IF anyone remembers the little handheld "20Q" gadgets where you could answer 20 yes or no questions and it would almost ALWAYS accurately tell you what you were thinking of, I just found an old one. It's first guess for me thinking of Vibraphone was Piano (i was impressed), and then it guessed treadmill (much less impressed). More evidence that we are a rare breed!

Greetings everyone,
New to the forum. Can folks recommend a vibes teacher in Rochester, NY?

Thanks!

jazzdad6705

Check out how important dynamics are in separating the melody line from the accompaniment. It's especially noticeable in the first 8 measures of the tune.

Here is a pretty good first video. Probably the most famous solo vibe performance of all time. Thank you, Gary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no9q3s2Nesw

Hey guys!!

I'm trying to get my chops up and I'm looking for some exercise to do to build up speed on the vibraphone. I would appreciate any tips or things that you guys do/have done to work on this. Thanks for any help!

-Nathaniel