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Someday My Prince.... a sneak peek at how I practice
Randy_Sutin
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I've been loving the lessons that Behn has been posting about the tune.   I have been playing it for a while and, in fact, have been using it for some of my most recent experiments.   Yes to everything that Behn has been saying!…
1 year 11 months ago - 0 comments
15 wk crs Lesson 3 Listening
Reid S
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The Arrival of Victor Feldman Track 1 Serpent’s Tooth Victor plays vibes. Early Miles Davis tune. Track 2 Waltz  Chopin waltz that starts with piano, then vibes and back to piano. The track reminds me of MJQ. Track 3 Chasing…
1 year 11 months ago - 0 comments
15 wk crs Lesson 3 Tunes Blue Bossa
Reid S
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Blue Bossa melody and chords.
1 year 11 months ago - 0 comments
15 wk crs Lesson 2 open closed chords
Reid S
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Open closed minor 7th chords keys of ab, b and f.
1 year 11 months ago - 0 comments
Someday My Prince Will Come Study Pt. 4 by Behn Gillece -V
behng
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Check out the attached PDF!
1 year 9 months ago - 0 comments
15 wk crs Lesson 2 dampening
Reid S
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David Friedman’s dampening etude #2.
1 year 11 months ago - 2 comments
15 wk crs Lesson 2 dampening
Reid S
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David Friedman dampening etude 1.
1 year 11 months ago - 1 comments
15 wk crs Lesson 1 Dampening preface exercises
Reid S
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Preface dampening exercises from David Friedman’s Vibraphone Technique book.
1 year 11 months ago - 0 comments
15 wk crs lesson 1 open-closed Maj7th chords
Reid S
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Recorded before we e-mailed. I’ll record all of the lessons, it’s good practice and review.
1 year 11 months ago - 0 comments
15 Wk crs Lesson 2-Listening
Reid S
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Mike Mainieri Wanderlust  Track 1 Bullet Train  Lots of percussion at the opening. Really cool. Tune is super difficult but, as is the case with the entire album, played effortlessly so it doesn’t sound difficult. To me, it…
1 year 11 months ago - 0 comments
Modes 15 wk crs Lesson 2 So What
Reid S
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So What is an A,A,B,A form tune using 2 chords, dm7 and ebm7. Maybe the most famous modal jazz standard. The bass usually plays the head. Soloing involves using the Dorian Modes on D and Eb. Repetition and rhythmic motifs work well.…
2 years ago - 3 comments
15 wk crs Listening
Reid S
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Gary Burton Alone at Last  Track 1 Moonchild/In Your Quiet Place  Keith Jarrett tunes. Fast, smooth runs showing Gary’s impressive technique.    Track 2 Green Mountains/Arise, Her Eyes  2 Steve Swallow tunes.…
2 years ago - 2 comments
I'm back! (on the radio)
gloria krolak
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I’m back on the radio, ladies and gentlemen! WETF FM, the jazz station in South Bend, Indiana, and home to two dozen or so jazz programs covering every variety, is our new home.  “Mornin’ Gloria” will air on Tuesday mornings at 8AM…
2 years ago - 3 comments
Modes 15 wk crs-Lesson 1
Reid S
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Modes with starting notes D, A, Gb and B.
2 years ago - 1 comments
Someday My Prince Will Come Study Pt. 2 by Behn Gillece -V
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Check out the attached PDF!
1 year 9 months ago - 0 comments
Someday My Prince Will Come Study Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece -V
behng
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Check out the attached PDF!
1 year 9 months ago - 0 comments
Wildflower Study Pt. 4 by Behn Gillece -V
behng
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Wildflower Study Pt. 4 
1 year 9 months ago - 0 comments
Jenco Vibraphone Case
RenPlaysVibes
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Hello! I have had a Jenco for a while now. As of late, I've been going to many jams and rehearsals with it. That's all well and good, but I don't have a case. I have looked around the internet and talked to musicians in town. I have come…
2 years 1 month ago - 6 comments
Wildflower Study Pt. 3 by Behn Gillece -V
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Wildflower Study Pt. 3
1 year 9 months ago - 0 comments
Galanti Vibraphonette Restoration
BarryK
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YouTube suggested this video for me. It is a restoration of a Galanti Vibraphonette. Also, check out this video of "THE MAGIC WALTZ by Amedeo Tommasi | arranged for the Vibraphonette and Piano" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
2 years ago - 0 comments
"I Got It Bad" - Piano/Vibes Duet
rogersvibes
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This is an arrangement I did of Ellington's "I Got it Bad". The pianist is a political science professor I met recently, Peter Minowitz. 
2 years ago - 0 comments
Musser M55 post isolators
Larry Chernicoff
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I'm looking for rubber "licorice" post isolators for a Musser ProVibe. On the Steve Weiss website I found "Musser Marimba Post Isolators", with a list of instruments that these isolators fit. The M55 ProVibe is not listed, but I suspect…
2 years ago - 1 comments
Wildflower Study Pt. 2 by Behn Gillece -V
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Wildflower Study Pt. 2
1 year 9 months ago - 0 comments
Musser Bars For Sale
tonymiceli
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Someone contacted me about Musser vibes for sale. $2,000.  They are in Houston, Texas. I don't know them and I tell everyone beware when you're expecting someone to ship something after you've paid for it.  But if you're near…
2 years ago - 1 comments
Beautiful Love 4 Mallet Etude
tonymiceli
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Can you play this and make it sound good? 
2 years ago - 3 comments
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