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Working up this piece really forced me to re-examine my technique, and improved it a lot. I started playing out of David's "Vibraphone Technique: dampening and pedaling" when it was first published. Still a phenomenal resource!
12 years 11 months ago - 7 comments
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This is the First time This tune has every been played out and the first run thru for us .. the night was feeling good, so i pulled it out. I think i posted a lead sheet of this on the site back in 2009 ... its only 2 minutes long and…
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This tune by Pat Metheny is titled Letter from Home and was featured on a CD of the same name that Pat put out in the 1990s. The left hand accompaniment is mostly single line arpeggios which provide rhythmic movement and keep the piece…
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IF anyone remembers the little handheld "20Q" gadgets where you could answer 20 yes or no questions and it would almost ALWAYS accurately tell you what you were thinking of, I just found an old one. It's first guess for me thinking of…
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Just a little advanced notice that we'll have an open house on thursday August 2nd, at the University of Delaware during our vibesworkshop workshop. So if you're around plan on coming down and meeting everyone and hanging with us. Dave…
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Greetings everyone, Is there a way to quickly see a list of "my posts" on this website? Thanks jazzdad6705
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Greetings everyone, New to the forum. Can folks recommend a vibes teacher in Rochester, NY? Thanks! jazzdad6705
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I have been working my butt off. Lots of work which is good. You know I've made a transition over the last few years. I used to do tons of corporate stuff $$$$, but that has died. There are a bunch of good lookin' guys (like Behn) around…
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Check out Patty playing the Friedman etude No. 13. What's great is since her right hand is injured, she's using just her left. During her injury that lasted 6 weeks she practiced like a maniac with just her left hand. I BET HER LEFT HAND…
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Here is a pretty good first video. Probably the most famous solo vibe performance of all time. Thank you, Gary.
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Greetings, Just took delivery of a new Musser M55. Very excited! The assembly went smoothly with the exception of the damper bar. It doesn't hook into the sides of frame firmly/properly. I'm hoping I'm doing nothing wrong, or there is…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no9q3s2Nesw Hey guys!! I can´t believe how much energy Arturo Serra has always. He is showing over all Spain his new CD about one of his favourites vibraphone players, Bobby Hutcherson. He is percussion…
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I'm trying to get my chops up and I'm looking for some exercise to do to build up speed on the vibraphone. I would appreciate any tips or things that you guys do/have done to work on this. Thanks for any help! -Nathaniel
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| I can't resist posting this one too. When Vid came to my home he of course tried my vibes. I must admit it was a very special moment for me. I realised it was the first time I would hear a "true" vibist play my instrument. And I thought…
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Been learning how to use Final Cut Pro in my spare time this summer, so here is a short sample. Video with iPhone 4, audio via Logic/Mics and Final Cut to merge them together. A happy summer tune. Rusty
13 years ago - 2 comments
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Simple Etude. Play F# B C# E up and down your instrument. Try it fast. Hard right? I think of these as asymmetrical arpeggios. Just do that for a few weeks and then come back to it, every now and then. I just did it yesterday and I…
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just a quick application comment... this line is quartal vocabulary (or fourthy vocabulary hahaha). it's a quartal chord just in an inversion. If you made C# the bottom note voiced... C#, F#, B, E you would have stacked 4ths. where to…
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These Days of Wine and Roses, comp. Henry Mancini Every Tuesday I will post another clip of me playing the head of a tune with chords. I would love feedback and I hope to inspire anyone on the site to do something similar! I'm also trying…
13 years ago - 3 comments
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Hi All, I'm trying to find out information on the exact wheels for the Musser Pro-Vibe M55 as I have had one of the wheels go missing in transit at one of my schools. Does anyone know if they have a specific model number or name... or…
13 years ago - 1 comments
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