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Hippie Jazz
tonymiceli
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16 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Video thumbnail for Lydian
tonymiceli
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16 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Debussy Arabesque 1
BarryK
Content type: Blog entry
I just heard an arrangement of Arabesque 1 by Debussy, for vibes, performed by Jessica Ryckewaert, on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0xosUMpJgY I play it on piano and thought I should try it out on vibes. I dug out the piano…
16 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
Rhythm Changes Bb - 150 Bpm Bass only
tjaco
Content type: Audio Player
Here is a rhythm section track with only bass for you to practice along playing four mallet solo or just chords.
16 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
For Those of You Who Post
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
If you post here on the site, you'll see some reorganization starting. The first thing you'll see is in the boxes where you post. We're rearranging the 'Type' categories. Everything is still there, just being moved around. Over the next 2…
16 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Video thumbnail for Joel Davel demos the Marimba Lumina
tonymiceli
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16 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Percussion Geeks #3 - Mario Deciutiis from Mallet Kat
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Upload
Mario is the ulitmate electronic percussion geek! He even owns a company that makes electronic percussion instruments! The mallet kat is way cool and Mario not only builds them but he can play them as well. Check him out in this episode of…
16 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
How do you pronounce the notes? (just curiousity)
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Forum topic
After listening to John's ear exercices, I'm just curious about one thing: so far I thought that all Anglo-saxon people were always naming the notes with letters, and that only a few European countries like France were using the D'Arezzo…
16 years 6 months ago - 24 comments
Bobby Hutcherson playing on Recorda-Me
jamesshipp
Content type: Audio Player
Cool to see some transcriptions of Bobby going up around here. About 10 years ago (!!!) I transcribed a LOT of solos, and I think I probably did more Hutch than any other vibes player... there's just so much IN there. There are less…
16 years 6 months ago - 3 comments
Video thumbnail for Roy Ayers
pap4456
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16 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
I Didn't See Anyone There!
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Man, we saw 4 people online! John Piper Told me there was a lot of you online. Damn, what happened? I thought wow, no one has questions. Oh man. Piper said there were lots of questions. I ended early because it seemed like no one was there…
16 years 6 months ago - 11 comments
Percussion Geeks Episode 2!
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Upload
Well..... We didn't talk about all of the vibraphone techniques but we got a bunch in here!!
13 years 8 months ago - 3 comments
jonathan letsky lesson oct 23 08 by Tony Miceli -V
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
here you go! work hard!
1 year ago - 2 comments
Understanding Tritone Substitutions and Altered Color Tones
Piper
Content type: Story
Understanding Tritone Substitutions by John Mark Piper To understand the basics of tritone substitutions and how they typically function is an important aspect of music. Having good command of them can help a musician's reading, hearing,…
16 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
Bobby Hutcherson as a sideman
tjaco
Content type: Story
I think it is sometimes hard to find a lot of Bobby Hutcherson stuff. He doesn't have loads of cd's with him as a leader, but he did a lot of stuff as a sideman. So there is a guy who put a list on amazon with Bobby Hutcherson on cd's as a…
16 years 6 months ago - 1 comments
Happy Halloween
BarryK
Content type: Blog entry
I usually rig something up for Halloween. This year I decided to put an inflatable halloween decoration under a pile of leaves. When the kids come to the door for trick-or-treating, I'll turn on the blower with a remote controlled outlet…
16 years 6 months ago - 1 comments
suggestion for subscribers using the site
tjaco
Content type: Blog entry
Here's a suggestion for subscribers using the site and practicing like there is no tomorrow(like you're all doing!). Say you are working on something, a tune, a progression, a mode or anything like that. The thing to do is to use the…
16 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Larry is Sick, But I think We'll Still Be Online Tonight
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
Larry has an inner ear infection and is really dizzy. I told him to stay home, I think we're going to reschedule larry for next wednesday. I'm looking for a sub, but i think if I don't get one, I'll get online and we'll just do a Q&A…
16 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Video thumbnail for Richard Galliano and old school french vibist Philippe Macé
tonymiceli
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16 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
My Late Excuse
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Just thought I'd pass this along! I played jazz at a funeral today. And I was late because someone died on the way to the gig. Right on the street, and I got stuck behind the ambulance that was in the middle of the road. I couldn't back…
16 years 6 months ago - 1 comments
The Modes in Detail - Phrygian
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Upload
The phrygian scale is pretty cool because it has a minor 2nd between the root and the second scale degree. That gives it a very exotic sound! Chinese translation for Chinese student. 如果拿Phrygian 音階和大調（major）音階來比較，Phrygian音階多了降2降3降6降7音。…
7 years 11 months ago - 4 comments
Larry McKenna Masterclass/ Oct. 29 @ 7:00 PM EST
tonymiceli
Content type: Event
Famed Philadelphia Jazz Saxophone legend LARRY MCKENNA will conduct an online Masterclass Oct. 29th at 7:00 PM EST at www.larrysimprovpage.com The class is based on jazz improvisation but applicable to all styles of music and highly…
16 years 6 months ago - 6 comments
Don't forget the Annotations!
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
There are a few of you using the annotations. Subscribers will see it on each page. They can keep notes and then go there account page and see an 'annotations' tab. There they can read there annotations and then click to go back to the…
16 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Embarassing but Funny (I'm The Drummer!)
tonymiceli
Content type: Images
Guess how old I am!
16 years 6 months ago - 9 comments
I Should Care by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
They great thing about tunes is that they're automatic etudes! I'm doing a hard etude with the tune Cherokee. I plan on writing it out and posting it here. Tonight I decided to take a tune that's a little uncomfortable for me and work on…
16 years 6 months ago - 1 comments
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