Here is play along track for practicing Rhythm Changes in Bb. The tempo is 150 beats per minute, I'll be putting up all the other keys soon also.
If anyone wants a slower or faster tempo, let me know by putting a comment below.
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Here is a vibe player(Thomas Dobler)who uses several piano licks on vibes.
There are some interesting things happening here I think.
I'm sure the pros will have more insightful comments.
-Todd
I've brought back a little piece from my trip in Argentina.
I met there a wonderful marimba player called Mauricio Bernal.
He has made an interesting work on the traditional music from Venezuela and Paraguay on the marimba.
the clarinette…
Hi Everyone,
Good Vibes enters its THIRD YEAR with the May 6th (and 9th) program.
These are all favorites from the past year, although as I will say in the show itself, it is always a challenge to cull the playlist down to ONLY 20 tunes.…
This is why I bought the MalletKat. To play stuff like this with my shirt off. Now wouldn't that be cool??
Some of you guys are NOT going to dig this. But some of you are going to flip. I flipped.
Vic Firth just finished editing this clip. The playing was taped at Berklee in one of the percussion department studios and the interview was taped at the VF office. The tunes that I'm playing in the clip are Black Orpheus and Somewhere…
Hey all,
I'll be posting some lessons over the next few weeks on ideas for rhythm changes. Before I do that, I thought I'd start by posting a fun, silly thing that I like to do. This is a recording of Oleo that I made. I started by…
Been working on this tune again over the past couple of weeks,the goal being to improve my playing overall on chords and solo. This was the one I chose after a lot of takes. I think its important to keep going back over tunes and hear if…
So I am in Texas visiting my folks, which means I don't have a vibe with me. I used to get really bummed about this. Having to spend a week or so away from my instrument. I have since come to look at it as a forced "put yourself in a box"…
When I think Rhythm Changes, I instantly think Parker. Here are some videos of Bird over the form. Note his contrasts. He does an amazing job of switching from harmonic generalization (Bb triad or blues material) to harmonic specificity (…
This is in my apartment in Columbia, South Carolina. I practice every day looking out onto the beautiful horse shoe, which is the historic part of the USC campus.
Hi All- Having some bad troubles with the motor on my M46, hoping someone could point me in a useful direction.
I have an m46 with a motor, and it's been playing up terribly as of late. Firstly, somehow (in transit, I don't know when)…
I'm burnt out on If I Were a Bell!
Closure is important, So here's a final etude I'll leave you with. I improvised it on the MalletKat. The important thing to know is this. I did this in one take (after I warmed up on the instrument). The…
