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Over the last 33 years, I have worked a day job in addition to being a professional performer. During that time, the rest of my life has sometimes limited the time I spend with my instrument (a situation I have now resolved in retirement).

Out of necessity, I have learned how to practice more efficiently.

If I had known this when I was young, I would have advanced much more quickly and likely would be a far better player.

In the spirit of sharing what I know, especially with the younger performers on the site, here are my thoughts on practicing efficiently:

It was brought to my attention that Behn was talking about this at the workshop in Philly last week. I thought I should address it with this series of posts. That said, I openly admit that I need to elevate my game on this one. What I generally have been doing for the last 47 years isn't working on this level. :)

What you do on stage between tunes?

David Friedman and Tony Miceli Vibraphone Duo Concert
Friday, August 10, 2018
7:00 PM
Rittenhouse Soundworks, Philadelphia, PA

Concert Review By Tristan Rogers

After a week of intense study, students of the vibraphone and local music enthusiasts gathered at Rittenhouse Soundworks in the Germantown neighbourhood of Philadelphia for an evening of music by vibraphone virtuosi, David Friedman and Tony Miceli.

“I’ll Remember April” - played this song this past Saturday night on the gig with Mark. One of the classic standards and always fun to play. Playing here in the early morning at Berklee before a class. The building used to be a hotel many years ago. The Percussion department is in the basement and the school renovated the entire floor years ago. They left the granite stone exposed which looks great.

Sandu, from a recent gig...

Took some videos of a recent performance at an assisted living facility. At least we didn't distract the guy on the left so much he couldn't work on his puzzle.
This one is "Feliz", composed by Carmen Sandim

“Sous le ciel de Paris” (Under the Sky of Paris) - one of my favorite classic songs from France. This superbly crafted composition was written for the 1951 film of the same name. Paris has to be one of our favorite cities in Europe for my wife and I.

This afternoon I wanted to get into this chord guide you did Tony, posted here:

https://www.vibesworkshop.com/story/totm-have-you-met-miss-jones-chord-…

I printed and proceeded to try and put it to memory while integrating the melody, which I hadn't memorized either until now. :) Hopefully it'll stick.