WORKING WITH JAZZ PERCUSSIONISTS IN THE VIBRAPHONE CLASS

Abstract

The present article approaches some aspects of teaching students whose major is light music and jazz instruments (percus­sion instruments) in the vibraphone class. The authors examine problems specific to studying the vibraphone by the percussion­ist that work in the field of light music and jazz such as setting the interpretative apparatus, forming the repertoire, overcoming some technical difficulties in the process of assimilating the instructive-didactic programme etc.

Keywords

• vibraphone
• marimba
• position of hands
• jazz
• four-mallet
• repertoire
• ballade
• swing
• rhythm
• articulation