Well, I will have to give some sort of short workshop at the WVC (World Vibes Congress) this year. I was going to take notes and keep a diary on my computer and thought I would do it here. So I'll blog here and you guys can give me your two cents.
On Saturday we will link to all the videos for the second portion of the Day of Percussion on this page. Some players are playing live from 12-2. Others are submitting video which i will link to here.
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Questions? Thoughts? What did you think? Let's talk about his book, here.
I have some things to say but I'll wait. How about some of you start. Gary will check in to answer questions and comment (I'm pretty sure).
Classes will be as follows:
at 2:45 we will do either the rhythm section class or the perc. Which ever one we do first we will do the other one right after.
Oliver Mayman will do the classes on Wednesday, Behn Gillece on Thursday.
Friday the schedule will change a little bit and in the afternoon Chuck Redd will do a workshop. (He's a great 2 mallet vibe player and a GREAT drummer).
Just found Mattias Ståhl. Anyone know about him?
I think he sounds great and very interesting!
This is a video many of us have probably seen, this version is colorized which is cool.
For me they play one of my most favorite songs 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square'. Also the third song they play is one of Gary's and I love to see how much the audience loves his playing and the song. I imagine Gary just floored musicians and especially percussionists. No one had played like this in 1966. He was the first. A must watch!
I've said this over and over. I don't know how anyone gets good without goals. Maybe there's a way but I don't think so.
I think not having goals, is like learning how to shoot a bow an arrow with out a target.
Beginners:
Really try to memorize 2 of these 3 tunes at least:
Intermediate:
Memorize at least one of the beginner tunes and maybe 2 of these:
If you are really interested in mallet instruments, this is an incredible place to visit! I was blown away the first time I went.
If you are interested I put all this into NotebookLM an AI notebook. If you want to poke around:
Tony's broadcast from the museum at the Wells Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research was very interesting. Dr. Frank Kumor described the instruments, and he's really knowledgeable and dedicated to the museum's mission. I'd like to talk with the professor because I grew up six blocks from what was the Musser factory in La Grange Park, Illinois, and when I was a teenager, I got a personal tour from the president. I also got to pick up my M55 at the factory in 1986. I hope Tony will post the video.