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I'm Thinking about the group Skype lesson. I want to try it. I was thinking of 3 guys who know the tune by memory. Maybe intermediate to advanced.

I think for the group lessons we should all be at similar levels. especially if it's only 2 or three of us.

You should have an account on Skype set up.

Anyone Interested? Then we can set up a time, but I'm thinking Wednesday January 30th, late afternoon or evening.

Hi everyone,

Please join Tony and I on Saturday at 2pm (eastern standard, US) for the online class which covers our new TOTM, How Deep Is The Ocean.

Even if you don't feel like you know this tune well, find a recording/lead sheet of it and join us anyway! This is a great opportunity to get insight into this tune, and we're hoping that this class will promote more participation from the members of the site.

As you all know, this site can only exist if we all participate and inspire each other! Hopefully, we will see you there!

Best,

Behn

Alright...it's been two months since I posted any progress on transcribing Burton's solo on Afro Blue and I'm going to post because I need some motivation. I've been working on it on and off, but winter break and traveling for work put a big damper on getting anywhere with this.

Today I decided to record what I have. It's crazy that this is actually double the length of the last time I recorded, because I feel like I've hardly gotten anywhere, and there's still a full minute to transcribe! Aargh!!!

BUT I will soldier on, because it will all be worth it in the end!!!

Any college cats out there that need an internship? There's a lot of research to be done for the site!!! It would be perfect for a grad student that needed an internship. And since we're pretty legit now, this could go on your resume.

Glen Dalrymple makes the quietest instrument I own. Well, not entirely true, but he rebuilt my M48 and it is now a beautiful instrument.

Behn and I were messing around with the m55 and m48*GD (Glenn Dalrymple). We found some things that made the m55 quieter but my rebuilt instrument was very very quiet.

If you have a new m55 don't just tighten the big nut above the pedal, tighten the one below it. As I found out. That did make my instrument quieter.

I've been working on the 2013 workshop for about three hours now. It sucks doing all the administrative stuff or something like this, I want to shoot myself.

ONE IMPORTANT NOTE:

DUESSELDORF AIRPORT (WEEZE) IS ABOUT 1 HOUR AWAY. YOU MUST TAKE A BUS FROM THERE.

THE BEST AIRPORT IS DUESSLDORF (MAIN AIRPORT). ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE IS COLOGNE AIRPORT. YOU WOULD THEN COME TO DUSSELDORF BY TRAIN.

Email Matthias for any question: post@mallet-institute.com

The vibraphone is a strange instrument. Part doorbell, part piano, part percussion, with ornamental parts that don’t really do much and an electric motor to boot.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/09/4000499/jazz-town-vibraphone-gives…

So, for those of you who don't know me that well, it will suffice to say that after years of pretty much only playing jazz on the vibes (occassionally working with some R&B or latin groups)I began to play music in and around the yoga community about 5 years ago.

I thought Tony's simple question was so funny, that I decided to do another one. Here it is:

When you have a gig, how many times do you check to make sure you have every part of the vibraphone?