Hi all,
Here is an original song from the album with thanks to Gary Burton for the inspiration and for blazing the trail for us.
Cheers Kym
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Sitting here in the fire house - McMurdo Station, Antarctica with fingers crossed that our plane (LC 130) gets fixed in time to leave for the south pole tonight at 23:00 (in about 3 hours from now). Just amazing. Anxious, excited, very tired from an earlier call today. Working all day and now it looks like we just might be leaving for the very bottom of the Earth. My first trip to the Pole. What will it be like? My Antarctic Vibraphone is already there, waiting for me.
I know he was a vibe player, but I can’t find recordings where he’s playing vibes!
Some of the older guys might know about him?
Here's a short clip of me playing the 13th etude for pedaling from David Friedman's method book. Feedback welcome.
Some notes about the notes: At the very beginning, the piece starts with b9 interval played in the right hand and improvised stuff in the left. This to me creates a cold, alone, metalac feeling of depth under water. At 0:43 I rub and randomly "twinkle" the upper register with the top mallet. This is white water sound that was inspired by a young student who did that when he was just messing around on the instrument.
Write the chords in.
Play the etude.
Can you improvise your own version of this?
Do you know the scales?
Quarter notes are great for practicing improv, because you have to play each beat but you also have a lot of time to think.
Can you put chords in? Do you have the chords memorized?
This is a quick and dirty etude. If there are any glaring mistakes let me know.