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I've been trying to really dive deep into Thelonious Monk recently, but I've found some of his idiosyncrasies are much easier on piano than vibes. I attached an image of his tune "Trinkle-Tinkle." I have the whole thing figured out, except the first two measures at the B section. I want to preferably get to at least 130 BPM on it, but so far I have had no luck. Any thoughts on how to stick this? Alternating vs. doubling vs. paradiddles maybe? A 4-mallet approach?

Also, I hear sax players fake this section a lot, so if faking seems like the only option, how would you fake it?

Someday My Prince Will Come chord study - class assignment from June 2020 Vibesworkshop Boot Camp. I tried to incorporate elements from the Boot Camp lessions: open/closed voicings, "Zero-to-Hero" rootless voicings, dampening techniques, comping concepts.

Accompanying my lessons about solo playing here a version of this standard ballad.

Using "Like someone in love" (Eb) to study solo-vibe playing. Having started with creating a counter line to the melody with the root notes of the accompanying chords we are now starting to incorporate chords. See the previous installments (a path to solo playing 1 and 2) for the lead sheet. More detailed and in-depth study? Contact me for a Skype or Zoom lesson.

A Duke Ellington Solo Vibraphone Medley: In A Mellotone, Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Just Squeeze Me and I Got It Bad.

It is the best instrument in the world.

I think so, Stefan Harris thinks so, Warren Wolfe thinks so, David Friedman thinks so, Joe Locke thinks so and I think so.

Just sayin'.

07-01-20 is our next pop up class. We will study Bluessette.

If you're interested and will make the time for the class.. and you are a paid subscriber let me know and I'll let you into the online classroom. The zoom links and everything else will be there.

email me at tony@tonymiceli.com.

POP UP CLASSES ARE A PART OF THE PAID SUBSCRIBERS PACKAGE

I discovered this several weeks ago and was reluctant to post this because it is so foreign to what we tend to talk about here. But I watched it again today and it's just too good to dismiss. Now I don't and never have played or studied marimba, so this might be the usual fare for marimba players but I've never heard anyone work these techniques into a vibes improvisation.

Here is the video I made for today's coffeehouse.
(not sure why the video distorts)
It's an edited, video version of this lesson: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio-player/lbglw-2-part-1-little-bit-go…

With a few less glitches and a 10 piece band backing behind it, an audience that was late-night drunk, and sympathetic to depression-era blues,,,,it could work.