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Another great vibes weekend at Malletech (2016 World Vibes Congress)
anthonysmith
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Our numbers were not mighty, but where else would you ever find such a concentration of world class vibraphone talent? Mainieri, Friedman, Harris, Wolf, Miceli... and many more. Those of us in attendance had a blast, playing, listening,…
9 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
On Green Dolphin Street (C-Eb) solo version by Giovanni Perin (Transcribed)
giovanniperin
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Hi guys here's my new solo version of the TOTM. In jam session people play it in Eb or C and I was unsure about the key I wanted to play it so I decided to divide the head in C for the first half and Eb for the second half. As always there…
9 years 5 months ago - 2 comments
Car shopping! (Honda Fit?)
ndemland
Content type: Forum topic
I'm a percussionist who is about to embark on the search for a new vehicle, and will hopefully be starting my search for a vibraphone soon, too. I gig occasionally, and will be doing more of it in the future, so since I'm looking for both…
9 years 5 months ago - 11 comments
TOTM - Giant Steps - Introduction to Harmony Pt. 2 by Behn Gillece
behng
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9 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
someday my prince will come by wuestentrommler
wuestentrommler
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Hi vibesworkshoppers, hope you like it. Happy new year! Best, Stefan my channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuhxj5oRhQpaeRCXB5oBqA
9 years 5 months ago - 1 comments
Blues 101 Learning the Blues (Pt 1)
giovanniperin
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Hi Guys this month I'd like to talk a bit about the blues. This is a lesson for beginners that want to approach the blues form! If you have any question please leave them in the comment below or write me an e-mail: giovanniperin87@gmail.…
9 years 5 months ago - 2 comments
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piro
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9 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Triste for solo vibes
tedwolff
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Triste has always been a favorite of mine. Lots of VW members have posted really nice versions of this tune and here's mine.
9 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
For Discussion?
tonymiceli
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I watched this video and got a little bugged. So I thought I'd put it up here. What do you guys think? I'll talk more after you listen. Maybe it's just me.
9 years 5 months ago - 12 comments
TOTM - There Will Never Be Another You - Etude No. 1 by Behn Gillece
behng
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9 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Wupertal Workshop 2016
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
David Friedman, Tony Miceli, Behn Gillece, Anthony Smith, Matthias Goebel and Paschal Schumacher are doing an international vibesworkshop in Wuppertal. The workshop will take place from March 5 until the 9th 2014 at the Hochschule für…
9 years 5 months ago - 14 comments
Ask Me Now (Thelonious Monk) Solo Vibraphone
ed saindon
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On a semester break from Berklee and in the shed today working on Thelonious Monk's classic tune "Ask Me Now". Joe (Locke) had brought this tune with him when he visited a few weeks ago. We had played this with Joe on vibes and myself on…
9 years 5 months ago - 2 comments
Green Dolphin Street by Rusty Burge
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Practicing Green Dolphin Street. Rusty
9 years 5 months ago - 3 comments
TOTM - Giant Steps - Chord Melody Etude No. 1 by Behn Gillece
behng
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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 5 months ago - 2 comments
TOTM - Giant Steps - Introduction to Harmony Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece
behng
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9 years 5 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 5 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 5 months ago - 1 comments
Lesson- adding V-1's
Tylerblanton
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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 5 months ago - 1 comments
Promoting the European Vibraphone-Festival & Workshop 2016
Israel
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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 6 months ago - 4 comments
On the Sunnyside of the Street - Solo Marimba and Hi Hats
ed saindon
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Had some fun yesterday in the home studio playing the classic "On the Sunnyside of the Street" on marimba and hi hats.
9 years 6 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 6 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 6 months ago - 3 comments
Serenata for piano and vibes
tedwolff
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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 6 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 6 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 6 months ago - 4 comments
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