I always think it's hysterical to see "Vibraphone Workshop' on the Marquis. I bet everybody that reads it is thinking. 'What's a Vibraphone'? And then it's in the Science Center so that must have REALLY confused everybody.

Chinese translation for Chinese students

C為起音的第七級Melodic scale, (C Altered scale)
如果把C這個音當作是一個Melodic scale 的第七個音，往下推（大七度），可以得到Db。
所以你可以把C Altered 音階想成Db melodic scale, 但是從C音開始打。
這個音階為，C,Db,Eb,E(Fb),Gb,Ab,Bb,C
這個音階的音，會經過Ｃ7#5, C7b5, C7#9, C7b9和弦。
i- V - I 中的V可以非常非常常見到這個音階，
把這個音階放到12個不同的調中練習，你會學習到很多。

This piece, a sarabande from Sonata IV in D minor, is a slow thoughtful piece and a good 4 mallet exercise. Use the 4 mallets for melody lines as well the block chords. For instance, in bar 6 you’ll find it handy to use 4 to play the wide intervals in the line. The same approach should be used in bar 23 where the melody line jumps around a lot.

I´m considering buying a used model of the Premier 751 vibraphone (seen on this link: http://www.accent.com.sg/page-1158d1460000.ec).

The condition is OK- absolutely playable, but not great either.

How much would you approx. consider paying for such a model? I see it is offered as new for €4000,- in Germany.

Best,

Karl Ivar

Chinese translation for Chinese students

C為起音的第六級Melodic scale, (C Locrian with #2 scale)
如果把C這個音當作是一個Melodic scale 的第六個音，往下推（大六度），可以得到Eb。
所以你可以把C Locrian #2 音階想成Eb melodic scale, 但是從C音開始打。
這個音階為，C,D,Eb,F,Gb,Ab,Bb,C
這個音階的音，會經過C minor7b5 和弦。
所以看到C minor7b5和弦時, 可以用C Locrian #2音階。
放到和絃進行中：C minor7b5 - F7b9 - Bbminor7
但是因為Locrian with #2 scale 有還原D音（natural 2nd），所以聽起來像是要解決到Bb major scale。
但不一定要解決到Bbmajor音，也可以解決到原本常見的Bbminor。這個還原D音（natural 2nd）讓這個C minor7b5 - F7b9聽起來更有趣。

練習方式：設定一個速度（Set a groove), 然後開始即興這個音階，並且12個調都要練習到。

Hi all. This is my first post.
My friend Paul and I just came across and bought some nice vintage pieces. Pauly got a 40's? Deegan marimba and I got some '39? Leedy vibes. A friend of ours found someone with these vintage pieces, who wanted to get rid of them. They were very reasonable. I think we both felt like we were stealing them. I haven't seen Paul's marimba yet, but my vibes are beautiful. I spent about 10 hours going over them, polishing chrome, etc... here is a picure of a set that is almost identical to mine.
http://www.olympicdrums.com/LeedyVibraphone.html

NOTA: the live video I had attached has been removed... I'm so sorry about that. So I relink the studio version... beautiful too.

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Oh man...

I had just started discovering Stefon Harris' music last week. And today Joe Doubleday linked this vid on his Face Book... This tune is already one of my fav on studio...

Oh man check out the intro, and his two mallet solo... (together of course with his compadres great interpretations!)

Oh man... oh man... the power of two mallets and a big soul!

- M

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