@mikebalter Every time I'm feeling sad, I will play the vibraphone with my Tony Miceli 46R mallets to cheer myself up.. #MBMTweets pic.twitter.com/UfSSXK6YCL
— Matt Law (@lawmatthew830) August 18, 2017
Chinese translation is for Chinese students
”調式互換“（modal interchange）
寫一首C major的曲子，我們有七個順接和弦（Diatonic Chord）可以用。
而且每個和弦你可以用不同的和聲配置（voicing）達到不同的效果， 像是C5, C, C major7, C major9(13),C major7/E….
現在我們創一組和弦，只用到Ionian中的和弦
I Vi IV…
hi, long time ago i posted anything on the site...since gary burton retiered a friend playing piano convinced me to start a duo and keep the music of chick and gary alive...man what a task!
here´s me practicing children song 6 with the…
Dan is a great young vibe player from California, doing some very cool things. He plays vibes and harp! If you can support him that would be great! It will be great music!
Dan wrote an album of all original material in the styles of jazz…
I was in the studio with my Omega (Morningstar Studio). The engineer walked in the room to make sure I had AC for my motor. Why, because he couldn't hear the motor in the mics.
He came in the room and looked at my instrument and saw the…
Hi guys!
Recently, I have been working on how to manage the space in sound playing ballads.
playing in duo with a bass player is a great exercise for that.
we recorded an old tune :"The folks how live on the hill" sings usually by Peggy…
I can get a great deal for subscribers on VW. $400 off a malletKat. This deal is over The end of August.
For more information let me know! However, PLEASE don't contact me unless you're ready to buy a MalletKat and you are a subscriber.…
Chinese translation is for Chinese students
常常我們在Comping時，會限制在一個和弦只有一種voicing(和聲配置)
但是如果能在一個和弦上找到不同的voicing，並且是有和聲進行（Harmonic motion）的，會讓comping聽起來更豐富。 可以看看PDF檔中，Behn的例子是用藍調(Blues)來說明這個“互換兩個和聲配置”（Alternating two voicing）
熟悉了之後，可以開啟節拍器，…
"Smile" written by Charlie Chaplin in 1936 for the movie Modern Times. Always loved this song. It's been recorded many times by vocalists and instrumentalists. Here's my twist on this classic. I'm alternating with the I Maj chord (3rd in…
#MalletMonday This is MB Gordy's custom mallet and stick case. This picture always drops our jaws. #TeamBalter #Music #Recording #Percussion pic.twitter.com/MMlR8STbCv
— Mike Balter (@mikebalter) August 14, 2017
Hi Everybody
I'm just back from the french Marciac Jazz Festival where i stayed almost 3 days. I've never had been there before, then knowing nobody at all. I discovered a very busy small village, with a lot of venues with jazz played live…
One of my favorite songs from Pat Metheny. A lovely song beautifully played by Pat. The album "Letter From Home" is also one of my favorites from Pat and his group. Here's my take on it. I was going for a subtle version with restraint and…
Hi all,
I thought I'd share this link. It's a pretty positive review from Percussive Notes of a marimba piece I wrote about two years ago. It was recently published by Marimba Productions Inc. and performed by Gwen Dease at the past PASIC…
Blog Entry - Aug 9, 2017
Friday Aug 4 marked the 3rd time our group had been booked to play "First Friday" gig on the street in downtown State College Pennsylvania. We have piano, lead and base guitars, and clarinet/sax in addition to…
First and foremost you have to master the Open and Closed Voicings Excercise. You should spend months on this exercise! Click on this link and scroll down to open and closed voicings: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/book/chords/marie-noëlle/…
Hi All,
Yikes, the August show is tonight, August 6th! Sorry for the last-minute notice. The month got away from me! Don't forget there is always the rebroadcast on the following Wednesday at 4:00p.
Tonight is 8-10p, www.wwfm.org. This…
