfying, anticlimactic way, and wants a better alternative for the future. It’s also for anyone who just wants more creative options to end tunes.

Here's a short clip of me performing the 16th etude for pedaling from David Friedman's book.

Here's a short clip of me playing the 15th etude for pedaling from David Friedman's vibes technique book.

This is a transcription of Tom Harrell's two choruses on I Remember You, from the 2009 recording on Philip Catherine's album by the same name. Original track superimposed over the transcription. A few wrong notes but nothing's perfect... enjoy!

PDF of transcription (including head in) attached.

This video shows the progress I have made working on the 16th etude by Friedman

Here is David Friedman's Etude 2 from "Friedman-Vibraphone Technique: Dampening and Pedaling".