I'm new and Know nothing but don't wish to repeat the mistakes of the past, I taught myself piano...all wrong.
With four mallets it seems the evolution is Traditional grip to Burton Grip To Musser to Stevens? So why should the vibraphone be different?
What is it that the Stevens grip lack? What about that technique doesn't fit the vibe mastery thing.
I hope my instrument arrives soon, I'm tied of banging my table and afraid the old Kurzweil won't live much longer if I keep playing it with mallets.

Hey all,

Soon me and the family are going on our 2 week holiday. And this year I just don't want to take a break in playing. Only thing is, I can't take the vibes.

Now I noticed there are these cheap 1-1.5 octave glockenspiels you can get.

-Is it a good idea to take this with me, and work a bit with it on holiday ?
- do some of you now fun stuff, (tunes, excercises,....) that I can do then.
- Or maybe sheet music which I need to rewrite for vibes ? (for my level of playing off course, but a lot of you know what I'm capable or not, so I can ask here.)
other stuff....

thanks,

this tune is written by our singer taken from a gig we did some time ago...

tarik

Hi
I'm new to the vibraphone, I've listened to them all my life ( i'm 60) but only play piano & chromatic harmonic and that's questionable! A Malletech Omega is on the way, I have mallets and the Stevens MOM book, even found someone a couple hours away that showed me the grip? I'm banging on a table but am starting to be able to control them a bit, 4 mallets. I've found different lesson plans...where should I start with the resources available here?
thanks
pax

Very simple to learn, try to do it fast. Definitely an exercise to have in the back of your mind.