Lesson

Check out the etude. Does it help you?

Here are some exercises and info I gave a student on Solar.

WANDERING SCALES - I think it's a good exercise to be able to move from scale to scale from wherever you are. Here's one chorus of that.

SOLO TO TRANSCRIBE - Transcribe it!

That simple. Trade choruses with me on Blue Bossa. Record it and post it here! 

Chia Hui

If there's problems with the lesson let me know. I don't have time to check it!

Learn the melody!
Know the chords¡ 

Then do this lesson!

David Friedman
Tony Miceli
Hauke Renken

Students
Morgan Walbridge
Jared Kirkpatrick
Oliver Mayman

Bobby Hutcherson, born in 1941 is widely considered
one of the pioneers of jazz vibraphone. His background in jazz began with
his older brother Teddy, who would play Art Blakey records in their family
home. Hutcherson’s first experience with vibraphone was at the age of 12
when he witnessed Milt Jackson perform with Thelonious Monk, Percy
Heath, Kenny Clarke, and Miles Davis. Bobby Hutcherson was known to
play the vibraphone with only two mallets, something that was becoming
less common at the time. Fast forward a couple of years and Bobby began