This is why I bought the MalletKat. To play stuff like this with my shirt off. Now wouldn't that be cool??
Some of you guys are NOT going to dig this. But some of you are going to flip. I flipped.
Vic Firth just finished editing this clip. The playing was taped at Berklee in one of the percussion department studios and the interview was taped at the VF office. The tunes that I'm playing in the clip are Black Orpheus and Somewhere…
Hey all,
I'll be posting some lessons over the next few weeks on ideas for rhythm changes. Before I do that, I thought I'd start by posting a fun, silly thing that I like to do. This is a recording of Oleo that I made. I started by…
Been working on this tune again over the past couple of weeks,the goal being to improve my playing overall on chords and solo. This was the one I chose after a lot of takes. I think its important to keep going back over tunes and hear if…
So I am in Texas visiting my folks, which means I don't have a vibe with me. I used to get really bummed about this. Having to spend a week or so away from my instrument. I have since come to look at it as a forced "put yourself in a box"…
When I think Rhythm Changes, I instantly think Parker. Here are some videos of Bird over the form. Note his contrasts. He does an amazing job of switching from harmonic generalization (Bb triad or blues material) to harmonic specificity (…
This is in my apartment in Columbia, South Carolina. I practice every day looking out onto the beautiful horse shoe, which is the historic part of the USC campus.
Hi All- Having some bad troubles with the motor on my M46, hoping someone could point me in a useful direction.
I have an m46 with a motor, and it's been playing up terribly as of late. Firstly, somehow (in transit, I don't know when)…
I'm burnt out on If I Were a Bell!
Closure is important, So here's a final etude I'll leave you with. I improvised it on the MalletKat. The important thing to know is this. I did this in one take (after I warmed up on the instrument). The…
Guys, here's a version of Jobim's Wave from the Berklee fundraiser concert that we did on 3/30/12. It features Matt Marvuglio on flute along with Nori Shiota on bass and Jazz Robertson on drums. Nori and Jazz are students at the school. I…
See what's going on inside a resonator.
I stumbled on this video. It demonstrates standing waves inside a tube closed at one end, just like vibraphone resonators.
There is a speaker on one end, connected to a tone generator (single…
Hey guys,
I am curently working on rythm changes and I thought I post something quick. I am playing the changes with the metronome on 4, in 3 diffrent tempos.
Thanks
Hi everyone,
I'm sharing this song that I wrote two year ago.
It is just a duet with English singer Sam Dale (actually, he wrote the lyrics.)
I really love his voice and his spirit !
We recorded at home (in my bedroom…)
I hope you will…
Hi all,
I have been working on a 4 mallet marimba solo called Mbira song. I have been enjoying learning this wonderful piece. However, i was wondering if anyone here has either played the piece or has any tips on it. Its a great marimba…
Wow. I just got the new malletKat and have been playing it. I think Mario did it with this one. He's changed the feel of the instrument and put in Kurtzweil sounds. It's pretty amazing.
I was always a MalletKat fan, but thought of it as…
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