"A personal relationship and its application
to 'Time' and 'Space' in creating spontaneous music can be as dramatic
a tool as the artful manipulation of harmonic tension and resolution."
"Timing ist für mich eins der wichtigsten dramaturgischen Mittel
eines improvisierten Solos. Die Art, wie man mit dem Verhältnis zwischen
Pausen (Raum) und Ereignissen (gespielte Töne) umgeht, ist ein genauso
brisantes Thema, wie die kunstvolle Verwendung harmonischer Spannung."
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David's book,"Vibraphone Technique, Dampening and Pedaling"(Steve Weiss Publications), is considered by mallet players worldwide to be the bible of contemporary vibraphone phrasing techniques. The new revised edition of "Mirror From Another" (Warner Bros. Publications) is a collection of six vibraphone etudes, each exploring a different aspect of phrasing and sound production.
WORKSHOPS
sponsored by the Yamaha Corporation
Whether marimba phrasing, mallet dampening on the vibraphone, ensemble playing, creating an improvised solo or interacting with a rythm section is the ultimate goal, David Friedman's workshops focus on creating an atmosphere of self-discovery as the primary creative impulse. "It's not about imitating one's idols, but rather learning to trust the validity of one's own creative ideas so that idols are no longer necessary."
BOOKING in the States
Lauren Vogel Weiss
Percussion Events Registry Company
3815 Comanche Trail
Bedford, TX 76021-3114 USA
Phone: 817 - 354-3815
Fax: 817 - 354-7080
perc@ont.com
BOOKING in Europe
YAMAHA Europa GmbH
Siemensstr. 22-24
D-25462 Rellingen
Department of Brass and Percussion:
Rolf Hinrichs
Phone: 49 - 4101 - 303 253
Fax: 49 - 4101 - 303 500