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Settlement Music School Faculty/Alumni Band

tonymiceli 24 February 2022

Allstar cats here! 

 

There are some things to talk about here. First My mallets which are hard(er) mallets sound great here. It cuts through and you here the articulation. I'm not saying buy my mallets, but I am saying by mallets like mine. We should all have a set of mallets that cut through and stand out. 

Notice I'm playing accoustically. No microphones up close on the vibes. The band is playing to my volume. That's the way it should be in my world. You play so all can be heard. 

Wichita Lineman

tonymiceli 9 February 2022

I did this a while ago. I probably hated it when I listened back. But time has a way of making us more objective about our past. 

 

But I think this is cool. I like how I keep time even though it's slow and spacey. 

 

Rubato and timeless is cool, but not as a crutch. That's what I think.

Clavamba — Clavé meets Samba using African drums and the Burton grip (Jerry Leake)

Jerry Leake 5 February 2022
Using Ewe drums, the Yambu clave is played on the bell and low drum. On high drums, Son and Rumba clavé weave around the Yambu. An original clavé phrase (rotating the son to a different position) joins the series. The 4/4 sequence transitions to 6/8 for a profound shift in feel that is prominent in Afro-Cuban music. It ends with an original Samba that morphs into different time signatures and energy. 
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