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One More Thing

tonymiceli 11 December 2008

I just thought I'd pass this on. A quick story.

I gave finals today. Each student had to perform Donna Lee in 3 keys and solo.

Anyway let's make it short. All but one student is left in the room. He plays Donna Lee in 3 keys. It was the best performance of the whole class.

When he got done he looked up at me and he was shaking. He said, 'I'm sorry, I tried'. I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe the demons that were just in his head while playing this. If his head would have been cleared he would have got done and said, "wow". Instead he thought he failed.

Seek and Ye Shall Find

tonymiceli 11 December 2008

I went through the lessons and books last night and I was floored. There's so much knowledge here I can't believe it. I was blown away.

I just hope you guys are combing through all the lessons and pulling stuff out and working through things one at a time. That's important ONE AT A TIME. (ok maybe 2)

Just Checked out Tom Beckham

tonymiceli 11 December 2008

I just got back from Chris' and checked out Tom Beckham playing music from his new cd. He had Chris Cheeks on sax. I went with Patty (who's a faculty member of the site).

It was great music and great playing. Tom studied with Ed back in the day and me and patty saw some of his influence still resonating. Tom is a great vibe player and interesting approach and really interesting lines.

His new CD is called 'Rebound' which I bought and will check out. I hope he puts up a link to where you guys can buy the CD.

Let's Study 'I Should Care'

tonymiceli 10 December 2008
Time

If enough people sign up for this, then next Monday night I'll turn on the cams and talk about 'I Should Care'. We'll go over the harmony and I'll play it in different keys with a bass player.

Here's what you would need to do:

Learn the tune
Try and memorize the melody
Try and memorize the chords
Have a set of vibes or a keyboard nearby

Then:
I'll talk it down on monday, we'll play it and you can:

Play the bass movement
Play the melody
Play the chords

Blisters

dritske 9 December 2008

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone had to deal with blisters. Once in a while I get a blister on the index finger of my right hand because of the rubbing of the mallet against my finger.

My main problem: sweaty hands + friction + Burton grip = blister.

I know callosity is common for conga players and that they use some kind of tape to protect their fingers and hands.
Usually I apply a Compeed blister plaster for prevention. Unfortunately I was too late this time so I have to deal with that lump on my finger again.

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