Vibrato on the Violin - Basic exercises
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This is a small educational video about vibrato on the violin. I show some basic exercises to develop flexibility and strength in the involved joints and muscles.
If it helped you, please leave a comment and a like. I would appreciate. Also suggestions and questions are very welcome! Have fun practicing.
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"Beginners tend to be very creative with the positions of the fingers." LOL that's a very kind way to put it. Thanks for the help :)
Haha, yes, it is really inspiring, what I see sometimes!
Where do the beginners put their fingers?
Next to the bridge ?
Yea I actually laughed there😂 that was great
Why would someone *not* want to be kind to beginners?
*"I dont knoe if you're used to 3rd position playing, but I dont care"* the way he says it 😂
😂😂😂 “I don’t care” is hilarious
“Two or three years” ouch. I’ve been playing for six and I still don’t have it.
Same here, but I do Eastern
Same, but even longer playing. I struggle to keep my hand relaxed, and I'm pretty sure I'm framing my hand wrong on the instrument.
@@neilcam Same
Hieeeeeee
Yep I’ve been playing for 4 years
Easy to do when you're watching but difficult to do when it's actual in the violin. Beginner here
With my students I start talking about vibrato, when most of the other things work well already. Make sure, that you have a good posture and overall sound, before going into vibrato exercises!
So relatable
@@danwally4754
That's some emo edgy stuff
Simon Streuff Violin-Education
Since the views on this video are lately exploding, I want to thank you all for your support and the many subscriptions!
The teacher in me says: Please keep in mind to work on fundamentals as well, like bow control and intonation and do not focus too much only on your vibrato :D Greetings from Germany! Thank you all for watching and subscribing! New content will come soon, I was just very busy traveling. Enjoy practicing!
10k!! You guys really want to vibrate a lot!!??
i just want to gaze into your eyes forever
hit the pause button :D ;)
50,000 I can't believe it!
Simon Streuff Violin-Education you deserve the best
At 60yrs, I am just now picking up the violin to learn. I already play several different instruments, so I'm not intimidated by another, just ready to now include violin...and since the year of this tutorial (2016) there are several offered instructions on how to do vibrato. So far yours has made the MOST sense. I see it visually, close my eyes and picture my relaxation in my wrist...but wow, I have to say it's HARDER than it looks; and like others in these comments, it requires much patience! But what has helped most in this TH-cam video is that no matter what, it is going to come to you in a personal way. You have to feel it in your own method as you continue to work on other skills on the violin. I believe it is one of the more difficult instruments to perfect, but also the most rewarding for me thus far after my piano. Thanks Simon!
This is the BEST vibrato lesson EVER!!! 😊
i bought the violin 2 weeks ago ,this method helped me a lot ,i can vibrate with all fingers except with my pinky,i'm working on it
Sometimes you have to shift with the pinky, and move wrist more. Don't sprain it though!!!
i can't control my patience to learn this af.
Patience is the key point ;)
first of all you learn How to tune a violone.playing is a secondary step
Marie Mars same here
@@riyazjagirdar2688 ?
Hi Simon this is pk from India.i am a Carnatic violinist I don't know about western playing, just now I got this video you are amazing man.Hereafter you are my guruji...thanks a lot for these tutorial videos.
Great! finally something i think can help me with vibrato, it is very hard to teach vibrato , i ve checked out at least 7 different teachers and ways, this is the first one i get clear
Thanks! I love to hear that!
Clear explanations and practical practice tips. You are a very good teacher! Thank you.
Nice Nocturne in C Sharp Minor from Chopin in the End. Love that piece.
Correct! Such a lovely piece!
This was very helpful, i play the violin for 8 years and i couldn't master the vibrato yet, thank you for this video !
good luck with mastering it! Being persistent is very important! Never give up! ;)
That's just the best vibrato I ever heard
You are a great teacher. I have been playing guitar for over 40 years and it is important to know that there is not going to be just ONE way to learn how to do something beautiful. Your practice techniques are very creative, basic and they cover each part of the hand's anatomy (more specifically the fingers) and logically, you are just telling people how to work the muscles of these joints individually, but also how to combine the movements... and then apply your new finger strength to the strings. I think another important part to remember is just as you said: THESE ARE NOT MOVEMENTS or EXERCISES that have any other application in our functional life other than to PLAYING THE VIOLIN! I think this is the most IMPORTANT part to remember. These movements are not natural, they are not needed for you to comb your hair, drive your car or to put your clothes on. They are SPECIFIC to one thing and ONE THING ONLY: Playing vibrato correctly and passionately on a violin string. Excellent teacher you are, most excellent! I have had a violin for some time now and because of all of my years of extensive guitar playing there was definitely an advantage and a particular "crossover" effect. You kind of already know what needs to be done, even though THIS particular vibrato has absolutely NO effect on a guitar string. This is probably why violinists often times play MANY stringed instruments. If it's got strings, there will be a crossover effect of some kind, large or small. I will do crazy things for my violin vibrato like taking the tip of my second finger, placing it over the sternum of my chest, and just wiggling the tip from tip to flesh back and forth from slow to fast. This exercise, for me, has a great crossover right to the violin string. It allows me to practice at top speed if needed. The full string sliding technique is another brilliant exercise that a lot of teachers don't show you. It's perfect. Starting with long slides until you are only working between a few notes and your finger is basically stationary. I practice all kinds of techniques throughout the day without the violin being anywhere near me, but when I get home, I can feel and hear the improvement.
Simon S7r.Thank you for basic advice for the beginner with contrasting practical Bow and finger board movements.Your natural teacher indeed.Look after yourself.
Thanks :)
so much easier to grasp by moving down the violin. thanks for the tips!
a pleasure!
Thank YOU Simon!! You are among the only few folks who is very methodical and descriptive of his vibrato technique. I had to watch a lot of videos until I stumbled on yours.
That finger rolling tip - thank you, bro! You are awesome!
Thank you!! The first person I've come across who has very explicitly said that the contact between the index finger and neck of violin needs to loosen... which I think is an important detail and key to real progress!
Thank you! I found out it is a major issue that students grip too tight there! I hope it helps!
I learned how to do vibrato in three months, thank you very much for your video it was helpful.
thank you so much ive been researching for hours/days/years and i havent been able to figure it out but this helps so much more than everyone else on youtube
Thank you so much! So great for me to hear that!
This is the best vibrato video on youtube. Thank you
There are many videos about vibrato. Certain obstacles prevented a better vibrato. Your approach is useful for me. Thanks.
Thank you Simon, I've been playing for almost two years now, and can't believe how fun and beautiful the violin is. I'm 47 and wish I would have started sooner, but here we are nonetheless. Thank you for this video on vibrato, of all the ones that I've watched over the last year of struggling to learn it, this has helped me make the most progress. I've still got a long ways to go, but I think I "felt" it finally. Thank you so much for sharing your gift!
your the best teacher so far
Thank you! :)
excellent straightforward instruction...thanks
Thanks man!
I have watched TONS of vibrato video’s.. This one however TRUMPS THEM ALL. To me this has been exactly what I needed. Thank you so much
I play viola. I’ve been playing since 5th grade (I’m in 10th now) and my teacher in middle school (which is when we’re supposed to learn vib) never taught us so we had to learn ourselves. I regret not going home and practicing my vib .
Some teachers tend to avoid vibrato in classes, because it can be quite a hustle to teach. Some times one thing works, some times something else. But being a guideline and experiment with the student how to get a good vibrato should be the task of a good teacher in my opinion.
i play viola too, and also have since 5th grade!
Thank you very much, not even professional teachers that I went to were able to explain it as well as you. Thank you very much you helped me out a lot
Thank you! The four parts wrist arm hand fingers exercises very helpful!
Thank you! Can’t wait try try these exercises. Your videos are very helpful and love your sound. I just started and have learned so much from you. Thank you.
Bro, you're the best. For me you are the only tutorial on TH-cam that helped me.
Great! I really like to hear that!
Love your teaching. So good of you. God bless
Thank you Simon! I will practice that today. Great video.
Thank you. Please consider doing an advanced vibrato video that assumes you can already do vibrato in multiple ways, and teaches how to get beautiful artistic effects e.g. like Chloë Hanslip in her wonderful RAH Schindler's List performance.
I'm currently experimenting with different pitch modulation profiles (how the pitch changes with time), and different loudness profiles and, for example, building the amplitude of the pitch variation as the loudness of the note builds, and pulling the pitch away from the exact pitch as the loudness builds, then vibrating after that with the loudness constant, and so on.
My biggest problem at the moment is that I vibrate faster as I bow faster (for increasing loudness). That's not always what I want! But I'm finding it difficult to overcome.
Studying many top violinists on TH-cam, I suspect that the precise details of their vibrato have largely determined their success. Some vibrato can bring people to tears, other, even done competently, just sounds like nice violin sound.
Anyway, I'd love to see any thoughts and guidance you have on this! I enjoy your videos.
Great idea! I am working on some videos regarding vibrato for my next video course. I will put some ideas on youtube as well!
Thanks, looking forward to more!
Simon, I have my 2022 News Years Resolution! To learn vibrato, using your exercises! Thank you from Orlando, FL
Good luck and patience! You will succeed!
This is such an encouraging video. Makes me feel like "yes, I can and will achieve this". Thank you!
This is going to help me a lot, I definitely have to work on my finger dexterity.
Hi Simon, thank you very much. I have learnt the techniques and exercises from you. Your way of explanation is very easy to understand. God's grace.
This is actually the best lecture have received in vibrato. Thank u so much
Sir am a beginner and this lesson is very very useful for me...Thanks a lot...
Great explanation and exercises - thank you!
good advice and exercises. clearly presented. Thank you Simon
2:13 Oh, I have. I think I've perfected it. Long before I started violin.
When the winter is cold and lonely .. :D
the best vibrato tutorial, thx!
It's been so long since I touched the violin and now I'm back to watching this video to start practicing again. I learned how to vibrato on my first year because of you :) so..... thank you !
That is great to hear! It is always the right time to start again!
Wow very helpful! Been playing for about 6 months jest started learning how to do vibrato and with the hole corona virus thing I can't go to lessons anymore 😭 thank you so much!!!!
Same here, I am a teacher and I now have to do all my work per video call. I hope my video helped you!
Great video, thanks for the help!
I am so happy to see this video, I bought a violin last June ish,, and because I'm a manual worker,, kitchen fitter joiner etc my fingers were way too fat for the violin,, so I got a cello,, much better for the fingers much bigger so I've been learning the bowing for now,, I comment as I watch and never thought of rolling the finger to get the vibrato and that's one thing I love in these string instruments,, thankyou so very much,, brilliant video I wish I'd been suited to the violin ❤️👍🎻
Your videos are very helpful. Your sound is terrific.
Very good video Simon- your camera angles were great and you showed both sides of the hand. I really like how you summarized the exercises at the end and related them to the part of the body you are focusing on- fingertip vs. finger; wrist vs. arm. Most helpful for me was thinking of this as a finger roll even though the finger looks like you are pressing it flat in a forward motion. Many Thanks.
Very nice. Thank you.
terry south thank you for your comment 😏
Found this quite helpful, thanks.
2020 and I am crying because you are a life saver THANK you very much 😭😭😚
Thats great to hear :) But I hope your life doesn't depend on vibrato! :D
Lucid, thorough, well illustrated. I'll be working on this for a while. Thanks for sharing.
Geoff Van Maastricht thanks! That is great to hear!
Simon, thank you. your instruction is very good. the best I have come across. looking forward to viewing all your videos. I am only a few months into violin, so very excited to learn.
Thank you! There is more in the pipeline and some exciting things up and coming!
"If you've been playing for two or three years,"
Does any violinist start vibrato in their first year? Because this is my first year of playing violin and my teacher is already teaching vibrato. I don't know if that's right or not but I can't get it. I keep vibrating my violin instead of my hand, my bow wiggles with my hand, and I can't have a "relaxed" hand. My hand just keeps tensing up. I'm also learning this through online school due to the coronavirus so it's even harder.
Let me say it like this: It is more important to have other basics, like good bow hand and intonation in first to 3rd position down than learning vibrato early on. But if you not start as a child, you can get to that point much quicker. But first year learning vibrato is ambitious!
how old did you start learning? because im a teen and i actually am starting vibrato less than a year of studying too. maybe it depends on the age
Not in the first year for sure. No need to hurry
I found this really helpful, especially not to press on too hard! Takes a lot of practice. Many thanks xxxx
Great! :)
It was so useful! Thank you for sharing!!
Tentarei sim muito obg 💕
Fantastic video thankyou
Great tutorial sir
Fantastic Video!. I've been trying to learn vibrato on and off for a few months now and I don't know what exactly, but something in these exercises clicked with me and now I'm making a proper sounding vibrato from something that was very feeble just a minute before starting this video. Just ... thank you so much.
Muneeb Khan that is so great to hear!
Excellent!
Thank you so much!!💜
È la prima volta che ti vedo , ma credo che sei un insegnante molto qualificato ! Grazie
This has been very helpful! Thank you and keep up the good work!
Batuhan Köksal thank you! There will be more videos like this very soon! 🙂
This has been very helpful - thank you!
Thank you for your comment! Much appreciated!
thanks. ur a good teacher. Much appreciated.
Thank you very much!!
I love it this is the best exercise ever!
Thank you Frank!
Thank you! :)
Thanks very helpful exercises
Outstanding, thank you
Glad it helped! :)
Thanks that really helped me you are really awesome and amazing
SIR..Thankyou...Yours Teaching Help
Ome of the most helpful videos cuz it solved a lot of my doubts
Glad to hear that! Thank you for your comment!
Thank you , very good explain !!
Thank you I'm a beginner and had no idea how to do vibrato but this explains is well.
Thank you! I am glad it helped!
Great! Great!! Great!!! Registered!
Amazing video.
Thanks a lot.
You're an excellent teacher.
Thank you, your comment motivates me a lot!
Thanks I love Yor explanations.
Magdalena Paz thank you 🙂
Thank you.
I have just started to learn
it was really helpful to me as a beginner, thank you!!!
Glad it helped!
Ive been playing for a year now and im so close to learning vibrato
This is my first time comment on TH-cam, just to let you know that I thank you so much for your extremely helpful video for beginners like me. Thanks again for your effort and wish you all the very best in anything you do!
Thank you so much for commenting and for your kind words!
Really enjoyed yoyr lesson- very clear! Thanks again!
My pleasure! :)
Strangely this has been the best vibrato tutorial
Why "strangely"? :D
Simon Streuff Violin-Education that this is best vibrato tutorial :D I've ever seen
One of the best videos on vibrato on the internet well done Greetings Edward
Your a great 👍🏻 help! Thanks!! Keep making videos please! 😊 I'm trying to learn
Angelina Misaalefua in very short time there will be a new video about shifting/ position change! Maybe tomorrow. Thank you for your comment! That is nice to hear! 🙂👍
great tutorial.helps me alot ..!!
mark emil bulotano thank you!
Tu toca muito parabéns 💕👏👏👏
thank you
Thanks dude.
Thank you! This was really helpful!
You are welcome!
Thanks dude, i really appreciate your help in the comments too, you're a good guy :)
Edward Stane I know right
This is actually really helpful, thanks so much!!!!
Thank you for your comment!
Very helpful