I was talking with my student Kristina O'dea about making up stickings for practicing and building your hands. She had a good one.

This is such a beautiful tune with a tremendously long form, which, for ballad lovers, should be of great interest. It's been performed as a fast tempo latin tune by several artists, such as Chick Corea, but I love it as a ballad with a loping even eighth note feel.

Hi folks,

Here is a new video that demonstrates the expressiveness of some of the electric sounds that I've been working on...You will notice that the natural vibe sound still makes up the basic attack, and that it is very responsive to velocity and phrasing techniques such as bar dampening, etc.

I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, so feel free to comment, good or bad!!

Cheers,
Steve

Hey Folks,
I was thinking about something that I think is worth talking about on the site: Looking up from the vibes once in a while when playing.

To me, communication with the other members of the band in real time is a huge part of the music on the bandstand. When I first started playing I looked down 100% of the time. It's hard not to, we can't feel the notes!

here's my solo version of Everything I love, Hope u like it=)

Wrapping up an ongoing series about 6 note groupings. Final ideas about putting them into practice.

-Tyler

This beautiful little E- prelude by Chopin adapts well into a tune format (see pdf lead sheet attached). The changes are interesting and fun to improvise on. I think it makes a great solo piece. The long sustained melody notes are perfect for vibes.

Gerry Mulligan recorded a version of this piece with his group. You can listen to it on Youtube.