I'm sure someone out there has done some research on classic vibraphones, maybe even with some pictures. I kind of know the basic history of the instrument (actually Wikipedia has a surprisingly thorough vibraphone history...I would love…
Check out the referenced post listed below. It's an audio file of a chord solo over Green Dolphin Street. It's about as simple as you can get. It will help you learn the chords and move around the instrument.
I may not be the greatest expert on the biography of Claire Musser, founder of the company that bears his name and that dominates in the mallet instrument field. However, I have played Musser instruments since I was six years old (this is…
Here's the Burton grip and the Gary at age 8. What's amazing is if you read his story about how he thought about his grip, well that's cool enough. However, he thought about this all at age 8. Now that's brain power. -Tony Miceli
Locrian the crazy scale! The 7th scale degree of the major scale.
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Chinese translation for Chinese students
如果拿Locrian 音階和大調(major)音階來比較,Locrian音階多了降2降3降5降6降7音。
因為沒有完全五度…
A tritone splits the octave in half. A very common sound are major triads between the tritone split. In other words, F maj and then B maj. This lesson talks about that relationship.
Joe Locke talkes to Nico about an exciting new development at the Vanderplas Baileo factory. They are designing an all new midi system for the Mvibe as well as for acoustic vibraphones!
Here's a fairly simple etude based on a minor blues.
There's no dampening in this etude necessary. Also the pedaling should be straight forward. Pedal slightly on the beat for the single line part and then with the chords for the double…
Anyone hanging around the site has seen all the changes and the growth of the site! It's really incredible what's happening. Probably the most exciting thing for us is Gary Burton joining the site and sharing with us thoughts on playing,…
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