🚨 Playing in 3/4 – Pt. 3: Melodic Shapes and FlowIn Part 3, we move from comping to linear phrasing, focusing on short melodic shapes that naturally fit the 3/4 feel. These lines are designed to help you internalize how melody flows within…
Red Norvo: Mr. Swing and the Architect of Chamber Jazz
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🚨 Playing in 3/4 – Pt. 2: Syncopated Comping and Forward MotionPart 2 builds on the foundation from Part 1 by introducing syncopated rhythms and offbeat chord placements. These variations are designed to create a natural sense of forward…
I talked how 1 diminished chord relative to 4 dominant chords (4 major chords) in this videos, and also showed the foundation of voice leading.I shared the pdf of how one diminished chord(dominant b9 chord) resolve to the I major. please…
I have a concert in a few days. It's with The Philadelphia Mallet Quartet. That's me, Behn Gillece, Oliver Mayman and Morgan Walbridge. We are each going to play a solo tune in the middle of the concert. That's a little nerv racking! …
I talked about the relationship between the diminished chords and dominant chords, then I'll make a series videos of barry harris and diminished chord, please let me know if you have any thoughts or questions! rupertlo777@gmail.com
🚨 Feeling in 3 – Pt. 1: Comping in 3/4 🚨We’re kicking off this new series by exploring comping rhythms in 3/4, one of the most versatile and expressive time feels in jazz. This lesson focuses on short ii–V progressions that develop your…
Detailed Summary: The Genesis and Evolution of the Vibraphone
The Genesis and Evolution of the Vibraphone
The history of the vibraphone is characterized by intense commercial competition, continuous technological refinement,…
Here’s what I got down with this etude. I think this one went really well, and I think there’s still things that I can improve with my balance (I definitely want to bring out my dynamics, and bringing up the melody to be clear over that…
Red Norvo: The Architect of Chamber Jazz
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Hey guys,I’m Rupert Lo, and I’m really happy to be part of the faculty here. I’m a vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer based in New York City. I’ll be sharing some of the things I’ve learned along the way—practice concepts, creative…
Hey guys,I’m Rupert Lo, and I’m really happy to be part of the faculty here. I’m a vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer based in New York City. I’ll be sharing some of the things I’ve learned along the way—practice concepts, creative…
get sonny clarks chorus down - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98vC-bF2AOA&list=RD98vC-bF2AOA&start_ra… WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVEchord melodymy simple solo come up with your simple solopractice my lick - DO YOU…
Here’s what I got down for etude #8 so far. I think I definitely want to revisit this one just to become more fluid with what I am doing, as well as just fix the sillier mistakes that I make towards the end of this piece. Outside of that I…
🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 8: Putting It All Together 🚨In our final lesson, we bring everything from the series together into a full chorus etude over Wave. This written solo combines guide tones, arpeggios, scale fragments, motifs,…
Picked up a spare M55 in good shape that I don't have immediate use for. 70s, silver bars, appears to be a low use instrumentLocated in Westchester, NY. I can work with you to meet in the middle within a 100 miles or so. -Tyler…
Hey guys,I’m Rupert Lo, and I’m really happy to be part of the faculty here. I’m a vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer based in New York City. I’ll be sharing some of the things I’ve learned along the way—practice concepts, creative…
🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 7: Harmonic Tension & Resolution 🚨In Part 7, we shift focus to tension notes and their resolutions. By weaving in altered tones (♯11, â™9, and other upper extensions), you’ll hear how dissonance naturally…
Here’s what I got down this Tuesday for this Friedman Etude. There’s definitely some things I want to improve, like I definitely started to rush at parts that were giving me trouble which I gotta watch out for, and I think there’s times…
🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 6: Soloing with Motifs 🚨In Part 6, we focus on building solos using motifs—short melodic ideas that you can develop, repeat, and vary throughout the form. This exercise takes one simple motif and applies it…
Here is a list of things on the website, lessons I liked a lot or thought were important. For me it's all of them I guess.
Can any of you guys copy a link of something you thought was interesting and help and put it in the comments? I'll…