Etudes in the Style of the Masters. Learn from the language of the masters of ja...(+)
Etudes in the Style of the Masters. Learn from the language of the masters of jazz vibraphone by using this one-of-a-kind book with CD. It includes biographies etudes analyses and discographies exploring the life and music of jazz vibes legends Gary Burton Mike Mainieri Bobby Hutcherson Lionel Hampton Milt Jackson and Red Norvo. The play-along CD features Dick Sisto's expressive playing with a groovin' rhythm section making this an exciting and complete course for vibes.
Arranged for Vibraphone and Marimba-Paul Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice arrang...(+)
Arranged for Vibraphone and Marimba-Paul Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice arranged for Vibraphone and Marimba by Avner Dorman. Includes two playing scores.
An Essential Method for Study and Performance-This method provides the fundament...(+)
An Essential Method for Study and Performance-This method provides the fundamental techniques musical concepts and performance practices necessary to excel as a vibraphonist. Featuring 2 and 4 mallets in accessible to advanced exercises studies and solos and clear strategies for pedaling dampening and tips on how to practice this book will help those playing vibraphone music to really understand how to play the instrument.
'King Of The Vibes' 'The Vibes President' or 'Boss Of The Backbeat'...call him ...(+)
'King Of The Vibes' 'The Vibes President' or 'Boss Of The Backbeat'...call him what you will Lionel Hampton was a Jazz hero. This enthralling documentary presents the life and times of the man who virtually invented the Vibraphone as a Jazz instrument and is one of the fundamental influences of early Rock n' Roll. Mike Mainieri and Steve Smith narrate this collection of archive footage and rare photographs from the 30s to the 90s telling the fascinating story of Hampton's 73-year career. The programme also includes contributions and appearances from a host of Jazz stars including Benny Goodman Gene Krupa Teddy Wilson Milt Buckner Benny Carter and many more.Legendary!
A well graded course of study including 30 progressive etudues plus settings of ...(+)
A well graded course of study including 30 progressive etudues plus settings of Bach and Paganini violin concertos for 'fixed pitched' percussion. A supplement of excerpts culled from the modern repertoire makes this volume unique. Included are ' Ma Mere l'Oye' of Ravel 'Petrouchka' of Stravinsky 'Colas Breugnon' of Kabalevsky 'Polka' by Shostakovich 'Sabre Dance' of Khachatrin 'Porgy and Bess' of Gershwin the Bell Song from 'Lakme' of Delibes and many others.
Here is the definitive guide to chordal playing for the contemporary vibraphonis...(+)
Here is the definitive guide to chordal playing for the contemporary vibraphonist. Includes material on: voicing selection chord-member selection use of extensions and alterations voice leading inversion selection and more. The accompanying CD contains demos and play-along tracks with notated charts featuring standard chordal progressions in the following styles: fast and medium swing ballad jazz waltz bossa-nova and samba. This book is the most complete and fun! way to learn four-mallet voicings and comping patterns for jazz vibes.
(Bossa Nova)-Matthias Schmitt's Cabo Frio (Bossa Nova) for Vibraphone Marimba and Percussion ad lib (2-10 players) as edited by Siegfried Fink. Score and Parts.
Easy Instrumental Play-Along-10 songs carefully selected and arranged for first-...(+)
Easy Instrumental Play-Along-10 songs carefully selected and arranged for first-year instrumentalists. Even novices will sound great! Audio demonstration tracks featuring real instruments are available via download to help you hear how the song should sound. Once you've mastered the notes download the backing tracks to play along with the band! Songs include: Achy Breaky Heart (Don't Tell My Heart) I'm a Believer Imagine Jailhouse Rock La Bamba Louie Louie Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Splish Splash Stand by Me Yellow Submarine.
The purpose of this volume is to provide the intermediate mallet player with mus...(+)
The purpose of this volume is to provide the intermediate mallet player with musical materials which will:Develop ensemble skills through duet performance.Develop fundamental 3 and 4 mallet skills.Develop technique. Develop an awareness of musical styles.Develop sensitivity to musical detail.
Mallet Chord Studies provides exercises that cover the open and closed positions...(+)
Mallet Chord Studies provides exercises that cover the open and closed positions found in most jazz phrasings on keyboard instruments. The etudes are designed to improve the improvisational skills needed to play all seventhchords in various open and closed positions. They will help the player to become proficient in moving from one chord and scale sequence to another. Though written primarily with mallet instrumentalists in mind this practical bookis suitable for any keyboard player.