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Having fun today in the basement of the percussion department at Berklee between classes playing a blues in C. Some of the vibe students and I have been working on this style of left hand accompaniment. It's fun and a challenge trying to keep the left hand going while focusing on the right hand improv using syncopation. It's a pleasure to be able to teach and interact with all of the very talented players here. For me, it's energizing.

Hey Folks,
Been a while since I've posted here, just wanted to share a new video of what I've been up to in my new band with the malletkat.

-Tyler

Tribute to Bobby Hutcherson with his song "Montara" played on Omega with pickups, effects and looper.

Also, if you are interested, I have a couple 360 videos of duets with a bass on my YouTube channel. If you watch them on the right platform, you can "look around" and zoom in while the video is playing.

https://www.youtube.com/user/DanaSud

Chinese translation for Chinese students

Cmajor - Abmajor - F7
因為有些和聲進行可以學到很多，這就是其中一個

Cmajor - Abmajor - F7 =
C (Ionian)- C Aeolian - C Dorian

用很多不同方式練習這組和聲進行：
*演奏單旋律，會幫助聽力，也幫助你演奏單旋律更順暢。
*想辦法找到一些Pattern
*comping
*單手練習（左手/右手）

你也可以找到你自己的一組合聲進行，
然後用以上這麼多方式去練。

Comping的時候要注意，用Side way方式。音階式的方式練習演奏和弦，而不是用轉位的方式，
這樣才能真正的清楚了解每一個細節。

Here's the Mancini Challenge.

I have to learn these tunes for an online concert Sunday March 19 at 1pm. We're doing Mancini tunes. He writes a lot of slow and beautiful tunes. Here is a PDF of the tunes we are playing. You should check them out and listen to the originals online.

I have a fellow young musician who thought a couple were very corny. I like corny and Mancini's tunes are so beautiful to me.

Chinese translation for Chinese students

伴奏comping的方式：

不是只能用轉位的方式，而是可以用音階是的方式，
這裡有一個練習方式：

左手：Root+5音，2音＋3音
右手：solo

當你練越多時，會發現越多東西。
例如看到A, C, D，時，你可以放入F，聽起來可以是Cmajor 聲響。

演奏時嘗試演奏的好聽（musical），你會學到更多。

(Tony示範演奏Eb)

重要的是，在練琴的時候，訓練耳朵是重要的，而不是訓練記得音階的形狀(eyes)。
耳朵先練好之後，技巧跟其他東西都會一起慢慢變好。
先喜歡你打的聲音（music）比較重要，之後再慢慢了解並且學習它背後的理論

"I'm A Fool To Want You" - working today on this classic song written in 1951 by Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf and Joel Herron. Using my Vic Firth M39 mallets on a Yamaha vibe. I'm pleased with the sound and feel of the new mallets. Enjoying the nuance and subtleties at a soft dynamic level while still sounding full. (My apology for the squeaky pedal. I'll have to bring some oil next time. :) )