This little tune is titled Tribute. It is arranged here for 4 mallet solo vibes. Beginning students should find this piece an excellent example of how to play a melody with accompaniment on the vibes. It’s not technically difficult, but it is a good sounding piece, suitable for performance. The audio example below includes some improvisation too. It’s important to note that you don’t have to obtain super technique to get a nice full sound.

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A pdf of the arrangement can be printed HERE

Work out the written part slowly until you can play it confidently. Then try to improvise your own version using the chord symbols. Try to keep the same full sound that you get when playing the arrangement. You might start out by playing the written voicings and make up your own melody. Listen to the audio clip to get ideas.

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