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Peace (Horace Silver) Etude With Video Walk Thru
tonymiceli
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The audio and the pdf is attached. I tried something new and talked through the piece. Is this helpful? Print out the pdf to not only practice but for notes with the video. 
11 months 4 weeks ago - 0 comments
Buddy Montgomery's Wife Talks About Buddy Playing The Vibes
tonymiceli
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Behn Gillece sent me this. It's great! 
1 year ago - 2 comments
M55-accordion frame DIY kit
wyndorps
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Because of the many requests to build an accordion frame that I simply cannot fulfill, I have developed the frame into a kind of kit that requires very little DIY skills.Since shipping longer frame components is very expensive, I have…
1 year ago - 3 comments
Blues Dampening Etude No. 6 by Behn Gillece -V
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This etude goes through the same chord changes as Blues for Alice. One thing to keep in mind is that when playing this etude with the additional ii-V-I's, figure out all the other tunes you can use these lines on. Also, try it in different…
11 months 3 weeks ago - 0 comments
Blues Dampening Etude No. 5 by Behn Gillece -V
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Here's another dampening etude. We change keys here, Bb, another very common blues key. Some of these lines actually work great not just as bass lines, but solo lines! You can hear players like Hank Mobley occasionally playing these bass…
11 months 3 weeks ago - 0 comments
Blues Dampening Etude No. 4 by Behn Gillece -V
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In this etude, the quarter note remains consistent like an actual walking bass line. The challenge in this exercise is to keep the pedal down and the dampening smooth, making sure no notes ring together. Work on getting a really nice…
1 year ago - 0 comments
Pure Imagination
tonymiceli
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I did this solo for a student today. It's quantized so it will sound a little stiff on the recording. I wanted to show playing through the changes. using the scales. Might be helpful to some of you.here's a link to the import file for…
1 year ago - 0 comments
Blues workout
David Friedman
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This is a "workout" in a musical sense, although it certainly requires energy and concentration!
1 year ago - 1 comments
Studying Dominant Chords
tonymiceli
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Cool lesson. It turns into an etude once you get the chords down. Spend some time on this! 
1 year ago - 2 comments
Blues Dampening Etude No. 3 by Behn Gillece -V
behng
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Check out the attached PDF!
1 year ago - 0 comments
Triads/Chord Tone Lines
Nora Theberge
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Lessons that cover topics on triads and chord tone lines.
1 year ago - 0 comments
Tony Miceli Exercises on Lines
Nora Theberge
Content type: Book page
Here are all Tony Miceli's lessons on lines.
1 year ago - 0 comments
Phrasing
Nora Theberge
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Lessons that cover topics on phrasing.
1 year ago - 0 comments
Improv/Soloing
Nora Theberge
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Lessons that cover topics on improvisation and soloing. 
1 year ago - 0 comments
Green Dolphin Street Solo and Chords (C maj)
maya.ml
Content type: Blog entry
Green Dolphin Street solo: https://youtu.be/OTzzzW-GRswGreen Dolphin Street head with chords (A section): https://youtu.be/Fs_59QAn8IA
1 year ago - 0 comments
Lesson 4/12/24
GarretJohnston
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https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhbfGYiAFwxEZkOG10R8-_ZUIS8KtLK4j&si=Ja1iv4U04V7HMwCS This playlist has Freidman 14 and a slow solo that Tony recorded for my lessons on Donna Lee. My job was to transcribe in Ab then transpose to C…
1 year ago - 0 comments
Blues Dampening Etude No. 2 by Behn Gillece -V
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In this exercise, the line is a little closer to a walking bass line with quarter notes. Keep the notes legato, and shoot for keeping the pedal down as much as possible with clean dampening in between the notes. Check out the attached PDF!
1 year ago - 0 comments
Mallet Men of Maryland - goofy name & unique gig
Blake
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April 29th, 2024, 7-9pm, Downtown Hope, West Street, Annapolis, MD FREE Admission - No tickets required! Here's something you don't hear or see everyday. Four Vibes and Four Vibists on one stage. Chuck Redd Mike Noonan Warren…
1 year ago - 0 comments
Fernando Sor guitar etudes
Randy_Sutin
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So, for over a month now, I've been threatening to video myself playing several of the Segovia transcriptions of the Fernando Sor guitar etudes...Every time I go upstairs where I can video and set up a camera, something goes awry in my…
1 year 1 month ago - 1 comments
Freidman Etude 9
Trevorlamar04
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Friedman Etude 9
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Blues Dampening Etude No. 1 by Behn Gillece -V
behng
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Hi everyone!I'm doing a short series on dampening. In these etudes, we're using walking bass lines as a way to work on dampening. Most of these exercises are pretty simple, and a lot of fun! Try them out and see how well you can keep a…
1 year ago - 0 comments
Libertango by Astor Piazzolla - arranged and performed by Jerry Weir
Jerry Weir
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This is a solo vibraphone arrangement of Astor Piazzolla's "Libertango."  It is one of five pieces by Astor Piazzolla that is included in my soon to be published book "A Piazzolla Portfolio."  The five compositions in the book are:…
1 year 1 month ago - 2 comments
Invierno Porteño by Astor Piazzolla - arranged and performed by Jerry Weir
Jerry Weir
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This is a solo vibraphone arrangement of Astor Piazzolla's "Invierno Porteño."  It is one of five pieces by Astor Piazzolla that is included in my soon to be published book "A Piazzolla Portfolio."  The five compositions in the book are:…
1 year 1 month ago - 2 comments
Part 2 - A Way To Practice Soloing and Comping Together
tonymiceli
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Here's a second part to the other lesson titled "A Way To Practice Soloing and Comping Together".  I took a couple other examples about how to practice this. Ultimately, you just do it and try to make music. I know for some of you it won't…
1 year 1 month ago - 4 comments
Joy Spring -V
David Friedman
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I was inspired by Tony's rendition of "Joy Spring" so I decided to try a a couple of choruses, concentrating on keeping the time, experimenting with different voicings, rhythmic comping and ultimately trying to swing! VERY Challenging with…
1 year 2 months ago - 4 comments
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