See attached fileYou learn it. Better if you memorize it. Know each chord you are playing. I.E. if in the 3rd bar of the tune you see Eb G Bb and D, that is NOT and Ebmaj7 chord. It's a Cmin9 chord. Get it? Look at the changes if you need…
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I am really new to vibes so if it is a stupid question sorry for that :-)
I bought a M55G (ok, I am a beginner, but it was a long dream...).
The mechanics of the new instrument is lovely except the dampening. The upper register is not…
Check out this video. I hope all this makes sense to you guys and that you can start using some of these ideas. Any questions post them here! If a couple people wanted a class on it, I would gladly do it. Let's say minimum 3 people post…
I made a cool play along and made a sort of etude. It's a chance for you guys to play over 2 simple chords and play some 4 mallet stuff and some lines. I will make a video and talk about the etude very soon. But play this, learn this…
Hello! First-time vibes & marimba owner here, both of the ~1960s Jenco 3-octave variety with the foldable legs. I've done a bit of work on both to reduce buzz / rattle / ringing / squeaking with some success but have a few…
Can you play this? With a metronome, make it swing and play the rhythyms? Go as slow as you want to!!!! But once you get it down, work on the speed. Also, IMHO, don't use it as a reading exercise. Memorize it. Can you play it in another…
I'm just talking about the tune, I'm getting Sentimental Over You. Talking about how I would practice it and how I would approach it. I played two solos with hi hat. One fast and one slow, they will follow with the transcription!…
(This is Tony) I'm posting this for John Piper - I learned so much from watching this. This will benefit so many of you guys I think! Let me know what you think. You want more of these?
Here's an in depth study of the tune Stella By Starlight. It's an intermediate/advanced lesson that covers ways to study Stella as well as other tunes.
This is a 4 mallet etude. It's the head to the tune Beautiful Love.
This etude will give you some ideas of how to accompany yourself when playing a head. The great thing about accompanying yourself when playing a head is that the melody…
