Solo Playing

Here's my version. Where is yours! 

Body and Soul (comp. J. W. Green) Vibraphone Solo Arrangement and Reharm. by Franz Bauer

What do you guys think? This is what I think and how i approach all this for better or worse!!!! 

I mention the Gary Burton Coffee Hang in this lesson. Here's the link to it. 

https://www.vibesworkshop.com/video-embed/gary-burton-june-coffee-hang/tonymiceli/060125

Here's my version of Waltz New - a contrafact of Someday My Prince Will Come

'Andrea's Piece' for Solo Vibraphone was composed in April 2025 by Franz Bauer. 

Here's another sort of technique. I just call this Bill Evans Style. I'm sure all pianists do it but I noticed it listening to him. 

This is to accompany the etude I posted. But I'll also include the etude here as well. 

Oliver recently did a lesson on playing Misty solo for beginners. It's great lesson!

Meanwhile, I bought the application Staffpad for the Ipad. Where you can write your music using a Apple Pencil. That's what I like about the Ipad, it's that I can write notes and things. I miss that. 

However learning Staffpad is a pain in the is. So I've been writing out tunes that I know like Donna Lee, and here is a solo vibe version of Misty. 

Any notation problems, let me know. I didn't get to pedaling or dampening, but most of you can figure that out. 

I always say we spend most of our time playing alone! 

Ok, there's a lot here. Check it out. Some choruses are easier than others. So grab what works for you. 

I put in the chords for the first chorus. You do the same for the rest. Here are things you should do. 

In the tracks below are: 

Great lesson to break into playing tunes solo. 

Here are links to all the other vids: 

Misty Intro

Lesson 1

Lesson 2