Essays-Thoughts

Richard hangs out at the Coffee Hang we do each month. He sent me this to post. A good reminder for us! 

Check out Paul's site: https://www.wyndorps.de/index.html

Just look at the pictures and know that he has made all of these 'contraptions' for the vibraphone. He is incredible and you guys should know about him. 

Vibe Players You Might Not Know: Complete Research

Notes for the Aug 2025 Workshop

Each year I think I do things a little differently at the workshops. At least in my mind it seems that way. Or maybe it's just I have a different attitude coming into each workshop each year.

Just sharing a discussion had here at the house a few days ago...  Everyone here who knows me knows I am Pro-vibrato while playing; for me turning it off is an effect, but if I am playing, it is most likely on.   Many players (especially those influenced by Gary Burton) since the 70's have preferred to play with it off because it sounds corny to them.   OK.  Nothing new there.  And...

Dreams make a difference.

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Hi Everyone,

Below is a post by a philosophy professor on what his experience of teaching online has been like during the pandemic year and what he has learned from it. I thought a lot of what he says is equally applicable to music education. So I am reposting it below. Discussion very much welcomed!

http://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/2021/06/what-zoom-removes.html

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Thursday, June 03, 2021
What Zoom Removes

Guest post by C. Thi Nguyen

On an earlier post, I suggested an idea of creating Good Vibes at www.PIPERvibe.com by helping other artists. In my years working as a musician and then as a rescuer serving the population of many different types, I learned a lot about myself and what I really enjoy doing. I learned that even when I was the "boss" over my fire crew in Antarctica, I loved to cook, clean, and serve them during down time. It creates good vibes for me while serving others. This translates also to goals in music.

The Coffee hang every Sunday at noon, is a great hang.

This week we talked with Roy Pertchik about the Tri Chromatic vibraphone.

It's a vibraphone with a different layout of the keybaord.

It's pretty cool to see and to try and wrap your brain around it.

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