Hi everybody who are going to come at Nico's in Sassenheim for the workshop.

Concerning my workshop I'm planning to do some work starting from classical music (JS Bach) and show some different approachs to practice this music on the vibraphone (transposition, chords, improvisation) than just only reading the part.

About this, and to be more efficient, would it be possible for you to check out a couple of pieces ?
I am thinking about :
- the "Courante" from the suite n°1 for cello in G,
- the "Sarabande" and/or the "Double" (just after) from the partita n°1 for violin in Bm,

I don't know a lot of these songs but it's still interesting.

So I say in the lesson you figure out the scales (you'll hear) but I made an etude up with them in it for you to study.

I have a set of Friedman 30Ls to give away.

If you want them, all you have to do is put up 4 Friedman CDs via the Amazon Review under POST.

The first one to put 4 cds up gets the mallets.

I love brushes!

I was playing the piano, and thumbing through the Real Book today. I found "Look to the Sky" and since I had my recording stuff set up at the piano, I decided to create a backing track, with BIAB. I then put back my recording stuff back with my vibes and did an overdub.

I really dig the sound of unisons.

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I messed up the tag at the end, but hope you enjoy it anyway.

Piano - Barry
Vibes - Barry
Drums - BIAB
Bass - BIAB

Barry

Here's another recording from my jam with Tony, and Mark. This is "Prelude to a Kiss". I was sight reading this one.

So cool to have real musicians behind me. What a treat!

Enjoy,

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Barry

Here is our arrangement of the Beatles' tune, "Norwegian Wood".

Enjoy,
Barry

I moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada about six months ago. Since I've played a few gigs here and there, but not the frequency that I had been prior to moving. However, I just started working on a concept with another artist. He mentioned that he wanted to work on some tunes from Eastern Europe and some original compositions. For me the concept of playing vibes in a group with a folk repertoire was a little foreign. And then I remembered what Tony said. Try playing with a rock or different kind of group.

Here's another recording from my jam with Tony, and Mark today. This is "The Days of Wine and Roses", which I was working on for the TOTM. I did it all from memory, which is a big deal for me. I got lost a little, then got back in by listening to the bass and piano. I also comp during the bass solo, which means I can't rely on listening to the bass to keep track. That was tough for me.

But, man that was FUN, playing with other folks! I usually just do solo arrangements in my basement.

Enjoy,

Barry

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