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TOTM - Giant Steps - Chord Melody Etude No. 1 by Behn Gillece
behng
Content type: Audio Player
Here's the first etude of mine for Giant Steps. Lots of open, sus sounding 4th voicings. These work great for this tune. Enjoy!
9 years 8 months ago - 2 comments
TOTM - Giant Steps - Introduction to Harmony Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece
behng
Content type: Audio Player
9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
Practicing: Second Winds and the Graceful Ghost
Rogerhdg
Content type: Blog entry
I've not posted recently, though I have been playing a lot. Summer workshop at UDel was awesome and for the first time, I felt like I at least understood the majority of the information, even if I couldn't play all the exercises. I'm…
9 years 8 months ago - 1 comments
Practice routines
tjaco
Content type: Blog entry
Here are some pdf files I find usefull when I'm trying to organize my practice time. The problem with practicing when you don't have all the time in the world, like most of us, is that you often don't know what to practice and also keeping…
9 years 8 months ago - 1 comments
Lesson- adding V-1's
Tylerblanton
Content type: Audio Player
Lesson about adding some V-1 cadences to tunes to create more harmonic movement. Uses "On Green dolphin St" as an example. Simple idea, but some of the best players I know have mastery of a bunch of little harmonic tricks like this that…
9 years 8 months ago - 1 comments
Promoting the European Vibraphone-Festival & Workshop 2016
Israel
Content type: Video Embed
Hello to everyone: Check it out this video where I accompanied one of my students during a lecture to promote in Spain the “IV Workshop de Improvisación e Vibráfono” and the “European Vibraphone-Festival & Workshop 2016". When one my…
9 years 8 months ago - 4 comments
On the Sunnyside of the Street - Solo Marimba and Hi Hats
ed saindon
Content type: Video Embed
Had some fun yesterday in the home studio playing the classic "On the Sunnyside of the Street" on marimba and hi hats.
9 years 8 months ago - 6 comments
Making the Switch From Your Eyes to Your Ears
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
I'm working with a great student. We are talking about trusting his ears and how to make the switch. I think that's a big thing with students. The eyes seem much safer, and in some ways they are. But for improvisational music the ears are…
9 years 8 months ago - 3 comments
Shortudes (What Are they?)
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
I decided that I would try posting some very very short etudes. It's the conquering of material and ideas and technical things that make us play better and better. It's certainly not a half assed attempt at something that makes us better…
9 years 8 months ago - 3 comments
Serenata for piano and vibes
tedwolff
Content type: Audio Player
Serenata is a very old standard, written in the 1920s I believe by Leroy Anderson (I think). You don't hear it too much but I've always liked the melody, and the changes are fun to play on.
9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
New TOTMs as of 12/23/15
behng
Content type: Blog entry
Hi everyone, Tony and I discussed our new TOTMs. They will be "Giant Steps" and "There Will Never Be Another You." For Giant Steps, we'll discuss the various different treatments of the tune. If Giant Steps is a little too difficult,…
9 years 8 months ago - 1 comments
Making the bars an even height on an M55
Maid-tan
Content type: Forum topic
Hi all, One thing that has really been making pedaling troublesome for me is the bars being uneven. I tried using an adjustable wrench to make the keys' beights more even (the F#4 is the worst) but I ended up breaking one of the…
9 years 8 months ago - 4 comments
TOTM - Green Dolphin Street - Quick Tip
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Upload
This is being translated to Chinese students. 歡迎來到www.vibesworkshop.com，我們正在討論我們的每月一曲Green Dolphin Street，這集我只是要講個小東西，這首曲子的B段（～music～），然後走到Fm7（～music～），好！Fm7的五級（V）是什麼？C7對不對，或是F#（ Tritone Substitute），所以放這些進去，如果你打Cmaj7，後面接個II-V到F#m7（～music…
9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
Everybody's Song But My Own (Kenny Wheeler) - Solo Vibraphone
ed saindon
Content type: Video Embed
On a semester break working on this beautiful song composed by the late Kenny Wheeler, a wonderful musician and composer who left us in September of 2014. I just learned about this song last week from Joe (Locke) who was here for a visit.…
9 years 8 months ago - 2 comments
I need a teacher
wgalarza
Content type: Forum topic
I need a teacher in the Sarasota FL area. I currently play drums and percussion. Thanks
9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - Green Dolphin - Shortude - A Section
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
This is the A Section. Put in the chords and master this. Also do it in Eb.
9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - There Will Never Be Another You - Groovin' High'tude
rogersvibes
Content type: Audio Player
I've been working on Groovin' High the last couple weeks, so I wrote a little etude on There Will Never Be Another You using its main thematic idea. I had to tweak it here and there to fit the chords and harmonic rhythm. I still need to…
9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
Voltage Transformer for a M55 - Tube Amp Doctor 230/115V 100VA ?
seajourney
Content type: Forum topic
Greetings, I´m a new member and this is my first time writing on the Forum, despite being a long time follower of this wonderful site; I´m from Spain and just received a brand new M55 wich I´m still trying to believe how good it sounds and…
9 years 8 months ago - 3 comments
TOTM - There Will Never Be Another You - Introduction to Harmony Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece
behng
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9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
Falling Grace
David Friedman
Content type: Video Embed
This is a spontaneous version of "Falling Grace" with the wonderful singer, Michael Schiefel.
9 years 8 months ago - 4 comments
TOTM - Green Dolphin - Shortude - First B Section
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
This is the first bridge of Green Dolphin Street or the B1 I guess you'd call it. Put the chords in, then play or listen to the tune, then memorize this 'shortude'. Put it through some keys! The file is attached.
9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
Good Vibes Radio update January '16
gloria krolak
Content type: Event
Hi Everyone, January is coming up fast! The next edition of Good Vibes airs on the third at 8-10pm eastern. New albums getting some air time include Joe's Love Is a Pendulum, Warren's Invictus (drummer Reggie Quinerly's offering), the duo…
9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
Dec 20, 12pm UTC -5, ONLINE PRO Vibe Hang - Miceli, Gillece, Sutin, Smith
tonymiceli
Content type: Event
THE HANG IS HERE CLICK HERE A very special hang this Sunday at 12 noon. Unlike the other vibe hangs, this is a pro hang. I picked 4 great vibe players and asked them to come and play for about 30 minutes. So it's a little more like a sort…
9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
Star Wars by Delphic Maxim
vale5431
Content type: Blog entry
https://soundcloud.com/delphicmaxims/star-wars Hey Everybody In honor of the release of Star Wars Episode VII my friend Paul Sottnik and I recorded a Jazz arrangement of the Star Wars Theme. Enjoy Delphic Maxim is a Duet Project with Paul…
9 years 8 months ago - 0 comments
Dampening Bend
rogersvibes
Content type: Audio Player
I was messing around with dampening yesterday and discovered a cool trick to make a "bending" sort of sound. Basically, (1) play any note at a low volume, then (2) play the note a half step or a whole step above at a higher volume and…
9 years 8 months ago - 1 comments
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