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Clavamba — Clavé meets Samba using African drums and the Burton grip (Jerry Leake)
Jerry Leake
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Using Ewe drums, the Yambu clave is played on the bell and low drum. On high drums, Son and Rumba clavé weave around the Yambu. An original clavé phrase (rotating the son to a different position) joins the series. The 4/4 sequence…
2 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Facebook Watch Party - Milt Jackson Interview
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Here's the link to the watch party. We discuss a bit at the end of the video. Let's have a watch party on Feb. 13, 12pm East Coast Time.  We can do it on the VibesWorkshop Facebook page.    I'd like to watch the Milt Jackson interview…
2 years 2 months ago - 1 comments
Very Cool Milt Interview
tonymiceli
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Thanks to Barry K!    I love hearing Milt talk about playing with 4 mallets! And saying because of his speed he can do the same things as four mallet players!   Interesting! 
2 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
I'll Be Seeing You - Stand Alone Version
rogersvibes
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I'm working out a solo version of "I'll Be Seeing You." Loosely based on the attached lead sheet.
2 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
Tristan Rogers Quartet at Muse Performance Space Jan 30
rogersvibes
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My quartet has its first performance since I moved to Colorado tomorrow night. The set runs from 7-8:15 pm (Mountain time). It will be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook at the links below. I have also posted the event's description.…
2 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
The Christmas Song - Giovanni Perin Vibraphone solo -V
giovanniperin
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A spontaneous redemption of "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormè) Have wonderful and safe Christmas holidays with people who really care! If you like to support me you can purchase: ★my music here: https://giovanniperin.bandcamp.com/music ★and…
2 months ago - 3 comments
David Friedman vs. Satchitananda Guru
Randy_Sutin
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In yesterday's presentation for the Vibes Congress, David proclaimed that he was NOT Satchitananda Guru. OK. I get it, but... I've spent time in both worlds and, given the things he was talking about, this made me have a moment of "…
2 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
"They Say It's Wonderful" - Solo Vibes
Oliver_M37
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The great Irving Berlin ballad.
2 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
"Dampening Speed" Lesson
Oliver_M37
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Hey everyone, Here's another lesson on dampening. This is a subtle topic that relates to how you actually physically press the mallet into the bar when you dampen. You can use varying dampening speed to create clean-sounding dampening,…
2 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Vibraphone Solo from Vibraphone Virtuosity: Advanced Progressive Etudes by David Kovins
davidkovinsvibe
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Here is a song from my book - Vibraphone Virtuosity: Advanced Progressive Etudes. I hope you enjoy my vibraphone solo, Etude No 35, taken directly from my book!
2 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Cumana - Vibes and MIDI Accordion with BIAB by BarryK and PaulK
BarryK
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Attached is me (Vibes) and my Dad (MIDI Accordion) playing a Latin tune called Cumana written by Barclay Allen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumana_(song) In the late 80s, I bought a kit to retrofit MIDI into my Dad's electronic accordion…
2 years 4 months ago - 10 comments
Triple Lateral Strokes - Interesting Technical Challenge
Oliver_M37
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Hey everyone, Just a little technical exercise I've been working on that has some great applications for using all four mallets in your lines, and for producing a constant arpeggiating effect.
2 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Teddy Brown - Some Amazing Xylo Playing
tonymiceli
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2 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
Nobody Else But Me
tonymiceli
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Might be a nice TOTM.    It really is a great study of harmony! 
2 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
"If I Should Lose You" - Solo Vibes Arrangement
Oliver_M37
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Thinking about dampening, deadstroking, stride piano, sliding, big band shout choruses, walking bass lines, block chords, and much more! Let me know what you think!
2 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
Another Teddy Brown Video
tonymiceli
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I'm always amazed at those old xylo players. Honestly I can't believe that that instrument was that popular. It's bizarre to me.  But Teddy is great, and I'm always watching his videos. It's also interesting to me to listen to music…
2 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Basic Voicings
DanaSud
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This is likely to be old news for most on the site but hopefully helpful for those who haven't worked through these yet. I don't think I mentioned very clearly that you can replace the fifth of each voicing with the 6th for more color or…
13 years 4 months ago - 8 comments
January 24 Newsletter
tonymiceli
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Want to Learn More about the Vibraphone? Over 1,500 lessons and over 20,000 posts about the vibraphone. Join for only $9.99 a month and study with us. Support the largest vibe community in the world! ... and learn! Did you…
2 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Bach - Sarabande in B minor (BWV 1002)
totiangeloni
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¡Hola! Comparto esta adaptación de la Sarabande en Si menor de la Partita para Violín de J.S. Bach (BWV 1002) En la misma trato de sacar provecho de las distintas técnicas de Dampening para poder respetar la duración planteada en cada una…
2 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Good Vibes radio update February 2022
gloria krolak
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Hey One and All, Happy New Year! JazzOn2 is up and running once again, and that makes the beginning of a happy new year.  Two months ago we experienced an equipment failure.  It took all this time to get the replacement and install it,…
2 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
24/8 — African drums played with Burton grip
Jerry Leake
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This is a one-man-band hybrid of Ewe (Ghanaian) percussion and repertoire using 4 sticks, voice, and ankle bells. The concept of 24/8 expands the grid of the bell cycle to achieve high levels of independence and composition. I've been…
2 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Using Deadstroking and Staccato Dampening in your Lines
Oliver_M37
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Hello all, The vibraphone is one of the only instruments we play where you have to work extra hard to control the ending of a note. It requires two separate strokes to play and end any given note with dampening, whereas on, say, the…
2 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - I'll Be Seeing You - Make a Stand Alone Version
tonymiceli
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I always make a stand along version of tunes I'm learning. How can I play them simply and what would I do to play them like that.
2 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
December Lesson w/ Tony
Aaron Shively
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Took a little longer getting this all together than anticipated due to holidays and work, but felt I was at a point I could post this stuff and keep on going.   The goal of this round was to put a solo take of Blue Bossa together.  Things…
2 years 4 months ago - 10 comments
Milestones (old) - Solo Vibraphone
Oliver_M37
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4 years 7 months ago - 5 comments
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