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Quick 251 Study
tonymiceli
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Memorize it. Play it on the piano with bass notes in your left hand. Play it on the vibes in all the keys.
4 years ago - 0 comments
If You're New Start Here
tonymiceli
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If you're new to the site check out the videos here as well as any other links on this page. It will help get you familiar with everything! Most of your learning will center around the resources and in the book section, esp the 'Good Vibes…
4 years ago - 0 comments
How to adjust your time settings
tjaco
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How to adjust your time settings. If you notice when you post something or when you write something in the shout box(you can see the time a shout was entered by holding your mouse over it!) that the time it displays is incorrect, you have…
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Subscribe and See More!!!
tonymiceli
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I'm sorry but you don't have access to this page. This site has a lot of information for vibes players! There are many lessons, videos, mp3s, cd recommendations and more. The first step is to sign up and become a member. At that point you…
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Order of Ear Training (full lesson plan)
Piper
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To obtain the complete Ear Training lesson in it's correct order, click on "Resources" then "Lesson Plans" then "Ear Training by Pathways". This will give you all the lessons laid out from Beginner to Advanced.
4 years ago - 0 comments
What's Happening?
tonymiceli
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You all know that Joe Locke is on board. I think we have a great faculty. Lots of lessons are going up. In fact so much stuff is going up, we're trying to reorganize everything! So you'll see changes!
4 years ago - 0 comments
Thank You for Subscribing!
tonymiceli
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Thanks so much for subscribing to the website. With your support we can really make a great site where we can all learn and grow as vibe players! Sorry, your browser doesn't support the embedding of multimedia. Any questions email us…
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Who is Joe Porter?
Marie-Noëlle
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Yes Tony you're right, good question: who is Joe Porter? Huh?
4 years ago - 0 comments
Private Lesson Instructions
tonymiceli
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Private lessons are easy. Your teacher and YOU can post lessons and leave comments. You'll see on the left in the side bar under the private lessons 'Create a Post to a Group'. That's where you can post a lesson or topic you want to work…
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Subscribers Can Blog Now
tonymiceli
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A little experiment here. Subscribers can now blog. It might be a good way for us all to keep in touch. Why not start a blog and talk about what you're doing. Then some of the 'faculty' and respond. There are 4 faculty members here. You'…
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Please Don't Give Away Material
tonymiceli
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As you look around the site, you'll realize how much time went into creating this site and how much energy goes into maintaining it. I think you'll agree that it's a lot of energy. This site can't be maintained without your help. What you…
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Line Building Blocks Exercise Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece -V
behng
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Line Building Blocks Exercise
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Vibraphone Etude No.2
camberdnd
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Here's another etude that I wrote, in F major this time. This has a much larger focus on dampening, with a repeated phrase throughout that the etude is built around. The motive is moved through different keys and modes before returning and…
4 years ago - 1 comments
Making Diminished Chords Easy, Pt. 1 (How to solo over diminished chords resolving a half step up)
Oliver_M37
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Hey everyone, I was inspired by Joe Locke at the Vibe Master Week to do some thinking on diminished chords, and to figure out how to play over them in a way that doesn't just sound like random meandering on the chord tones or the…
4 years ago - 0 comments
Pedal Point: Advanced Application (G. Perin) -V
giovanniperin
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Today we talk about further application of the pedal point using non-functional harmony based on trias superimposed to a bass note. We can build pedal point on the root or the fifth of the tonal area in which the tune is composed and on…
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How to use Pedal point (G. Perin) -V
giovanniperin
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Today we talk about an harmonic device that I stole from bass players! We can build pedal point on the root or the fifth of the tonal area in which the tune is composed. I'll use the harmony of On green dolphin street to show it. Make sure…
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How to use Pedal point (G. Perin)
giovanniperin
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Today we talk about an harmonic device that I stole from bass players! We can build pedal point on the root or the fifth of the tonal area in which the tune is composed. I'll use the harmony of On green dolphin street to show it. Make sure…
4 years ago - 0 comments
Chi-Chi arrangement
Zeric138
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Wanted to share a short arrangement I did of Chi-Chi with my friend Alex on sax! The style change from bossa to swing in the head came funny enough from messing around singing the melody and body-drumming. It was a lot of fun to make and…
4 years ago - 7 comments
A Night in Tunisia Solo Vibes Arrangement
Oliver_M37
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Hey everyone, Here's a solo vibes version of A Night in Tunisia I recorded the other day. Tried to keep the epic 16th note solo break, the interlude, and the shout chorus in my arrangement. I slow down a tiny bit on the solo break, but oh…
4 years ago - 3 comments
Comping Lab Lesson #5: Rhythmic Density in Ballads
Oliver_M37
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Hey everyone, Another lesson on comping on ballads! We're looking at rhythmic density and ways to create an overall sense of arc with your comping, or while you're playing solo. Let me know if you have any thoughts!
4 years ago - 0 comments
Comping Lab Lesson #4: Making the Most of Range While Comping on Ballads
Oliver_M37
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Hey everyone, The next couple comping lessons will be focused on ballads. In this one, I share how I think of the range of the instrument -- like an orchestra, with a low range for bass movement, a middle range for melody and/or chords,…
4 years ago - 0 comments
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Solo Vibes
Oliver_M37
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When Your Love Has Gone - Vibraphone Solo - Original Composition by David Kovins
davidkovinsvibe
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4 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Friedman Etude 11
totiangeloni
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Hola a todos! Comparto acá mi humilde versión del estudio n°11 de "Dampening and Pedaling". Traté de utilizar varias técnicas de dampenig para desarrollar la interpretación del estudio y de paso practicar y profundizar un poco más en el…
4 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Comping Lab Lesson #3: Sliding (Making Your Block Chords Swing pt. 3)
Oliver_M37
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Hey everyone, Here's the third and final part of my series on comping over a medium swing F blues, and how to give it that rhythmic drive a full rhythm section has. This is an interesting lesson, because I, myself, am still figuring it out…
4 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
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