Just a rehash of stuff I've talked about. I wanted to make sure it was in one place. It's just about studying tunes and making sure you have the basics down.

Remember, Memorize it. Learn the words, sing with Billie and Ella and Sara, whoever. The words will help if you're stuck. Get into the tune and have fun learning it.
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It took me a couple of days to get all impressions of last weekend into place.
Tho it may not look so, such a weekend is asking a lot from Paul and me here at the factory.

Preparing starts already on the Monday before:
- we needed to get the instruments ready (7 in total, only 4 used however)
- prepare/cleaning up our demo room
- prepare our cantine
- prepare/cleanin up the workshop
- organize the food and beaverage

Once the workshops started, for me the work calmed down a bit, so I could relax some.

I was checking out all kinds of versions of 'How Deep Is The Ocean' on youtube and came across this lesson by Andy Laverne. I thought this was pretty cool.

I especially found the screen of his face above the keyboard funny to see and the way he analyses the tune after with only the piano playing is pretty cool.

Oh yeah, and check the ending. He explains what Bill Evans did on the end.

TJ

I am a singer, and I wanted to record "This Masquerade" as simply as possible. I love the sound of voice and vibes, but also needed the added beat and sound of a bass. Who better to ask to record this song with me, than my old schoolmate, Tony Miceli, from Phila. College of Perf. Arts, (now Univ. of the Arts where Tony teaches).

Here's a virtual conversation about playing via the internet. I don't have the time to sort it all out but if you sift through, it's pretty cool.

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so it sounds like this could possibly work from west to east coast?

but remember somebody plays something on the east coast. in jazz i'm responding to that moment. then he's responding to me.

hmmm, but if i can do it being 55 feet apart from the other musician, then this is possible in this capacity.

that's the verdict?

If I had to make a fantasy workshop up, how I would like to see everything turn out, this would be it.

We all got to meet Marie, Nico and our guest David Friedman.

Now that's a good looking set of mallets!!

sorry marie, i couldn´t resist to post this one first...i hope you don´t mind...but this for me is really lovely, because it shows all the passion you have for the vibes and for meeting us all. can´t tell you how much pleasure it was for me meeting you (beside all the others of course!).

hope to see you real soon.

p.s i only shot one picture during the whole workshop...and that´s this

Watch this pic... thousands of hours of work, again and again... to that point of perfection... Amazing!

Tony and the 12 keys golden rule! Ya'd better know them all! Huh John? :o)