I'm working with an online student on Stella. We meet a couple times a month and work on tunes, solos and more. We're putting Stella through all the keys and working up a solo. We're playing chord tone solos, and quarter note solos. Just beating the tune to death! I think it's fun and I think he does as well.

I'm posting this duet for him and thought I'd post it for everyone.

We've been working on playing things very simply. So it's a simple duet on the tune.

I hung with Victor Provost recently. We shot Pan lessons and played. Here's one of the tunes we jammed on.

Victor is starting panworkshop.com which will be part of vibesworkshop.com! So get your pans out (no pots).

I just posted a comment on another blog and mentioned that I studied Alexander Technique for a couple of years when I was in my late 30's. Then I thought it might be useful to some of the musicians here to know about this approach to improving posture and understanding physical movement. It is named after the man who developed it about a hundred years ago in Australia. He went on to teach and train people in his methods leaving behind a solid network of teachers around the world. It is quite popular with actors and singers, by the way.

Hi everybody ! Last week I posted a bass-dms track for Four, a bit too hastily. I took it back when I realized it was not good enough. My bass-player Laurent came down yesterday and we recorded a track for Solar. This one is usable. It's all on brushes, there a couple drums and bass choruses. Anyone working on Solar might want to use this. Cheers! Philippe

here is a solo vibes version of a tune i wrote long time ago for a percussion ensemble.i got many recordings of this song played with different instruments and settings but never did a solo vibe performance cause it was too difficult for me to play the bass and the melody.it´s great for working on independence inspired by the video of ed´s blues and all of tonys lessons that deal with that. still it´s not perfect and i miss a lot of notes but as working process i thought it would be cool to post it on the level i can play it today...still it needs a lot of work.

Here's an itunes podcast series that seems really great.
http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/gsu.edu.2009534935

You can subscribe to this in Itunes. I listened to one so far, and his style is great and he's very knowledgeable.

Just some more thoughts on simplicity. I was thinking about all this tonight, and I thought I'd try and pass on some of my thoughts from tonight.

It's based around the tune 'Old Devil Moon'. I was just thinking about how simple I could play. Well, here are my thoughts.

So here's another video of my mentor, Steve Giordano. Again listen to him play. I think you can imagine playing most of this on the vibes. For me, this is where the solo playing comes from. We can learn a lot from the guitar.

Just imagine this was a set of vibes.

Greetings Vibes people

this site is great! I had no idea so many people are involved in playing mallet instruments. I am having a good time reading thru what is here.

I play a 1979 Deagan #594 vibes with Serna pickups. I love this instrument, and have never lost (1) pickup ever. It sounds great, I like the bar sizing and it has held up to a rigorous life, from world tours in road case to it's local rustic Suburu roadcase.

more soon!

thanks

ed

Hi vibe workshoppers-- I'm finally posting something -here is a tune I wrote and recorded a couple of years ago with polychrome, a group I have in Los Angeles with sam Riney on sax and John Chiodini on guitar. New stuff is coming soon, but for now, enjoy i hope-- Bob L