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# Etude 7 - David Friedman - Dampening and Pedaling

Hola a todos, les dejo mi humilde versión de este hermoso estudio del gran David.
Nuevamente continuo con la idea de profudizar en el uso de apagadores como el hand Dampening y el Pivot Dampening, entre otros. La razón de la utilización de estas técnicas es primero y principal para continuar el desarrollo de las mismas y dominarlas cada vez con mas naturalidad.
Por otro lado, creo que estos apagadores permiten que no se "cruzen" tanto las manos y podamos estar siempre mejor ubicados, y con mayor control del instrumento.

After the holiday vibe hang last Sunday, I decided to learn Barry K's arrangement of "Wonderful Christmastime" by Paul McCartney.

Does anyone have any favorite Roy Ayers songs?

The World Vibes Congress is Jan. 2nd-3rd, 2021, and the Vibe Hang Afterparty (5:30 PM EST on Jan. 3rd) will begin by inducting Roy Ayers into the vibe hall of fame. Come join the hang. It's free and open to anyone, as are the rest of the Congress events.

To get the word out for the hang and the WVC in general, a few of us are planning to learn some Roy Ayers tunes and post them on social media. So let's start the hype train here.

Hola a todos! Les presento mi version de Te para tres, una canción muy conocida acá en Argentina de Gustavo Cerati, cantautor solista y de SodaStereo. El videoclip es de idea propia y de Polilla audiovisual. Deja en los comentarios lo que te parece! Gracias! Que tengan unas muy felices fiestas.

Hey Everyone,
I hope you are all ready to enjoy the holidays, even if distant from our families and friends this year. It could be worse, right? Keeping each other healthy is what it's all about right now. We've got vaccines coming so that's a reason for optimism.

For the holiday vibe hang this past Sunday I arranged Pachelbel's Canon in D, Carol of the Bells, and a little bit of Jingle Bells for vibes and MalletKAT. Enjoy!

PS: If you haven't tuned in to the weekly vibe coffeehouse hangs on Zoom yet you should, they're fun! Every Sunday, 12 PM EST. Jan. 3rd will be an exception - instead of 12 PM, there will be a special coffeehouse hang at 5:30 PM EST as an "after-party" for the World Vibes Congress. See you there :)

Today I put a bunch of styrofoam panels on my wall, then covered them with my usual hanging bedsheet setup. There is a noticeable difference in how much sound is resonating back - I was surprised!

If you don't want to spring for fancy noise reduction foam and are able to acquire some free styrofoam panels, I recommend hanging them up.

More tips I learned from vibraphonists: Make your space as non-flat and non-hard as possible. Rugs, blankets, pillows, full bookshelves, etc. all make a difference.