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Here's another composition of mine, "Dream Dance", and a rough mix recording. When I was writing this I thought it'd be easy to perform, but it turned out to be quite difficult. My original idea for the solos was to play once through the…
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1960s-70s M55
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Greetings, New to the board and looking to start my journey into learning to play the vibraphone. I'm 50 years old and have played various instruments (keyboards mainly) over the years. The vibraphone has always appealed to me and I'm…
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An Old Musser!
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Something special happened during the gig I just did tonight in a restaurant. The place was half-full - about 25 people. I was playing alone, with play-along-home-recorded CDs, split guitar and vibes. At the middle of the gig I decided to…
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Christos came over and shot some video lessons today. So I asked him to say something about himself.
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This is an exercise that i decided to write down, in order to share with everyone here. The title " Keeping It Close," is a reference to a concept i try to keep in mind when i improvise, especially on fast tunes with many changes. In…
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I think this is one of Chick's best tunes. I've got a download file of the piano accompaniment and a pdf leadsheet available at http://tedwolff.net/armandos-rhumba-playalong.html so you can work it up and play along. Enjoy! Ted
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ME AND THE DUKE This is not directly related to the vibraphone so I apologize in advance if some VWers feel this is out of place. In fact, not everyone who joins in here is even a jazz enthusiast, although vibraphone history is solidly in…
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Oh man... This is beautiful!! Awesome music... and great close shots on Mike's hands and incredible grip! Now if you watch from 6'50, it seems he crosses on the left hand and doesn't on the right one... And from 8'55 it looks like he…
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@0:44. 8 bars of swinging in your face bop. damn.
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This is a series of performances about Tune of the Month – Solo vibes. You can criticize my performance or you can even use these posts as lessons since I play step by step the development of solo vibes according to what I practiced so far…
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Study this lesson from vibist Tyler Blanton: VW Lesson-“Developing a Voicing Vocabulary” by Tyler Blanton, Part 1 In addition make sure you can play the following: Scales: Dorian scales (2nd mode of major) in all 12 keys. Listen to these…
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This is a series of performances about Tune of the Month – Solo vibes. You can criticize my performance or you can even use these posts as lessons since I play step by step the development of solo vibes according to what I practiced so far…
12 years 8 months ago - 4 comments
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Wooo!!!!!! Tonight was a HUGE breakthrough because I have finished the introduction!!! (well...at least I have the notes...still have to make it sound smoother and work on articulations and stuff...). But anyway.. Day 5: This day...doesn't…
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Here's another scratch recording from a recent gig at a flight museum. Towards the end you can hear some adults (jeez) playing with a remote control helicopter in the big hall of jets we were playing in. Anyway, band was great! Too…
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Hi vibists around the world Does anybody have made experience with the Mike Balter wide bar series mallets? I've bought 2 pairs of the nr.31. They are quite hard, but have a very nice sound. But I've heard that mallets with short handle…
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This is a series of performances about Tune of the Month – Solo vibes. You can criticize my performance or you can even use these posts as lessons since I play step by step the development of solo vibes according to what I practiced so far…
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This is a series of performances about Tune of the Month – Solo vibes. You can criticize my performance or you can even use these posts as lessons since I play step by step the development of solo vibes according to what I practiced so far…
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This is a series of performances about Tune of the Month – Solo vibes. You can criticize my performance or you can even use these posts as lessons since I play step by step the development of solo vibes according to what I practiced so far…
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I was just sitting here listening to some practice tracks I recorded. You know I say all the time that I might be a teacher on this site, but I'm also a student. And I've listened to many of you and learned something. I just realized…
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VW Lesson: Check out Open and Closed Voicings” by Tony Miceli“ In addition make sure you can play the following: Scales: Lydian Scales (4th mode of major) in all 12 keys. Tunes: Someday My Prince Will Come, Soul Eyes, Minority, Recordame…
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This is something i dug up from the cellar. This recording in the pre master version of this tune. i dont think the cd ever was released. ive not heard the mastered copy which has tenor player Martin Feiro on it. The percussionist on this…
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