Here's the Mancini Challenge.

I have to learn these tunes for an online concert Sunday March 19 at 1pm. We're doing Mancini tunes. He writes a lot of slow and beautiful tunes. Here is a PDF of the tunes we are playing. You should check them out and listen to the originals online.

I have a fellow young musician who thought a couple were very corny. I like corny and Mancini's tunes are so beautiful to me.

Chinese translation for Chinese students

伴奏comping的方式：

不是只能用轉位的方式，而是可以用音階是的方式，
這裡有一個練習方式：

左手：Root+5音，2音＋3音
右手：solo

當你練越多時，會發現越多東西。
例如看到A, C, D，時，你可以放入F，聽起來可以是Cmajor 聲響。

演奏時嘗試演奏的好聽（musical），你會學到更多。

(Tony示範演奏Eb)

重要的是，在練琴的時候，訓練耳朵是重要的，而不是訓練記得音階的形狀(eyes)。
耳朵先練好之後，技巧跟其他東西都會一起慢慢變好。
先喜歡你打的聲音（music）比較重要，之後再慢慢了解並且學習它背後的理論

"I'm A Fool To Want You" - working today on this classic song written in 1951 by Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf and Joel Herron. Using my Vic Firth M39 mallets on a Yamaha vibe. I'm pleased with the sound and feel of the new mallets. Enjoying the nuance and subtleties at a soft dynamic level while still sounding full. (My apology for the squeaky pedal. I'll have to bring some oil next time. :) )

Healthly stride vibes playing ! Enjoy

A one chorus solo version of the melody to "You Don't Know What Love Is" recorded during a private lesson today at Berklee.

Here vibes played with real brazilian rythm and feel. Not so often ...