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Vibraphone

Sight Reading

Piper 23 May 2017

Many people probably already know about the "18 Exercises for Flute but I'm currently trying to get my reading to a very proficient level and I ran across the 18 Exercises for Flute by B.T. Berbiguier. What a gold mine! Here's the sight where they are free and in my opinion some of the best reading material available for vibe players is right on that site and it's endless so I thought I'd share.

https://www.flutetunes.com/tunes.php?q=18+exercises

The Bench: Lessons with Gary

Piper 18 May 2017

I think back now as an old man - as many do. I still have the flame burning strong inside of me that is as vibrant as the flame I kindled when I was a young man in search of music and all the important things in life. But it's more controlled with the experiences, memories, caution and courage of an older man. I don't see things that differently now, but I see them with a more "controlled passion" and what I see is very interesting, so I'm sharing.

The Motor

tonymiceli 17 May 2017

I'm thinking of all this stuff because the site has become very active. Which is GREAT!

I don't like the musser motor. I don't like disc's inside the bar. But that's not the point I guess.

I've been playing with the Omega wings and using the motor. Mainly on gigs with bass and drums. It really makes me play very differently. Like Milt said, the vibes are like a voice. I think he's talking about the tremolo.

If I play with bass and vibes, or just vibes, then I don't like the motor in any capacity. It interferes with the sound.

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