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4 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Freidman Dampening N6
Pauline Roberts
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Hi! This is my version of the Etude n.6 of David Friedman's Vibraphone Technique Dampening and Pedaling book. Thanks for watching! Hola! Esta es mi version del Etude n.6 del libro de Dampening y Pedaling de David Friedman. Gracias por…
4 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
12 Key This
tonymiceli
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4 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
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Hi Folks In honor of Tony's recent journey and my recently recording my Irish-imbued quartet, I wanted to post a few lessons I recorded awhile back about techniques I see used by pipers, fiddlers, accordianists, etc on the NY Irish scene…
4 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
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Here a little video made with a friend who is resuming contrabass playing after a 30 years break... This is an important step for me because during my whole jazz life i always played with drummers. It's quite different to play without and…
4 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
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What key is it in? Is it a minor ii V or major? So if you if you know what key this is in, then you can figure out the ii V chords as well right? (Of course you can). Play it in 12 keys. Play a solo over the tune I'll Remember April.…
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Friedman Etude 7
JD Dunklee
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4 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Friedman Etude 8
JD Dunklee
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4 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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One last video to share for I'll Remember April. I played this tune at least five times (over four hours) when I was busking on Saturday, and I took a video of the ballad version. The sound is amplified in such a hip way thanks to the…
4 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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4 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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Hi Everyone, April is Jazz Appreciation Month. It's great to have a whole month, not just a day, but I know you and I appreciate jazz all year. In this month's show I share many of the ways listeners can show they care. If you know…
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For my lessons with Tony, he asked me to get some modal practice in. This has been a really fun way to learn my modes more intimately, and work on my time feel!
4 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
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Hello, as promised a long time ago, I have constructed my twistable flaps for Musser M55 vibraphones. The video describes what you need and how to mount the flaps respectively. I can provide the data for 3D printing the flaps free of…
4 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
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Since I wasn't part of the livestream for the "I'll Remember April" pop-up class, I recorded my own mini concert. I primarily worked on two styles of this tune over these weeks, a ballad and a Latin-inspired version. In this video I play…
4 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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I know I've posted this before. But one more time. All great horn plays know this one. I write it here over an F9 chord and at the end I head into Bb. Learn it in each key and then do the modulation and see if you can play it in all the…
1 year ago - 0 comments
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I think this is my last frame design. It now fulfills all my wishes and ideas. Besides the new, additional folding method, I am very happy that I managed to realize the twistable flaps in the frames without any restrictions on the folding…
4 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
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June 14-18 we are going to have a very special 5 day workshop. 6 classes a day featuring: David Friedman Joe Locke Stefon Harris Warren Wolf Tony Miceli and some other guests. Info should be coming shortly. This is really incredible.…
4 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
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Just a little spontaneous solo vibes rendition of "Blues for Alice."
4 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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I woke up on St. Patrick's Day and thought "I should learn a reel today." So, I took a break from I'll Remember April to transcribe one of my favorite reels which is, ironically, about Tam Lin, a character from Scottish folklore associated…
4 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
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Hola! les comparto el audio de 3 coros de Donna lee en donde me puse el desafio de lograr tocar la melodía, luego improvisar y en el tercer coro hacer la primera mitad con comping y finalizar en la segunda mitad, con la segunda parte de la…
4 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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Hola! Les comparto este voicing pensado por mi sobre la canción "Donna Lee" de Charlie Parker, donde también aprovecho la ocasión para aplicar diferentes técnicas de Dampening para resolver las tensiones (la mayoría). Gracias por el…
4 years 1 month ago - 8 comments
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I am on the events committee for the Vibraphone Project Inc.. It was set up to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the vibraphone which is now. The organization needs vibe players to join committees and help it be successful. I think…
4 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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I've been playing and studying vibes for about 20 years. I've taken lots of classes and lessons ... but no one has been able to answer this question to my satisfaction --- why is the altered chord called the altered chord? In other words…
4 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
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Hola! Sobre un coro de Autumn leaves, armé este solo aplicando siempre escalas pentatonicas mayores. Por ejemplo: En los acordes dominantes utilizé la b5P (es decir Ab para el D7, o F para el B7b9), en el caso de los -7b5 utilizé la b6p (…
4 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
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Bobby Hutcherson, born in 1941 is widely considered one of the pioneers of jazz vibraphone. His background in jazz began with his older brother Teddy, who would play Art Blakey records in their family home. Hutcherson’s first experience…
4 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
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