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Friedman #19 & Green Dolphin Street on Piano
maya.ml
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Friedman #19: https://youtu.be/u0TEI7Zd4LcGreen Dolphin Street on Piano: https://youtu.be/8UNESNrmJg4 
4 hours 53 minutes ago - 0 comments
Blues Dampening Etude No. 7 by Behn Gillece
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This is another version of the etude that goes through the same chord changes as Blues for Alice. There's a few different approach notes in this version. Remember that when playing this etude with the additional ii-V-I's, figure out all…
1 day 8 hours ago - 0 comments
New Solo Vibraphone Piece!!
GarretJohnston
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This is a solo vibe piece Tony Miceli commissioned me to write for him. Let me know what you guys think! These are the program notes I wrote for the piece:This piece was written in April of 2024 upon commission from Tony Miceli, professor…
2 weeks 1 day ago - 1 comments
Can you transcribe this? - Very Simple and Simple solo on Cherokee
tonymiceli
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Here it a simple solo on Cherokee. I like making simple solos and trying to get the essential notes, guide tones, color tones, etc. Your job is to transcribe it. Then try to play it faster and faster. The very simple solo is basically all…
3 months 1 week ago - 5 comments
Bending Notes on the Vibe
Larry Chernicoff
Content type: Forum topic
I'm finally trying to learn to bend notes on the vibraphone. I'm using some old rubber mallets to do the bending technique, but I wonder if anyone has recommendations for specific rubber mallets to use for this technique. Any…
1 week 1 day ago - 2 comments
The Vbook
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
I am always blown away by the Vbook. There is so much stuff in there, I can't believe it. I just did some lessons on the tune peace and went to put them in the folder and I couldn't believe how many lessons we have on Peace now. It's a…
2 days 10 hours ago - 0 comments
Peace - My Take - Lesson
tonymiceli
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I'm just talking through the tune Peace. My 2 cents kind of thing!!!
2 days 10 hours ago - 0 comments
Blues for J Lesson
tonymiceli
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Just talking about the tune and ways to play it. Come up with your version! 
2 days 13 hours ago - 0 comments
Peace (Horace Silver) Etude With Video Walk Thru
tonymiceli
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The audio and the pdf is attached. I tried something new and talked through the piece. Is this helpful? Print out the pdf to not only practice but for notes with the video. 
4 days 9 hours ago - 0 comments
Buddy Montgomery's Wife Talks About Buddy Playing The Vibes
tonymiceli
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Behn Gillece sent me this. It's great! 
2 weeks 4 days ago - 2 comments
M55-accordion frame DIY kit
wyndorps
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Because of the many requests to build an accordion frame that I simply cannot fulfill, I have developed the frame into a kind of kit that requires very little DIY skills.Since shipping longer frame components is very expensive, I have…
3 weeks 3 days ago - 3 comments
Blues Dampening Etude No. 6 by Behn Gillece
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This etude goes through the same chord changes as Blues for Alice. One thing to keep in mind is that when playing this etude with the additional ii-V-I's, figure out all the other tunes you can use these lines on. Also, try it in different…
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Blues Dampening Etude No. 5 by Behn Gillece
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Here's another dampening etude. We change keys here, Bb, another very common blues key. Some of these lines actually work great not just as bass lines, but solo lines! You can hear players like Hank Mobley occasionally playing these bass…
1 week 4 days ago - 0 comments
Marjorie Hyams
tonymiceli
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Tim Collins is great! Here he talks about Marjorie Hymes
1 day 9 hours ago - 0 comments
Blues Dampening Etude No. 4 by Behn Gillece -V
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In this etude, the quarter note remains consistent like an actual walking bass line. The challenge in this exercise is to keep the pedal down and the dampening smooth, making sure no notes ring together. Work on getting a really nice…
1 week 5 days ago - 0 comments
A GREAT GREAT Lesson From John Mark Piper
Piper
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(This is Tony) I'm posting this for John Piper - I learned so much from watching this. This will benefit so many of you guys I think! Let me know what you think. You want more of these? 
3 weeks 3 days ago - 1 comments
Pure Imagination
tonymiceli
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I did this solo for a student today. It's quantized so it will sound a little stiff on the recording. I wanted to show playing through the changes. using the scales. Might be helpful to some of you.here's a link to the import file for…
3 weeks 3 days ago - 0 comments
Blues workout
David Friedman
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This is a "workout" in a musical sense, although it certainly requires energy and concentration!
1 month ago - 1 comments
Studying Dominant Chords
tonymiceli
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Cool lesson. It turns into an etude once you get the chords down. Spend some time on this! 
3 weeks 6 days ago - 2 comments
Blues Dampening Etude No. 3 by Behn Gillece -V
behng
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Check out the attached PDF!
1 week 5 days ago - 0 comments
Triads/Chord Tone Lines
Nora Theberge
Content type: Book page
Lessons that cover topics on triads and chord tone lines.
4 weeks ago - 0 comments
Tony Miceli Exercises on Lines
Nora Theberge
Content type: Book page
Here are all Tony Miceli's lessons on lines.
3 weeks 6 days ago - 0 comments
Phrasing
Nora Theberge
Content type: Book page
Lessons that cover topics on phrasing.
4 weeks ago - 0 comments
Improv/Soloing
Nora Theberge
Content type: Book page
Lessons that cover topics on improvisation and soloing. 
2 weeks 3 days ago - 0 comments
Green Dolphin Street Solo and Chords (C maj)
maya.ml
Content type: Blog entry
Green Dolphin Street solo: https://youtu.be/OTzzzW-GRswGreen Dolphin Street head with chords (A section): https://youtu.be/Fs_59QAn8IA
4 weeks 1 day ago - 0 comments
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