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Harmonic Minor lesson
hairisawesome
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Here's a short video of me talking about a few different basic harmonic minor ideas and tonalities. I talk about the scale, go over the chord definitions and chord scales/voicings, and then spend a little time on a short loop play-along…
4 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
Friedman 18
hairisawesome
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Here's a short clip of me playing the 18th etude from David Friedman's Vibraphone book. Please excuse the unintended cluster at the beginning of the 4 mallet section!
4 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Solo Vibes Arranging Lesson: Rubato Chord Melodies on "Easy to Love" Part 1: The Arrangement
Oliver_M37
Content type: Blog entry
Hey everyone, I'm starting a new series on solo vibes arranging, where in the first part, I'll give an arrangement in the form of sheet music, and in the second part, I'll walk through it, note by note, explaining why and how I'm picking…
4 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
I remember April
David Friedman
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I realise there'a already a video of mine on "Recent Activity", but I just saw that "I remember April" is the tune of the month, so, since I have quite a bit of free time at the moment....don't we all? OK..Tony doesn't.....He's teaching…
4 years 4 months ago - 8 comments
Interesting MalletStation vs MalletKat Video On Velocity
tonymiceli
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This is important stuff. You know I think the Mallet Station might be a decent entry level controller, however as SOON as you get serious, It will not even hang a little bit with the MalletaKat, that's my take so far. But as an entry…
4 years 4 months ago - 11 comments
Misty - Solo Vibes
Oliver_M37
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Trying to emulate a stride kind of style. Not 100% happy with it, but I want to steal the ballad staccato stride feel pianists do sometimes.
4 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Moose the Mooche - Solo Vibes
Oliver_M37
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4 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
MIDI Vibes with Arpeggiator by BarryK
BarryK
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At one of the weekly vibe hangs I demonstrated my MIDI Vibes. Becky was curious about using an Arpeggiator. Mac MainStage 3 has a bunch of Arpeggiator instruments so I decided to try out a couple and do some free improv with them. Enjoy,…
4 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
I'll Remember April - Solo Arrangement (in progress)
rogersvibes
Content type: Blog entry
This is a solo arrangement of I'll Remember of April that I have been working on. I posted it in the group thread, but it kind of got lost in the shuffle, so I am reposting here. I find it more difficult than other tunes to play solo, so…
4 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
I'll Remember April - 12 Keys Practice
rogersvibes
Content type: Blog entry
Like a lot of folks on here, I've been working on I'll Remember April. Since Tony has issued his usual challenge, here's a practice tape attempting to blow over the tune in 12 keys. I used the iReal Pro accompaniment to give my brain and…
4 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Learning from the Balafon: Lesson 19: Kete part 1
Jerry Leake
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Download the attachment for general background and notation of the bell pattern.
4 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Music Reading On The Vibraphone
Piper
Content type: Blog entry
Reading on the vibraphone is not easy. I find it to be very difficult and for me, it is perhaps the most challenging part of playing. I've spent a ton of energy and time trying to improve my reading. I even wrote the book “Shapes and…
4 years 4 months ago - 6 comments
Vibraphonic Trivia: "Mbrace"
Piper
Content type: Blog entry
The idea of the MBraces was created WAY back in the 80's when I first started working on my M55 vibraphone for improvements. I discovered (with the use of two cymbal stands) that by placing two braces from near middle of the pedal rail to…
4 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
ADDED ZOOM LINK - Pop Up Class - I Remember April
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
This class is for paid subscribers. If you've been thinking about joining vibesworkshop, here is a good opportunity. You get 3 workshops by 3 great vibes players for roughly 20 dollars. Workshops will be by: Tony Miceli (Feb 15), Behn…
4 years 4 months ago - 37 comments
Exercise on Impressions
Christiansergio2
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In an effort to practice soloing over a tune with few chord changes, I limited myself to only certain chord tones every chorus of Impressions until I've added them all.
4 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
This is from the very beginning of Vibesworkshop!
tonymiceli
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4 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
Tony Miceli and Behn Gillece Talk
tonymiceli
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4 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Valentines Medley by BarryK
BarryK
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Here is a "video" that I made for the 2021 Valentines vibe hang. I am playing a couple of tunes on my MIDI-fied Vibraphone, "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel, and "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc. Tech: I am using two Arduinos (one for…
4 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
"Recordame" Duo - Oliver Mayman and Tony Miceli
Oliver_M37
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Another duo with Tony, this time on Joe Henderson's "Recordame."
4 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Put the Voicings Through the Scale - Approach It Like This
tonymiceli
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(ESP) Bienvenidx a Vibesworkshop.com ! Tuve una gran clase con un alumno mío. Estamos trabajando las posiciones abiertas y cerradas de acordes, además de utilizarlos por toda la escala. Casi siempre sugiero que se trabaje una mano a la vez…
4 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
David Friedman Plays Windows
David Friedman
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4 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Friedman Etude #25
Oliver_M37
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My favorite etude! I keep saying that about other ones, but I think this one’s actually my favorite.
4 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
This is a Beautiful Hamp Solo
tonymiceli
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I just love this solo!
4 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
RIP Chick Corea
Oliver_M37
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Rest in peace to one of my earliest and most profound inspirations! I attached a clip of one of my earliest performances on vibes (late high school). I played drums and piano long before this so I had harmonic and rhythmic vocabulary…
4 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
Looking for vibraphone players in need
Piper
Content type: Blog entry
On an earlier post, I suggested an idea of creating Good Vibes at www.PIPERvibe.com by helping other artists. In my years working as a musician and then as a rescuer serving the population of many different types, I learned a lot about…
4 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
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