Hey everyone,
I recently got my hands on a set of old 2.5-octave Jenco vibes for dirt cheap, but they need some serious work. They came with damaged cardboard resonators and I've been looking to swap them out with some aluminum or brass…
Attached are a few videos for my lessons with Tony this week.The video descriptions are as follows:An exercise that goes Dmin, Dmin/C, B-7b5, E7 (Functions as V) to Amin, repeat in new key with Amin as tonic. This one was fun to hear as I…
I'm finally trying to learn to bend notes on the vibraphone. I'm using some old rubber mallets to do the bending technique, but I wonder if anyone has recommendations for specific rubber mallets to use for this technique. Any…
Just had a great talk with the owner of Falls Music Company. Behn Gillece gave me there info. I have to fix 2 discs on an m55. They said to use C-clamps and gorilla glue! Clean the areas (rod and disc) put a thin layer of glue on it. Put…
Ok, I'm working on Pannonica. I hope some of you guys are working on it also. I posted an etude. It's here.When I study these tunes I think of 2 parts. The first part is can I make lessons around the tune. Do I know the tune well…
I have a YV-3910; 3.5 octave.
Recently the lower end of the instrument, both accidentals and naturals; have developed a bar whine; noticeable when damper is off. When the note sustains there is a whine of that same note. A very fine…
I'm working on Monk's Pannonica, which was written for Pannonica de Koenigswarter. Monk spent the last 10 years in the upstairs of her Apartment in New York.
This is a great tune. I've been working on it for a little bit now. Ballads…
We had a great workshop week this year! In the workshop, we spent a lot of time talking about ii-V's in minor and the various structures. This etude covers a few important positions for the half diminished chord; one where the root is in…
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