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Friedman Dampening Etude #5
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Here’s what I got down this Tuesday for this Friedman Etude. There’s definitely some things I want to improve, like I definitely started to rush at parts that were giving me trouble which I gotta watch out for, and I think there’s times…
3 months ago - 0 comments
Tune Deep Dive - Wave Pt. 6 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 6: Soloing with Motifs 🚨In Part 6, we focus on building solos using motifs—short melodic ideas that you can develop, repeat, and vary throughout the form. This exercise takes one simple motif and applies it…
4 weeks 1 day ago - 0 comments
Don't Know What To Practice?
tonymiceli
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Here is a list of things on the website, lessons I liked a lot or thought were important. For me it's all of them I guess. Can any of you guys copy a link of something you thought was interesting and help and put it in the comments? I'll…
5 years 8 months ago - 14 comments
Che Ro Kee
tonymiceli
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Here's my final version of CHE RO KEE The etude is here: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/story/cherokee-etude-aka-suicide-etude/ton…
6 years 7 months ago - 22 comments
Separate the Hands!
tonymiceli
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Here's a video I promised...... Who did I promise! Anyway more on the separating of the hands and playing. Totally inspired by watching David Friedman and listening to him at the workshops and listening to him.
4 years 1 month ago - 19 comments
Tune Deep Dive - Wave Pt. 5 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 5: Scale and Arpeggio Options 🚨In Part 5, we focus on outlining Wave with scale and arpeggio shapes. Each chord in the A section is approached with either a diatonic arpeggio, a scale fragment, or a tension…
4 weeks 1 day ago - 0 comments
The Art Of Practicing
tonymiceli
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We had a great talk at our coffee hang last sunday. We talked about practicing.One of the partipants Richard Schwagerl sent over some interesting docs he uses and created for teaching. Here they are. 2 docs didn't come over well, I'll add…
3 months 2 weeks ago - 2 comments
The Art Of Practicing - Vibe Coffee Hang 2025
tonymiceli
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This was a nice discussion about Practicing. 
3 months 2 weeks ago - 0 comments
An Interesting Way To Study Harmony
tonymiceli
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See if you can grasp this. It's a simple way to work on progressions. 
3 months 2 weeks ago - 0 comments
Dave Samuels and Lyle Mays
tonymiceli
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THIS IS SOOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL. Take the time to listen to this! 
4 months 2 weeks ago - 3 comments
Practicing - An AI Guide to Practicing
tonymiceli
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3 months 2 weeks ago - 0 comments
Tune Deep Dive - Wave Pt. 4 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 4: Chord Voicing Variations 🚨In Part 4, we explore different ways to add motion and color to your chord voicings throughout Wave. Small shifts—like alternating between a major 7th and a 6th, or sliding inner…
4 weeks 1 day ago - 0 comments
Decoding Musser Serialnumber
Boyke
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My MUSSER M 55 G has the serial number HT 1381. The Label says MUSSER DIV OF CONN-SELMER, INC. ELKHART, IN 46516. When was it manufactured?
4 months 1 week ago - 1 comments
Tune Deep Dive - Wave Pt. 3 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 3: Comping Rhythm Variations in the Intro 🚨In Part 3, we continue working with the intro vamp (Dm7–G7) of Wave, this time focusing on comping rhythm variations. Instead of just outlining the harmony, we’ll…
4 weeks 1 day ago - 0 comments
Tune Deep Dive - Wave Pt. 2 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 2: Guide Tone Movement in the Intro 🚨In Part 2, we dig into the intro vamp of Wave (Dm7–G7) and explore guide tone movement. This exercise builds from a single voice to two, three, and finally four voices,…
4 weeks 1 day ago - 0 comments
Wave - Behn Gillece
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Behn talks about the Jobim classic Wave
4 months 1 week ago - 0 comments
Tune Deep Dive - Wave Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 New Tune Deep Dive Series! 🚨Pt. 1: “Wave” – Establishing Form & GrooveWe’re kicking off a brand-new Tune Deep Dive with Antônio Carlos Jobim’s Wave—a bossa nova classic that’s as groovy as it is deceptively tricky. This tune has a 44…
4 months 1 week ago - 0 comments
Lionel Hampton recording of Stardust
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Today, during the vibe hang with Mike Mainieri, we were discussing Lionel Hampton's solo on Stardust.   Mike was absolutely correct that Lioniel barely touched the damper pedal throughout, playing the instrument as if it were a drum.…
4 months 2 weeks ago - 1 comments
Mike Mainieri - Coffee Hang and Detailed Career History
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4 months 2 weeks ago - 1 comments
Charlie Shoemake
tonymiceli
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Charlie is a great vibe player from California. This is a great cd with an allstar personnel. 
4 months 2 weeks ago - 0 comments
Love Vibe For Sale With Cases. -pro
tonymiceli
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Love Vibe For Sale. I'm helping a friend sell his instrument. It's a Love Vibe and it's in good shape. You can email me, if you are interested (tony@tonymiceli.com). The instrument is Near Philadelphia in New Jersey. Cash Only, and you…
4 months 2 weeks ago - 0 comments
August 2025 Philly Workshop Notes
tonymiceli
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Notes for the Aug 2025 WorkshopEach year I think I do things a little differently at the workshops. At least in my mind it seems that way. Or maybe it's just I have a different attitude coming into each workshop each year.I think this year…
5 months 3 weeks ago - 8 comments
Beginner's Series - Soloing Through The Changes Pt. 8 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Soloing Through the Changes Pt. 8 – Soloing with the Altered ScaleIn Part 8, we explore the altered scale (seventh mode of melodic minor) as a way to create tension over dominant chords before resolving back to the tonic or next chord.…
4 weeks ago - 0 comments
Stan Gets - Gary Burton - London School Of Economics
tonymiceli
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This is a video many of us have probably seen, this version is colorized which is cool. For me they play one of my most favorite songs 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square'. Also the third song they play is one of Gary's and I love…
5 months 2 weeks ago - 9 comments
Mallet Characteristics
Paul Kaminsky
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What with buying mallets online and given the wide variety available (Steve Weiss lists 200 vibe mallets) and the expense, I find it difficult to know what to choose. I see some reviews posted on the Weiss site about shafts being too long…
5 months ago - 4 comments
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