Happy birthday Marie!!! I don't know what I'd do without you!!! Vibesworkshop.com would be nothing without your help support and encouragement. You are a great great great friend!! We all love you and hope you have a great birthday!

Hello,
My name is stephen and i am the only jazz vibes player in my middle school. I am actually the only one to walk through as a vibe player. I recently received a set of ludwig and ludwig vibes over the holidays. I am interested in subscribing, but i have a few questions. Whats the difference between the type of memberships? Do i lose any oppertunities by getting a student membership? I enjoy playing vibes and i already take lessons. Do i need the premium membership?
Also, does anyone no how tony's 46rs sound on non-graduated bars like the ones on a jenco?

Forgive if I'm wrong, but wasn't it Marie's birthday yesterday!! I was away for the weekend and was expecting a big post, but...... nothing...!?

So let's all wish Marie-Noelle, our lovely host and friend a very Happy 'Little Late' Birthday!!!!!!!

TJ

Here's an etude with 2 parts. Dampening and then working on the left hand. It's short so it shouldn't require a lot of time to learn

My daughter Katie (20 year old vocalist) surprised me with a present of some original arrangements (she also sings all of the parts) of holiday favorites. Even though no vibes are involved I thought I would post one of these in honor of the season hoping that folks on the site might enjoy it. Thanks to Tony for a wonderful site and I'm looking forward to another great year of Vibes Workshop!

K. David (Dave) Johnson

I'm sure you guys heard this one tons of times!... Not me! I made a search cuz I was surprised by the close presence of vibes on this version...

Did we talk about the vibist appearing here : Arthur Lyman? Any one as things to say about him?

http://www.answers.com/topic/arthur-lyman

- M

A short simple etude that covers three aspects of chordal playing. The block chords. Playing a chord with a grace note and playing a chord and dampening a line underneath it. Short but challenging. Reminds me of a fanfare in a way.

I am looking for suggestions for "practicing" away from the vibes. i.e. sitting on a plane, or in a hotel room. I will be traveling a ton on business after the holidays. I have a couple of ideas that I'd like to share and I'd like to get feedback or suggestions.

1) Memorize tunes. I am now making some 3X5 notecards, the name of the tune on one side the chords, key and modes on the other (e.g. II, V, I)

I got this from Franck Tortiller : I love it!!
A classic... but what a great (French) team work! :o)