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I really want the TOTM to succeed and for you guys to memorize tunes. I think you'll be happy you did!

I'm trying out yet another web conferencing package. This one looks cool. If it works we could meet once a week or once every 2 weeks and work on the tune, live.

The problem is the audio, as we don't need great video, but we need decent audio. I'm assuming it won't be up to par, but I'm working on it.

We could attempt to do this in ustream, it might be a little clunky but it could work.

Anyway I'm still at it.

VW is excited that we will be included in the syllabus for the percussion department at the University of Delaware. Harvey Price and all of his students (21) will be subscribers on VW. This is exciting news to us, because one of our goals is to get universities percussion departments involved in the site.

In the two years I have run this site, I've learned that the end of August is a pretty quiet time. I realize people are on vacation, students are getting ready for college, people are just basically chilling and waiting for Labor Day, and then to get back to work, school, etc.

I've also watched the site grow for the past two years, and checked out the community of vibe players that has built around all this. It's not nothing short of spectacular. The fact that we have almost 1500 members from all of the world on this site is truly remarkable.

okay, so her two weeks into the tune of the month. I'm curious as to your thoughts of what's happened so far, what's happening to you, and what you think of this process.

I know for myself that just thinking about things changes my direction and give me things to learn. I personally got way more into tunes based on the tune of the month club and have altered my practicing and am studying lots of tunes again. I know for myself this is been a great thing.

I'm inspired by the TOTM gang.

I used to have a database on my palm phone with several hundred tunes on it. I knew almost all of them at one point. Then I switched phones, got a palm pre and didn't switch all that over.

However you guys inspired me and a week ago I installed a DB program on my Iphone. I put in about 200 tunes and am building the list again. I have a DB set up with a few different views.

All tunes
Swing tunes
ballads
up tempo tunes

Then I have a pop menu for each tune. Either I know it, have to refresh it (means I can fake it if I have to), or learn it.

I was practicing a few weeks ago and when reviewing some of my taping, I really liked this one for some reason. It is quite short so I decided to share it. it was practice with some different goals, most of which were accomplished.

BruceW :-)

Ok here's a video on the etude: Holyhell937. I perform it and I talk about it.

I hope someone else tries to play this, misery loves company!

Here's the link with the actual lesson and pdf:
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/node/4435

I've been a subscriber to Vibes Workshop for some time now and just wanted to tell Tony and everyone involved with the site how much I've enjoyed it! The video is a piece by Ney Rosauro (Brazilian composer) that I've been working on. For those of you that aren't familiar with Ney's music - I think he's a wonderful composer who captures the flavor and atmosphere of Brazil so well. Hope you enjoy.

K. David (Dave) Johnson

YES, RIGHT NOW Wednesday on www.smallsjazzclub.com you can see

BRYAN CARROT playing with the Ed Cherry Trio

GO THERE NOW and see one of the superb vibraphonists now until 12:30 EST tonight

WWW.SMALLSJAZZCLUB.COM

BruceW

I'm digging the idea of making a vibe collective book. I posted something in reply to barry's Ktude (i love it).

The ultimate book for vibe players. A book where we all contribute, or rather whoever would want to contribute. You know if lots of subscribers contributed, I bet we could beg some of the pros here for a little something to put in the book.

I've even thought about the money:

the site makes a percentage
managers make a percentage
contributors make a percentage based on pages they've contributed.