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TOTM - Blues - Comping Etude For the Girls of Oman by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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Here's a quick etude I wrote for Stefan and the girls of Oman. Stefan teaches the percussionists for the King of Oman. Cool gig, huh? This will take a little work. Print out the pdf, put in the chords for the blues. Then analyze what I'm…
10 years 5 months ago - 7 comments
TOTM - Here's That Rainy Day - Line Study No. 2 by Behn Gillece
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10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
UPDATE: Bob Masteller, Owner of the Jazz Corner, New Orleans style parade planned
gloria krolak
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Hello Everyone, A celebration of the life of Bob Masteller, who passed away recently at age 76, will be held late in April. A New Orleans style parade is planned, the likes of which may never be seen again. Musicians from coast to coast…
10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Thinking Out Loud by Steve Swallow
tedwolff
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I love, love, love Steve Swallow's playing and his compositions. Thinking out Loud is a tricky one to improvise on because the keys change frequently and go all over the place. The goal is to try to improvise logical phrases that define…
10 years 5 months ago - 1 comments
Spicing up a Standard - Harmonic Concepts as Applied to Stella By Starlight
ed saindon
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Article from 1985 addressing harmonic concepts as applied to Stella By Starlight. Hard to imagine that I wrote this 30 years ago. The great thing about music is that I'm still working on these concepts. It never ends. Here's the article:…
10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Julius & Hauke - Ich werde April erinnern
HaukeRenken
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...and another one. here is julius on vibes and i'm on marimba. hope you like it, hauke
10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Julius & Hauke - Tage von Wein und Rosen
HaukeRenken
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Hey, i want to share with you guys this recording of me and julius playing duo. julius is a fantastic player, former student of davids, i learn so much just by playing with him. julius on marimba, me on vibes. have fun. hauke. :)
10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Here's That Rainy Day by Tony Miceli (Etude)
tonymiceli
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Here's an Etude for Here's That Rainy Day. Print out the parts and 'get to work'! I used lots of space in this etude. Short notes with rests. I like playing like this and I like the sound of the instrument like this. It's so easy to play…
10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Working on sound possibilities with a line over C-7 F7 Bb Maj 7
ed saindon
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Practicing today on sound possibilities in executing a line over C-7 F7 Bb Maj7. Focusing on variations with pedaling, dampening, deadstrokes, ghost notes, accents and stickings. The first example is fairly dry with no pedal. There are a…
9 years 8 months ago - 7 comments
Whisper Not - Line Study by Tyler Blanton
Tylerblanton
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Saw Behn did a nice lesson by writing out a clear line over the TOTM, Whisper Not. Here's one of my own. -tyler
10 years 5 months ago - 6 comments
Vertical Improvisation - Improvisational Techniques Based on Tension Resolution -V
ed saindon
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This is a past Percussive Notes article from 2000 that addresses a variety of Tension Resolution techniques for jazz improvisation. Tension Resolution is one of the chapters in The Complete Guide To Improvisation Volume 1. Here's the link…
1 year 4 months ago - 0 comments
Vibe Hang and Talking Sticks Movie
tonymiceli
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Vibe hang this Saturday! March 21st. Then after Arthur Lipner will give us a password to watch his documentary 'Talking Sticks'. Vibe Hang 1-3pm Talking Sticks 3pm All U.S. East Coast Time (New York Time) UTC/GMT -4 hours
10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Help for Audio-Midi system
Patrice
Content type: FAQ
Hi guys ! I recently saw Mathiaus Haus in concert at Spring Vibes Session in Wuppertal playing a Musser M 55 with KandK Sound System with Audio Midi Interface. The mix of acoustic vibes and Midi banks was beautiful ! Mathias said to me…
8 years 11 months ago - 2 comments
TOTM - Whisper Not - Line Study No. 2 by Behn Gillece
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10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Jammin' With Dave Samuels
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9 years 8 months ago - 2 comments
Motivic Playing on Green Dolphin Street - from Gary's clinic in Argentina (1985)
ed saindon
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Here are some beautifully improvised choruses by Gary which were recorded during a 1985 clinic in Argentina. Gary was talking about improvising with motives. Gustavo had this tape of the clinic and transcribed the choruses from the clinic…
10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - Here's That Rainy Day - Line Study No. 1 by Behn Gillece
behng
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I did this with a backing track so that it's easier to hear the etude with the harmony.
10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
A Felicidade by Antonio Carlos Jobim - Solo Vibes
ed saindon
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Practicing some solo vibraphone today on another classic composition by Antonio Carlos Jobim. There are so many great compositions by Jobim. This one is "A Felicidade" which is a through-composed piece based upon six 8 measure sections. FB…
9 years 8 months ago - 1 comments
Bobby Hutcherson Tribute in So. Cal
anthonysmith
Content type: Blog entry
Some of you, friends, know I am a big Bobby Hutcherson fan... so I'm excited about this upcoming show in San Diego, on March 19th at 98 Bottles, with Ian Harland (also vibes) Joshua White (piano) Doug Walker (bass) Gerard Nolan (sax)…
10 years 5 months ago - 1 comments
Alternate ways to approach turnaround changes by Rusty Burge -V
rbvibe
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A lesson on some different ways to approach iii-vi-ii-v changes using second inversion triads chromatically. I should mention that some of this type of motion (going up specifically) creates triads over the bass note which may conflict…
1 year 3 months ago - 2 comments
TOTM - Whisper Not - Line Study No. 1 by Behn Gillece
behng
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10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - Here's That Rainy Day - Chord Study No. 2 by Behn Gillece
behng
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Here's a chord study with different voicings and the alternate changes.
10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Lessons in the Vibes Lessons and Technique section
S-Vibes
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Hello! I finally got myself a vibraphone and I might take the advantage of the 'Subscriber' status but I need to know if I will get the following lessons/instructions in the 'Vibes Lessons and Technique section': - The very basic info on…
10 years 5 months ago - 3 comments
New PAS Percussive Notes article - David Friedman on Melodic Improvising
rogersvibes
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Hi Everyone, I have an article in the current issue of Percussive Notes. It's a transcription/analysis of one of David Friedman's performances/lessons from the site (found here: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/node/4457). David was also kind…
10 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Me, Tom Vandergeld and Matthias Goebel
tonymiceli
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We are having a great week at the 2015 Spring Vibes Workshop. Today Tom Vendergeld comes and does a workshop! It's such a great week! Matthias is doing a great job with the workshop!
10 years 5 months ago - 1 comments
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