Don't Know What To Practice?
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 Building on this. This would be especially for new comers to the site or players who don't know what to practice. Pick something from here!
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Looking For Something to Study?
- Are you a beginner? Try doing all the lessons in this section: Click here for beginners lessons
- Also if you're a beginner, you can sift through all the beginners links. Click here for everything for beginners.
- Here are a list of all the tunes we’ve studied. Click here and pick a tune and go through all the lessons.
- Click here for a few 30 second lessons. Simple things to keep in mind or work on.
- Click here for a few lessons on Grooves.
- Click here to learn a cool Phrasing Technique that David Uses.
- Have you gone through the David Friedman Book “Dampening and Pedaling”? If you haven’t you should really work hard going through the book and doing each and every etude. It’s the one book that will definitely transform your technique in a hugely popular way! Also we have almost every etude performed by different VW members here on the site. Click here to see all the etudes.
- Click here for an interesting short talk by David Friedman talking about dampening.
- Here’s an little out of sync video about the importance of scales.
- It’s fun to emulate a stride piano player on the vibes. Here’s a section with a bunch of lessons on doing that.
- We did 7 weeks of bebop. Click here for a bunch of great lessons on bebop
- Check out the lessons here with SBYI which means “Stand Behind Your Instrument” They are here.
- We did a series called 8 Measures a day. It’s great. Just that 8 measures a day for you to practice. You have time for 8 measures don’t you? It’s here.
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Here's an idea to get into soloing.
Here are a few lessons with a little twist to them for soloing and working on harmony. Give it a shot.
- Here you play a minor 7th chord play a line (in dorian). When you stop you play that note you stopped on and make it a minor 7th of a new chord. Check out the video.
Click here for the Minor 7th improv exercise - Here is the same exercise with a Maj 7th chord. Click here for the major 7th exercise
- Here you play a chord, play a line when you stop make a decision of what part of the next chord the note you stopped on is. Click here.
Comments
allyman
Sun, 07/08/2018 - 11:42
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Thanks!
Thanks Tony. This is a great idea and is helpful. I'm working through a ton of stuff but enjoying every minute. Always something to work on and stay focused on and wring out! Looking forward to August. I'll post some video soon too.
tonymiceli
Mon, 07/09/2018 - 13:53
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well if you see anything you
well if you see anything you really like, come back and say something about it. i'll keep build the document.
:-)
keep working hard.
allyman
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 07:00
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Will do. Working, that is.
Will do. Working, that is. And I'll keep coming back. :)
allyman
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 09:55
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First video - wasn't sure where to post this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Xu5cw_z5c&t=2s
I figured I'd try and record this from memory, despite only starting to memorize it a few days ago. Lots of little technical errors but the goal was to put up something displaying my level of technical competence at this point. My apologies to David for the misplaced notes and errors. I decided to learn this a couple of weeks ago for a concert gig I did last week with a harpist. I needed a little solo piece to include and I found this, and liked it. Anyway, the first video is loaded. Just beginning this journey so lots to learn.
tonymiceli
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 11:23
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i'll post this for you. but
i'll post this for you. but you should go on the left, to post, then embed video.
allyman
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 14:01
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My apologies
I briefly looked to see if I could delete that post. Please feel free to remove it; I should have asked first, and now I can clearly see the hyperlink for "post" on the left. Again, my apologies.
allyman
Mon, 07/30/2018 - 09:39
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Different
Its weird, but one of the things I'm learning about this new language and new journey...is that sometimes "practicing" means just noodling around...playing with the changes, voicings, and MOST importantly (for me anyway), trying to hear melodies in my head that I can translate to the keyboard...it all takes on a very different kind of feeling than does the typical practicing I've done over my early developmental years. I don't know if this makes sense or not, or if I"m on the right track. But it feels like some of the time, this is what comes out of my practice time. I can feel some improvements in these areas, but it's slow...
tonymiceli
Wed, 08/01/2018 - 14:31
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exploration
exploration
allyman
Wed, 08/01/2018 - 14:49
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That's a simpler description, yup :)
:)
c.stallard22
Fri, 09/28/2018 - 10:15
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Things To Practice
Great list! The stride stuff is some of my favorite...especially the Summertime lesson and, of course, the washer machine video ;) but here are some other vids that have been helpful/inspiring:
A lot of Christos' stuff, especially these three (I think I've watched these around fifty times each...):
Independence: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/video-upload/totm-chops-independence-exerc... ("If it doesn't dance, don't even try it.")
Montuno: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/youve-heard-million-times/tonymiceli...
Tagging a tune: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/video-upload/learning-new-tune-christos-ra...
All the "Cop This Groove" stuff:
Big folder: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/book/cop-grove/jimmiew/050316
And some favorites:
https://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio-player/cop-groove-july-4-tony-miceli...
https://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio-player/cop-groove-june-2010-1-tony-m...
https://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio-player/cop-million-dollar-lick-tony-...
Solo Playing:
https://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio-player/jamming-work-solo-playing-ton...
Tips from Gary Burton: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/book/solo-playing-tips-gary-burton/jimmiew...
Blues:
https://www.vibesworkshop.com/video-upload/practicing-blues/tonymiceli/0...
https://www.vibesworkshop.com/video-embed/i-gots-blues/tonymiceli/050316
Not a lesson, but awesome: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio-player/sonnymoon-two-tony-miceli/ton...
And this one isn't a lesson, but it's in my bookmarks to eventually learn: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio-player/interlude-rock-star-tony-mice...
Also not a lesson, but interesting discussion here: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/blog-entry/whats-future-instrument/tonymic...
tonymiceli
Sat, 09/29/2018 - 10:28
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thanks for doing this. i
thanks for doing this. i think this site needs some organizers like you and others. there is so much stuff up here! hope to see you soon! come to philly!
c.stallard22
Sun, 09/30/2018 - 18:27
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Yeah no problem!
Yeah no problem!
I've been hoping to get in a Philly trip. Sadly my other Philly friends have all moved away, but it'd be cool to come jam and see you and Anne. Maybe later this fall.
And yes, happy to do some organizing on the site if it's helpful. I've got some extra time for vibe stuff in my life again this year. :)