Vibraphone

Hi folks,

Just saw this video, and was wondering if perhaps Adrian Rollini was the first documented 4-mallet vibist? I was surprised by his technique. He was a multi-instrumentalist who also played sax, but I can't think of anyone else playing 4 mallets like this as far back as the '30s and '40s.

Obviously, they are playing along with a pre-recorded track. But you gotta love the tubular bells solo!!

*** (ps. OOPS - saw that this clip was posted last year, must have missed that!!)

Hey VWS!

A must watch!

Thanks John Daly for sending me this!

This won't stay up long i bet, so enjoy it for now!

Here's pt. 1 of a three part lesson on turnarounds. There are so many, so I tried to stick to the critical, and most practical ones. Enjoy!

Keeping lines sounding really clean and clear is tough with vibes. It's easy to let notes ring together and just as easy to let notes ring together that shouldn't be. We have 3 tools to control ringing - the pedal, mallet/hand dampening, and using dead strokes.

I use dead strokes all the time to keep my lines sounding as clean as possible. This video clip demonstrates one example of where using dead strokes can make your playing sound just a bit better. The better you become at listening for notes ringing that should'nt be the better your playing will sound.

This is Tony's Funk transcription that he posted. The reason you can't hear then background track is because it's going through my headset.

here is the etude...

http://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio/funk-etude-1-tony-miceli/tonymiceli/…