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Vibrato

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Subject: Vibrato
From: Cameron Mabon <cmabon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 01:35:11 +0100 (BST)
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On Sun, 10 May 1998, Norm Harris wrote:

> You and I agree on many things, one of them being vibrato. Vibrato is what BB
> users use to cover other problems. Listen to the pro's BB players. They don't
> use vib on every  note. U want tuning? don't use vib.

I think one of the main reasons brass band players use vibrato is that 
it sounds good!  I used to sound like a farmyard animal with bronchitis 
when I played the cornet. Since I started using vibrato, the bronchitis 
has cleared up altogether. In general, vibrato adds warmth and breadth 
to the tone. Without it, a long note can sound very flat and dull. Using 
vibrato has also helped me focus on air-flow through the instrument, 
which has in turn improved all other facets of my playing. Vibrato 
can be used to cover up bad tuning, bad a good band should be able to do 
that by using their ears anyway - the vibrato is just to improve the 
quality of the sound.

Long live Philip McCann!!,

Cameron

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