} Vibrato

Introduction to Vibrato

There are three types of vibrato – arm, hand and finger. These…

Starting with banjo position frees up the upper arm. Whether you use…

“Practise the four-way release. Is the upper arm free? Is the wrist…

The vibrato cycle consists of action and reaction and this ‘Knocking the…

The direction of the vibrato often requires attention. Use the feel of…

Practising vibrato on double stops (particularly minor 6ths) is good to help…

“Check the direction of the vibrato. Elongate the first finger and stroke…

“Practise vibrato on the back of your right hand. Also practise vibrato…

The wood of the violin feels quite different to the string and…

To make your vibrato action narrower and more focused ask your teacher…

Tap the joint to check that it ‘gives’ and then leave your…

Improve the flexibilty of your nail joint. Make a wide vibrato action…

To widen or narrow the vibrato action alternate between harmonic touch for…

Vibrato is one of the most important colours in our tonal palette…

This exercise will help you develop both a narrow and a wide…

Notice the changes in width of vibrato and length of martelé bowstroke.

Focus on the left hand and do vibrato without the bow.…

Aim for a smooth interchange from one note to the next. Try…

At times we want the vibrato to gradually increase intensity during a…

To help the 4th finger vibrato, experiment with supporting the 4th finger…

We need to develop a variety of vibrato actions, as can be…

“Check the direction of the vibrato. Elongate the first finger and stroke…

Here you see Fintan start each note with an arm vibrato and…

Hand vibrato consists of an active movement of the hand from the…