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So here's the deal.

I wrote an etude of all eighth notes. It's important for us to be able to weave through the changes, up and down and up and down. It's important for us to move the line in seconds. We do it much more easily with 3rds, but 2nds is where the magic happens.

• If you're going to do this right, write in the changes and study the lines.
• Play the etude down.
• Memorize the etude completely.
• Throw away the music.
• Play the etude in other keys.
• Smile at how much you've learned

working on pedaling. I real like the way this one sounds, I think my time could be better in some spots, but still sound a little expressive

been working on this one! not perfect but worth sharing

Hi guys ! This is NJBP, created by Xavier Soubira French percussionist, a vibes marimbas band which I'm glad to be part of. Band is composed of
Xavier Soubira drums
Matthieu Daudos. Rémy Horchart marimbas
Sylvain Calmont. Patrice Guillon vibes
Fred Valy accordéon
Julien Grostin bass
Enjoy !

Friedman Etude No 11
Thought I'd try performing it with the vibrato motor on slow, would love to hear what you think of it!

Hi All,
November's Good Vibes will be coming up soon, on Sunday, November 6, to be exact. Looks like you're getting your share of GV as Tony continues to archive past shows. The goal is to archive all 70+ shows here on VW. And new ones as they appear.
This month's line-up is Mark Sherman, Christian Tamburr, Rusty Burge and Jerry Tachoir with a beautiful trip to "Sageunay." Then Behn, Joe, Randy, Warren and Herb Gibson from Let's Play.

The springless string tension holder for the bar string is a must! It's so easy, improves the sound of the instrument by allowing the player to easily choose the tension on the string and as the string stretches over time, you don't have to re-adjust the knot in the string (you know what I'm talking about).

You can also maintain an endless ball of string on one end of each set of bars so that as the string wears, you can just pull it through the bars and cut the old string off. I keep a ball of string in a small felt bag hanging on the low end of the instrument.

Here are some pics of my new vibraphone frame. It packs down two ways: 1. fold the legs under the frame just like the M55 pro vibe for across town or simple vehicle transport. 2. take it completely apart and place all long rails in ski cases and leg frames and resonators in suit cases for air travel. It sounds and plays fantastic with all the rubber parts further isolating the bars from the frame and along with the shock-absorbing bar mounts I invented 20 years ago. This is just a prototype that eventually I'll use to produce the ultimate light-weight vibraphone with superior sound.

Check out Gloria Krolak's All Vibes Radio Show. I learn something every time I listen to it!