This week, we are talking about a much requested subject...vibrato. It’s not surprising there have been so many questions and comments about it as vibrato is one of the most tricky things for string players to develop. Learning and building the fundamentals of this technique early on can be challenging.
So, why is it so important? This video takes you on an exploration of the different ways vibrato can be played and will leave you with some exercises to help develop the basic vibrato movements. Whether you’ve been doing vibrato for 2 months or 2 years, these exercises are great - I still use them today!
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The videos have been generously supported by ESTA UK, MiSST – The Andrew Lloyd Webber Programme, and Oasby Music Group and I am very grateful for their support.
Huge thanks to our media partners Classic FM, The Strad, The Violin Channel and WQXR who will be sharing the videos with their audiences each week when released.
Finally, these videos wouldn’t have been possible without an amazing team: Scott Jaeger, our film maker, Laura Gardiner, our Education Manager, Rebecca Driver, PR Manager and Hannah King, Online Media Manager. I want to say a huge thank you to all four of them for being with me on this journey.
Film produced by www.jaegerfilm.com
00:03 - Introduction
02:27 -The Fundamentals
06:59 - Vibrato Comparison
11:35 - Exercises
12:48 - The Wobble and That Final Knuckle
14:37 - Adding Sound, but not Sounding Pretty
17:41 - Practice Plan - Try to Be Realistic and Intelligent with Your Practice
18:05 - Going Between The Fingers
YouTube links:
Below are the links to the clips used in this film if you want to find out and watch more:
David Oistrakh - Brahms - Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor, Op 108 - https://youtu.be/7a7027n6Duw
Itzhak Perlman Mendelssohn Violin Concerto andante - YouTube.flv - https://youtu.be/jmPjzPPb6Vo
Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110 - https://youtu.be/tby5aMrMu6Q
Rachel Podger plays Bach at the 2018 Gramophone Awards - https://youtu.be/kUbs1urHCjo
Nicola Benedetti performs R. Strauss’ Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18: Mvts. II & III - https://youtu.be/QQrlkRb_5jI
Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47 - Christian Ferras - https://youtu.be/06OajNL1xeo
Viktoria Mullova plays Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47 - https://youtu.be/EdQdRGc0nhY
Sibelius Violin Concerto - Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago S.O. (CSO) - https://youtu.be/YsbrRAgv1b4
Joshua Bell: Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, op 47 - 24.11.11 - https://youtu.be/ITTbY1n3Iz8
James Ehnes Sibelius Violin Concerto - https://youtu.be/2cRCVieLESQ