Help with vibrato????!


Question: I'm the type of person that gets everything really fast, but when it came to vibrato on the violin, i just have no patience to learn it because i want to just get it!!! any tips????


Answers: I'm the type of person that gets everything really fast, but when it came to vibrato on the violin, i just have no patience to learn it because i want to just get it!!! any tips????

Learn wrist vibrato first as that is the most important. You can leave finger and arm vibrato until later.
Here is a website that you will find useful ; click on left hand...vibrato...watch the videos.

http://violinmasterclass.com/mc_menu.php

Points to remember : the vibrato is flat then natural...flat then natural......it is NEVER sharp so do NOT go above the note. Let the hand fall back then return.
Start off slowly in the third position, gradually increasing your speed every day.When you are comfortable with this you can try it in the first position.
Leave a small gap between your first finger and the neck of the violin as indicated in the video. This was the most important thing for me ; once I saw this I was fine.

Be patient ; it took me a while but these videos helped me a lot.

no offense, but the way you worded the bold part of your question sounds really dirty!!!

Well, you'll probably just have to learn patience first and practice.
Vibrato didn't come easily for me, either, but I eventually got the hang of it.

Imagine you are shaking a bottle of water with all the force rocking on your fingertip. Best example I can think of.

Try practicing on the shoulder on the violin first. That really helped me.

I've played the cello for 9 years and when I first learned vibrato it was really hard. I haven't played the violin but I imagine the principal being pretty much the same.
Pretend like your flipping a rainmaker up and down with your middle finger and thumb together, but do it fast. Now try it on your violin.
Another idea is to take your second finger and switch from 2 notes say E and G back and forth. Get to where the gap is really small, like only a half step, and keep closing in. Eventually your finger should stay in place but your hand keep moving.
It's hard to explain because you can't see someone doing these exercises, but with patience and practice you should be able to achieve it. Good luck!



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