Hello to all the users here at Vibesworkshop. This is my first post here and I´m a bit ashamed to say that I´m asking for help instead of offering sage advice on all things VIBES. I have a bit of a problem with my mallets. I use an…
Rhythm Changes Harmonic Vocabulary - Part 4In this fourth installment of our rhythm changes harmonic vocabulary series, we continue to develop both rhythmic and harmonic fluency over the first A section. While the rhythmic pattern remains…
Here is a list of things on the website, lessons I liked a lot or thought were important. For me it's all of them I guess.
Can any of you guys copy a link of something you thought was interesting and help and put it in the comments? I'll…
Rhythm Changes Harmonic Vocabulary – Part 3: Exploring Further Harmonic DetailIn this third installment of our rhythm changes harmonic vocabulary series, we continue to deepen our approach to both harmony and rhythm within the first A…
Part 2: Exploring Articulation and Harmonic DetailIn this second lesson on rhythm changes harmonic vocabulary, we shift our focus to articulation and rhythmic variety within the first A section. The exercise begins by introducing the…
I know this is up on the site, but why not put it up again since it's Mainieri!! He's playing solo 3 days after 9/11 because the rest of his band couldn't fly. Good for us! This vid is very cool.
This CD is a true work of art. Mike with all his experience behind him, plays the most beautiful solos and chords ever. For me in a way he is the absolute greatest vibraphone play ever.
Here are some other reasons to listen.
Mike…
Rhythm Changes - Harmonic Vocabulary on the A Pt. 1In this series, we’ll explore harmonic vocabulary for comping over the A sections of rhythm changes. In Pt. 1, we start with a common and widely used set of standard changes, providing a…
Our latest recording. This is my first one with the new array mbira and Marianne’s first with the Irish flute and whistle.So what do you all think of vibes in the context of traditional Irish music? Definitely NOT traditional…
So here is the second of three chord melodies. I have the pdf and I have the MalletKat version. You can hear basically what's happening with the sheet music. I think you can get a lot out of this. You have to know the chords and…
So..... Someone (not me) submitted this recording of David and I playing at PASIC in 2018 as a favorite cd (but it's not a CD). While it's not a traditional CD, it's a full-length performance, and I'm featured on it. I initially felt…
Just did this for a student.
Bb Blues.
Transcribe my solo. Do you understand it?
take the pdf and play the chord solo. memorize it and put it through keys.
MEMORIZE IT!
also memorize the solo and play that in different keys.
feel free…
A couple years ago I had some minor issues with the thumb on my right hand, but it went away. Now my right little finger hurts like crazy and it pops and catches when I close my hand, especially first thing in the morning. I…
Finally doing some maintenance on my Jenco 3-octave vibraphone, for which I received some helpful advice here in the past. What I've done so far:- Replaced both cords, all the post insulators and the dampening felt with brand new…
In this section, we continue with the F#7–B7–E7–A7–D7–G7–C7–F7 progression in measures 1-4, but with a simplified rhythmic approach. Rather than relying on continuous eighth-note lines, this version demonstrates how to outline the changes…
Here is a chord melody to Just Friends. I put up a quick audio version which is similar to the pdf, but I just wanted to do my thing, which is partly on the pdf! Right? It changes each time I play it, in little ways. I left the…
Expanding Vocabulary Over the A SectionContinuing our exploration of rhythm changes, this lesson focuses on another set of substitute chord changes for the A section. While the general framework remains the same, this version features a…
Hi vibes players,I am a vibes and piano player frm Germany. I bought an Omega 5 years ago via Steve Weiss. I love the sound of the instrument, but am in despair now. I never did any harm to it, but 4 months ago the dampening bar was…
