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By tedwolff, February 18, 2010

In Mallet Dampening Part 1 we learned how to dampen melody notes with the mallets instead of using the pedal. Doing this allows us to incorporate chords and melody together, just like a piano can do. Mallet dampening  allows the chords to sustain while keeping the melody notes from ringing together and making a big mess. Review Mallet Dampening Part 1.

In this lesson we will look at more advanced mallet dampening techniques using only one mallet instead of the 2 mallet method we learned in lesson 1. Here is a short video to introduce how this is done: Continue reading 'Mallet Dampening Pt 2'»

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By tedwolff, December 17, 2009

When vibes players need to include an accompaniment for the melody of a tune a new set of challenges arises. You need to keep the pedal down often so that the chords for your accompaniment can ring, but you also need to make sure your melody notes don’t all ring together. The melody notes must be clear and distinct. Continue reading 'Mallet Dampening Part 1'»

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By tedwolff, December 13, 2009

When you’re playing the chords for a blues, or any tune really, you want to have nice full sounding voicings that contain interesting intervals and colorful notes. Continue reading 'Blues Voicings for Vibes'»