This was a beautiful instrument! Every mallet player should check out the Kutztown Mallet Center. I kept putting off going and then finally went and was blown away by what is there!
? Lesson 4: Expanding the Blues with Functional Harmony Goal: Strengthen time feel and harmonic fluency by adding functional variations to the 12-bar blues form, while maintaining steady comping with a metronome on beats 2 and 4.In…
Hello everyone, I'm fairly new to this site and to the vibraphone as well but I'm posting here my video of practicing blues improv. I'll be happy to hear back from you guy's what you hear on what areas of my playing I should aim my focus…
? Working on Time Pt. 3: Simple Blues with Four-Note VoicingsGoal:Play through a simple three-chord blues using four-note voicings, while locking in your time with the metronome on beats 2 and 4 at a medium tempo. This lesson builds on…
? Lesson 2: Building Time Through 3rds and 7ths – Intro to the BluesGoal: Develop internal time and harmonic awareness by isolating key movements within the blues progression.In this lesson, we’ll begin working with small sections of a…
? Lesson 1: Building a Solid Time Foundation With a Metronome? Goals:Develop reliable internal pulse using foundational metronome exercisesImprove coordination between hands and pedal to support rhythmic clarityExplore how articulation and…
You can check this out. I included an mp3 of a synth vibe playing the etude. It's a good study for beginners and intermediate players.
YOU write in the chords and analyze everything!
This is pretty cool! Check out Joe's solo. I was just looking around and this floored me. The thing I also dig is their re-interpretation of the tune. I hear a lot of reinterpretations these days and a lot are so far removed from the…
Here's a new etude for Summertime. It's similar to the first one, but there's a few more chords and some anticipations of certain melody notes and chords that are a little different than the last one.
I first heard of Anthony Kerr in the late nineties when he was a member of Georgie Fame's R&B band, and it caught my attention for no other reason than my fascination with players who have to make the vibes blend into a rhythm section…
