VIBRATO is defined as a slight variation in pitch when playing a string instrument that makes it sound more expressive, rich and intense. I know many of you have asked me,"When will I be able to play with vibrato?" as well as many of you are beginning to use vibrato. Please click on the following links to practice vibrato exercises:
Violin and Viola:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpJABGeK7Tc (Links to an external site.)
Cello: Please watch both
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1StMwtx0x_0 (Links to an external site.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs7HfR7Z67Q (Links to an external site.)
Bass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmoO5T0BPOs (Links to an external site.)
Here are some more vibrato exercises to do without your instrument. Try these too!!!!!
Violin/Viola:
Use a small Easter Egg. Put just a spoonful of raw rice inside. Hold the egg in the left hand and the objective is to oscillate (move) the egg back and forth with the wrist in an even, relaxed way.
Greasy Elbow Exercises:
Ghost bow by scrubbing up and down your right arm with your left hand. This emphasizes and isolates the elbow movement, and prevents the shoulder from helping.
Cello: PLEASE WATCH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1StMwtx0x_0 (Links to an external site.) Bass: If you do not have your instrument at home, please hold your right forearm across your chest. Let your left hand practice "bass style" on your forearm. No squeezing!!!!!!
PLEASE WATCH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNMxYGzW7c0 (Links to an external site.)
Violin and Viola:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpJABGeK7Tc (Links to an external site.)
Cello: Please watch both
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1StMwtx0x_0 (Links to an external site.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs7HfR7Z67Q (Links to an external site.)
Bass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmoO5T0BPOs (Links to an external site.)
Here are some more vibrato exercises to do without your instrument. Try these too!!!!!
Violin/Viola:
Use a small Easter Egg. Put just a spoonful of raw rice inside. Hold the egg in the left hand and the objective is to oscillate (move) the egg back and forth with the wrist in an even, relaxed way.
Greasy Elbow Exercises:
Ghost bow by scrubbing up and down your right arm with your left hand. This emphasizes and isolates the elbow movement, and prevents the shoulder from helping.
Cello: PLEASE WATCH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1StMwtx0x_0 (Links to an external site.) Bass: If you do not have your instrument at home, please hold your right forearm across your chest. Let your left hand practice "bass style" on your forearm. No squeezing!!!!!!
PLEASE WATCH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNMxYGzW7c0 (Links to an external site.)