Tips for Vibrato on Violin?

Question

I can kinda do it but I'm having trouble any easier tips that will help?

Answer 1

I'd recommend the Viva Vibrato series. When I learned vibrato, though it was quite a time ago, I worked with these a bit. You can find them here:

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For the moment, you can try these methods:

*Hold your violin in playing position, and place a finger on the string as if you are going to play. Then, slowly, move your finger up and down the fingerboard, starting with large movements, then decrease in length of the movement until your finger stays in the same place. This may also be done with the violin facing outward, with the "button" on your left leg.

*One of the excercises that helped me quite a bit was this: play open string A, then (first finger) B. When you place your finger down, immediately begin a sort of vibrato-like movement, though EXTREMELY slow. Repeat with C# and D; your second and third fingers. Once you become comfortable with this, do the same on other strings. Once you've mastered it, increase the speed slightly. Continue with the other strings, using all fingers. Eventually, a vibrato may develop.

*Try starting slowly, and practicing a few scales, one day. The next day, go a bit faster. After that faster still. According to my instructor, after about 30 days, a vibrato usually develops.

*It also helps to look into the mirror as you do this. Watch the way your hand/arm/finger moves, and work slowly. Get used to what it feels like, and try to imitate how you've seen others use vibrato--I'm not sure, but it always helps me to watch what I'm doing.

*Try to make sure that your the side of your "first finger" on your left hand, does not touch the neck of the violin. Vibrato is extremely difficult if it is.

*Also, hold your violin in playing position, and tap your thumb against the side of the fingerboard (the neck). Vibrato is worlds easier if your hand is loose and calm.

*Your wrist is also important; make sure that it does not touch the bottom of the violin's neck.

*No matter what you do, don't rush into anything--some people do, and come out with a habit of an extremely shaky vibrato; trust me, it doesn't sound pleasant at all. It's much better to have a well-developed, slow vibrato, than to have a poorly culminated vibrato.

*You can also try reading through this:
http://malaysia.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070501150220AA9ngEQ

*Hand position is everything, have your instructor help you to ensure that your hand is correctly set.

*Vibrato is different for everyone. Just the same, my instructor says that nearly everyone develops a vibrato, whether they actually try to or not. Your question brings a connotation that you haven't been using vibrato very long; give it time. It will work for you, you just need to give it a while.

Hope this helps, and good luck!

Answer 2

Violin Vibrato Tips

Answer 3

Vibrato The biggest problem that most have with the vibrato is that they allow the side of the first finger to touch the neck of the violin. The perfect vibrato has only the tips of the fingers and the inside of the thumb touching the violin. Another help in developing the vibrato is to find a place to rest the scroll while practicing the vibrato. This takes the entire job of holding up the violin away from the left hand and arm. Vibrato should not be extremely fast

Answer 4

Start out by rotating your finger on the string very slowly (like about once per two seconds). Don't worry about how it sounds, just get the feel for it and learn how to control it (degree of pitch change). As you get comfortable with the motion, you will be able to do it faster. Note that vibrato is never at a fixed rate or amplitude, and changing vibrato is an important component of expression--some parts of a piece may need very little or no vibrato, others parts more.

Answer 5

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Answer 8

I started playing violin in January 2007 and have a decent vibrato already the key was teaching your left hand the the motion. put your left hand in its violin playing position ... grip your wrist with the right with the index finger pointed up on your left hand .... now push your left hand with the index finger and you will get the wrist vibrato movement

Answer 9

to do it properly you need a shoulder rest
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your hand must be completely relaxed
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you should go on youtube to watch people who preform vibrato

Answer 10

See:

Can you give me some advice about how to play the "wiggly thing," i.e., vibrato?
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