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Learn to play over suspended chords

Playing beautiful 3 and 4 mallet chordal rolls is a goal all vibes and marimba players should work toward. Yes, vibes players mostly use the pedal to sustain notes, but sometimes using a roll is better. Here is a simple, easy to learn method you can use to play really nice rolls for 3 and 4 part chords. The trick is to have each mallet strike the bar at a different time, creating smooth legato sound.

Tips on making your licks more fluid using cells.

Ed talks about four note groupings, great for your lines.

Vibist Jon Letsky has done a great job in updating my website. Some of the features now include a Recent News section, Recordings section (including the entire concert with Dave Liebman in which the downloads are free) and a Video section which includes all of my YouTube videos. Here's the link in case anyone wants to check it out: http://www.edsaindon.com/Default.aspx

Other Miscellaneous Updates:

Hello everyone, still uploading videoclips from a recent quartet gig that featured Rick DiMuzio on sax, Mark Walker on drums, Bruno Raberg on bass and me on vibes. Here's one that we just uploaded. Ed

Chick Corea and Gary Burton's duet of "Monks Dream" recorded at the Blue Note, NYC.
I Found this on YouTube,..not sure if it has been posted on this site before.....
Nice rendition. :)
Carla Jenkins

Hey all,

I ran into this clip on YouTube, and thought I should share it.

I love Hamp, but he was not a player I listened to a lot as a student. However, I appreciate him more every day and I found this clip to be awesome. Really in his prime here. Listen to how hard these guys are swinging!

SS

Behn Gillece shows you how he plays Bye Bye Blackbird