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7 aspects of the music we play and how it is recieved
Randy_Sutin
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Today's coffee hour conversation touched down on this twice, once during the discussion of mallet hardness (pretty universal agreement that music not heard is music not good) and again during the discussion about the role of lyrics. These…
5 years ago - 0 comments
Wednesday Pop Up Class - The Diminished Scale
tonymiceli
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Our next Pop Up Class is this Wednesday and we will talk about the Diminished Scale. This ties in with our last class which was on "Have You Met Miss Jones". All the dominant chords in this tune are 13 b9 chords. That's the diminished…
5 years ago - 0 comments
Glassy, Milk Bottles, Soft, Rubbery, Washy, No Attack, Bricks
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
I"m thinking about all this talk about mallets and sound. So I was wondering how we would classify different peoples sound? I don't mean in a negative way. I'm listening to Steve Nelson right now, Mike Dirubo's new cd. Ed mentioned glassy…
5 years ago - 6 comments
Solitude
Michael DuBick
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Playing ballads is always a challenge; phrasing and tempo are crucial for expressing a song's essence. Fortunately, we can draw upon the way vocalists confront this for guidance. Billie Holiday, one of my favorites, recorded and performed…
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Mack The Knife
ed saindon
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An Oldie But Goodie - "Mack The Knife"
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Moon River (from hang with Joe and Gustavo)
ed saindon
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"Moon River" - Solo version from a hang with Joe Locke and Gustavo Agatiello. We’ve had quite a few of these weekend sessions and for me they have been so much fun, informative and inspirational. We can spend at least eight hours a day in…
5 years ago - 0 comments
Squeaky Pedal Treatments?
mwalbridge
Content type: Forum topic
Hi everyone! I'm wondering if anyone has found any general at home solutions to helping squeaky pedals? I have a Musser M55 and am noticing a lot of pedal squeaks especially if my pedal is tilted to the side in any way. I am just looking…
5 years ago - 4 comments
Beginner Video I Made for Another Organization
tonymiceli
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Very simple but gets you improvising in minutes. And it's kind of fun!
5 years ago - 0 comments
June 7th Coffee Hang
tonymiceli
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5 years ago - 0 comments
June 6, 2020 Vibe Talk With Mike Balter
tonymiceli
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Solitude - New Composition for Solo Vibraphone
mwalbridge
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Hi everyone! I've just released my new composition for solo vibraphone called Solitude. I have been spending a lot of time in quarantine thinking about what sounds I like to hear on the vibes and how to showcase them. This piece is the…
4 years 10 months ago - 6 comments
The Creative Mind of Bill Evans
tonymiceli
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A must watch.
5 years ago - 0 comments
A GREAT Dave Friedman Lesson: Watch: Listen: Learn -V
tonymiceli
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This is a beautiful lesson by friedman. Wait until you hear this solo! It's an incredibly melodic solo, which is the point of the lesson. So Watch: Lesson: Learn! And if you have any questions, ask David!
1 year 1 month ago - 36 comments
Friedman Etude #9
Oliver_M37
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Took a short break, but I just uploaded 7 and 9! I swear, I've been trying to record #20 for like a month but it never comes out how I want it. Maybe next week.
5 years ago - 0 comments
Friedman Etude #7
Oliver_M37
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I took a tiny break, but I'm working on Friedman's whole book again. Number 7!
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Stride Vibes - Moanin'
Oliver_M37
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This one was kind of just for fun and is a little unpolished. But I've been practicing Tony's stride stuff and it seemed applicable to Art Blakey's shuffle feel in Moanin'. I put in a "bass solo," and I'm working on my block chords. I'm…
5 years ago - 0 comments
Competition in music
Randy_Sutin
Content type: Blog entry
I’ve been thinking about this a lot since this afternoon’s discussion. Truth in advertising: I’m definitely in the “competition is destructive “ camp in spite of my long association with jazz and its deep tradition of cutting sessions. I…
5 years ago - 16 comments
All The Things....Comping, Solo Playing
ed saindon
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"All The Things You Are" with comping/solo playing: working with a student yesterday on comping/solo playing. We were working on various voicing techniques and concepts including closed, open voicings, voicings in 4rths, pentatonic…
5 years ago - 0 comments
Wichita Lineman by Jimmy Webb - Solo Vibes
ed saindon
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"Wichita Lineman" composed by Jimmy Webb and sung by Glen Campbell. One of the hippest and harmonically interesting pop tune that I think was ever written. A challenge to do it justice while maintaining the mood and not hit any clams. Ha!…
5 years ago - 0 comments
Miss Jones Chord Melody for Aaron
tonymiceli
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5 years ago - 0 comments
Stella
jackhuang
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Playing some sound in my head, if you have time please leave comments! Thanks!
5 years ago - 0 comments
Vibe Hangs!
tonymiceli
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Vibe Hang With Chien Chien Lu
tonymiceli
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Great Episode!!!
5 years ago - 0 comments
June 3rd, Pop Up Class - Have You Met Miss Jones
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Our pop-up class for VW subscribers will take place June 3rd - 2pm EDT We will study 'Have You Met Miss Jones'. The follow up class we will stream and some of you guys will play the tune in 'Virtual Public'. If you don't do that I would…
5 years ago - 0 comments
Tony,how about a new series on your stride technique
campb3ll
Content type: Forum topic
Hi Tony, I remember seeing an old video of you playing Come Rain Or Come shine you called it a quick and dirty video. it would be great to have a series on the fine points of this technique. with video.
5 years ago - 1 comments
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