Hello again! Here’s actually the second take that I got of Friedman 14, with the first one also up on my YouTube channel. I decided to use this one in particular because I think it has a better use of dynamics, although the tempo is a bit…
Hi Tony, Hi all,As you advised, I worked on memorizing chord changes of the standards and on altered stuff.Here are some atempts on different tunes :Blue bossa : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIv-N0UhkYYSomeday my prince will come :…
Hello once more! This is the last one of the Etudes I’m uploading today. I’m actually happy with how this one turned out, and with some minor things here or there I don’t think there was as much issue putting this one together as I was…
Hi! Here a recording of Friedman 11 I got a month ago. Feel free to ask any questions or give any feedback about how I did, etc. in the comments down below!
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In my first post here on Vibesworkshop.com, I introduced some "Controlled Articular Rotations" and also some Progressive and Regressive Angular Isometric Loading (Pails/Rails) to address wrist/arm/shoulder passive flexibility…
🎵 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 10: Putting It All TogetherIn Part 10, we bring together the core concepts from Parts 1–9 into a single, musical chorus over Minority by Gigi Gryce. This etude is designed not to feel like a technical study,…
🎵 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 9: Adding Enclosures and ChromaticismIn Part 9, we take harmonic implication a step further by incorporating enclosures and chromatic passing tones into our line construction. Applied here to the chord…
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I'm sharing a video recording from a live session back in December 2025 featuring my new Nonet project. It features myself on vibraphone and the Colombian marimba de chonta, alongside some outstanding…
🎵 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 8: Applying Scale & Chord Outlining to Tunes – “Minority”In Part 8, we take the scale and chord outlining concepts from the previous lessons and apply them directly to a jazz standard: Minority by Gigi…
🎵 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 7: Scale & Chord Outlining CombinationsIn Part 7, we combine two essential approaches to line construction: scale-based motion and chord outlining. These exercises move through ii–V progressions in…
I work for a non profit called Global Academy For Inspirational Arts (GAIA). We work with music students in Costa Rica. I had to make a tutorial on the modes and thought maybe some of you would find it useful. Everything you need is…
🎯 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 6: ii–V Outlining VariantsIn Part 6 of Harmony Without Chords, we expand on previous ii–V concepts by focusing on clear chord outlining and upper extensions over dominant chords, all while continuing the…
This is another recording of an etude that I got a few months ago that I haven’t gotten around to posting. In this one I have a slight rush that I think was causing some issues when I got to the later sections of this piece, on top of a…
Here’s a recording I got of Friedman #9 I got back in October that I haven’t gotten around to posting until now. Looking back on this recording I thought it came out really well, though the biggest thing I would change now is just giving…
Looking for vibraphone with an E below middle C.
I remember Gary Burton talking about Musser experimenting with an extended range vibraphone .
Also I know Vanderplas made some.
The 4 octave Bergerault is too much (range and price!)
🎵 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 5Resolving ii–V’s in Descending Whole StepsIn Part 5, we take the ii–V ideas from the previous lessons and fully resolve each ii–V to its I chord, moving through the exercise in descending whole steps. This…
I am on the cd label Steeplechase now and I have become buddies with the owner. We are having amazing talks about his recordings that go back to 1972. Lately it's been of Walt Dickerson. He sent me this picture of Walt from his solo…
