Hi guys,
check out my new album Vision, which I recorded with Ludmila Stefanikova on vibes. There is a composition of mine - Concerto for Vibraphone and Rhythm Section, you might be interested in listening.
Listen here:
http://soundcloud.…
Ok, that's enough with the chops, huh? I'm away for one week. Behn said he'd shoot me if I didn't end the chops TOTM.
So let's get back to a tune. ok? Just In Time me and Behn were thinking of.
I think Behn has one more chops exercise, so…
VW Lesson- Practicing the Blues by Tony Miceli
Scales: Minor Blues Scales (1,b3,4,b5,5,b7) in all 12 keys
Tunes: Blue 7, Straight No Chaser, Sandu, Billy’s Bounce, Bessie’s Blues, Au Privave.
Assignment: Pick a blues from the above…
My student Sangwon is doing a paper comparing Milt to Gary and he's starting off with the history of the vibraphone.
I know there's stuff up here about the history. Anyone know where some is? Anyone know of any other links?
@Sangwon -…
Just to let you guys know.
We're setting up the workshop for winter. I think it will be in Dusseldorf in a music school. Here's what I know.
We'll have a few instruments.
We'll have practice rooms.
We'll have an evening percussion…
I have wanted to try Tony's idea of playing three tunes in a mini concert format for a while....finally had a some time on Sunday. I learned a lot from doing this...the good and the other:) Its also a good challenge to keep your focus for…
This piece is from Joe Locke's "Six New Pieces for Solo Vibraphone" available for sale on his website - joelocke.com. I met Joe for the first time at PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Convention) held a few weeks ago and had a…
Hi All,
I just discovered a website that will record a radio program from the Internet so that you can listen to the radio anytime you want. This would be great for the Europeans who want to listen to my show, Good Vibes, but find the…
I an practising chops like CRAZY but I went to a gig where a great gt. player and I talked about comping with 3 notes (3note comping). This can be triads or fourth or whatever you want.
In this lesson I play only triad. Can you guess which…
Here's another of my original compositions from the CD I'm working on -- "Uneven Surface".
When we started in this project we decided that we were going to do music that was a bit beyond our abilities, and this piece is probably the most…
Check this out.
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Seven Rungs of Resistance
There are 7 basic rungs of resistance up the ladder of artistic success
1. Ignorance - Not your fault. Generally the result of a polluted environment. No one
knows, so…
QDV = Quick and Dirty Video
SOC = Stream of Conciousness
That's exactly what this vid is. I don't have my equipment at my house at the time of this video. So I just threw up an overhead cam and mic.
Is this helpful to anyone? I got more…
