Man is recording yourself and listening back so valuable! A little different here as this is more of a run through and reflect sort of thing. Trying to do some Simon Moullier-esque phrasing/articulation on this. He sings as he plays and it's something I'm somewhat doing as well as it really helps to match what I'm singing to what I'm playing.
Here's some things I need to improve on:
-that triplet figure at faster tempos like this. It feels rushed and not totally in the pocket but close. Do more of these and experiment with different ways of connecting notes
-not going too far from the melody when improvising
-keeping my right hand close to the keyboard especially when accenting, I have a habit of raising it which might be causing some shoulder tension
-adding more 4 mallet figures/chords (later) - melody is more important right now
Some stuff I actually did like (just as important to note!):
-in general I meshed with the samba beat quite well
-the first run of the melody had some very solid moments where I improvised over the melody but hit the main notes
-my tone sounds pretty decent in general along with phrasing
That's definitely not everything but a good chunk of reflection. Hope this inspires any fellow vibe players (or anyone really) to record themselves and reflect on it! It's hard to do b/c I get very critical listening to myself. But noting what you like/did well is just as important as what to improve.
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