Jeffo Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Hello from Australia, Our Band is looking at the possibility of using the "Flip Folders" for parades/pageants. I tried pasting a photo of the flip folder to this forum but unsuccessful but is the type from Musiciansfriends .Grover-Trophy 10 Window Flip Folio Folder. My issue is that they appear to be unsteady on our lyres ( we tend to have smaller lyres than in the U.S.) and also after flipping 2 or 3 pages loaded with music, they flap around on the back. I would love to have any feedback from Bands that have tried Flip folders or are indeed currently using them for pageants etc. We are very much undecided on these. Jeff Unley Concert Band Adelaide Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Well Jeff... In the US corps activity, because of all of the reasons you've mentioned, we tend to memorize the charts for parade work. There tends to be a rather well, ghastly tendency for people with lyres to have bad posture and marching technique (they tend to march like Quasimodo from a lot of observations over the decades...)...... and have their heads in the music and not paying attention to good dress and cover in formations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Corps Guy Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Jeffo said: Hello from Australia, Our Band is looking at the possibility of using the "Flip Folders" for parades/pageants. I tried pasting a photo of the flip folder to this forum but unsuccessful but is the type from Musiciansfriends .Grover-Trophy 10 Window Flip Folio Folder. My issue is that they appear to be unsteady on our lyres ( we tend to have smaller lyres than in the U.S.) and also after flipping 2 or 3 pages loaded with music, they flap around on the back. I would love to have any feedback from Bands that have tried Flip folders or are indeed currently using them for pageants etc. We are very much undecided on these. Jeff Unley Concert Band Adelaide Australia You can purchase flip folders with a "clip" that helps hold the music in place. wwbw.com has them for many instruments. Below are the links. https://www.wwbw.com/DEG-HC250-Trombone-Bell-Lyre-450277.wwbw https://www.wwbw.com/DEG-A16-HC260-Trumpet-Lyre-450278.wwbw https://www.wwbw.com/DEG-A16-HC225-Flutists-Friend-Flute-Piccolo-Lyre-450275.wwbw https://www.wwbw.com/DEG-Marching-Bass-Drum-Lyre-472762.wwbw https://www.wwbw.com/DEG-Marching-Bass-Drum-Lyre-472762.wwbw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSnareDrummer Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 What, no jokes about "Bring me a small lyre" from History of the World Part 1? I didn't do it. The check's in the mail. Classic Brooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperguy Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 When I was in the Army Bands a few years back, we would use rubber bands to stabilize the flip folder on the lyre. One to hold the folder on to the lyre and one to keep the pages from flipping in the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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