I realize that this video is 10 yrs. old but after watching numerous vibrato videos, this felt the easiest and most natural instead of impossible. Thanks!
As a teacher who just started teaching vibrato about a year ago, it's great to see all the different approaches you have to teach it, as well as addressing the tension issue. Thank you!!
This is the best method by far after I watched sooooo many vibrato tutorials!!!! I started to hear my two tones on the same note by moving my finger! Thank You so much!
I played violin from about 10-13. Knowing how much I enjoyed it, my husband gave me a violin for Christmas two years ago after a 48 year absence. I practice with an adult group and am loving it. I am deterimined to learn vibrato even though I'm in my 60's and my fingers don't quite move as well as they used to!. I learned of your videos at a weekend music retreat and find them enormously helpful. I think I can learn to relax and learn vibrato thanks to you. You are an outstanding teacher.
I think so too! As I look at that first finger left hand, from holding down "bar chords" on the guitar...I'm thinking It was so much easier on the fingers to be playing violin...ha. Here's MY story, Ruby! ProfessorV: Your videos are VERY well done and informative; YOU just might also be very helpful with some "finger flexibility and relaxing exercises" for guitarists ? Ever since Ben Benay took me out to the Brass Ring, Studio City, CA, back in the 70's and demonstrated some different BAR chords Delaney and Bonnie's band members were playing.... (ha, no pun intended-of course they had "a bar" ) that he called " a natural cheater bar" I noticed that MY first finger has totally distorted and slants to the left. It must be HELD FIRMLY while the other chords are being formed with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Having experience with violins for decades, then having to learn guitar, too, in order to play some of the songs I'd written , to show how they were to "sound" to other musicians- I've been able to "show" but not "adequately demonstrate" some of the sounds because of the lack of finger STRENGTH. In fact, in you most eloquently displayed " directions" of some of your videos, YOU might find a sensitive guitar instructor (as I have in my past) who could VIDEO TAPE BOTH the violinist "finger-strengthing/flexibility and relaxing" exercises as they function on each individual instrument ? Perhaps this would also be a good idea for a video for Phil, ("Wings of Pegasus" )with his great understanding(s) of so many different types of guitarists. Think I'll PLACE this there too, btw? A sample of one of MY violin (rough fake fiddles, " I call them-we know I'm not "fiddling at all", just playing both violin parts overdubbed to "sound" as a fiddle...) is at "I Saw the Light', on You Tube. It's not a "great-sounding-balanced FINAL," but I put it there for others to "try to hear" both violin parts. When Teiji Okubo was here at USC studying with Heifetz, i sang a couple of songs at the Capitol Records Studio B program , and had Teiji SOLO on a couple of classical-oriented pieces-as he had great expertise on the violin and great intonation, and could HEAR what the song melodies and harmonies were trying to display. I think many young composers become easily discouraged because they can't "perform" the writings they've thought-up in their heads! Teiji "performed" on " Sometimes You Really Hurt my Feelings---He said "Lynda, you PLAY with ideas on violin and guitar, but I PLAY the violin! Ha, he was absolutely correct in his statement! I was "Playing" around with a few classical numbers last year, and was so afraid to show my ideas to the guitarist in Italy, because I can tell he's somewhat of a perfectionist, and quite serious at his classical guitar; but I sent him the a'capella (sorry I think it should be one word, ha, like to invent words,too) ACAPELLA and he understood it and had allot of fun with it. He had totally arranged his guitar around and in between the short "patches" of some oldies for me, so well--I knew he could put this together for me "as I envisioned" it...I titled it "Opera at its Worst?" Seems to me IF ANYONE could benefit from a video showing some finger relaxation exercises, it probably would be Adriano Fontana. I'd like to see HIM do a video for guitarists as I've suggested to YOU...But I'm sure he's moreover, extremely busy performing....
My daughter was having a hard time with vibrato and other videos didn't help. she saw this and did it and gave a loud scream of "yes"!!!!!!!!she was so excited. thank you
Awesome tips. I think understanding the fact that there are three contact points (the finger, thumb, and the inside of the index finger) is helpful in analyzing where the problem is. For those seeking more exercises to further develop violin vibrato, check out the video on vibrato on my channel, and skip to 17.44, where I offer a multitude of vibrato exercises that I have compiled from teachers around the world.
This is the best tutorial I've seen on the web to address the various issues arising while learning vibrato. Thank you Professor for your attention to detail. This really helps! Back to practice for me
Ha, funny how no matter which instrument we're playing, FINGER FLEXIBILITY and strengthening seems to have somehow been missed by both doctors and many other instructors , yes ? I started on a BbClarinet and didn' tlike the COLD feelng of holding the instrument (ha especially in WINTERS back in the midwest!) I think so too! As I look at that first finger left hand, from holding down "bar chords" on the guitar...I'm thinking It was so much easier on the fingers to be playing violin...ha. Here's MY story, Ruby! ProfessorV: Your videos are VERY well done and informative; YOU just might also be very helpful with some "finger flexibility and relaxing exercises" for guitarists ? Ever since Ben Benay took me out to the Brass Ring, Studio City, CA, back in the 70's and demonstrated some different BAR chords Delaney and Bonnie's band members were playing.... (ha, no pun intended-of course they had "a bar" ) that he called " a natural cheater bar" I noticed that MY first finger has totally distorted and slants to the left. It must be HELD FIRMLY while the other chords are being formed with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Having experience with violins for decades, then having to learn guitar, too, in order to play some of the songs I'd written , to show how they were to "sound" to other musicians- I've been able to "show" but not "adequately demonstrate" some of the sounds because of the lack of finger STRENGTH. In fact, in you most eloquently displayed " directions" of some of your videos, YOU might find a sensitive guitar instructor (as I have in my past) who could VIDEO TAPE BOTH the violinist "finger-strengthing/flexibility and relaxing" exercises as they function on each individual instrument ? Perhaps this would also be a good idea for a video for Phil, ("Wings of Pegasus" )with his great understanding(s) of so many different types of guitarists. Think I'll PLACE this there too, btw? A sample of one of MY violin (rough fake fiddles, " I call them-we know I'm not "fiddling at all", just playing both violin parts overdubbed to "sound" as a fiddle...) is at "I Saw the Light', on You Tube. It's not a "great-sounding-balanced FINAL," but I put it there for others to "try to hear" both violin parts. When Teiji Okubo was here at USC studying with Heifetz, i sang a couple of songs at the Capitol Records Studio B program , and had Teiji SOLO on a couple of classical-oriented pieces-as he had great expertise on the violin and great intonation, and could HEAR what the song melodies and harmonies were trying to display. I think many young composers become easily discouraged because they can't "perform" the writings they've thought-up in their heads! Teiji "performed" on " Sometimes You Really Hurt my Feelings---He said "Lynda, you PLAY with ideas on violin and guitar, but I PLAY the violin! Ha, he was absolutely correct in his statement! I was "Playing" around with a few classical numbers last year, and was so afraid to show my ideas to the guitarist in Italy, because I can tell he's somewhat of a perfectionist, and quite serious at his classical guitar; but I sent him the a'capella (sorry I think it should be one word, ha, like to invent words,too) ACAPELLA and he understood it and had allot of fun with it. He had totally arranged his guitar around and in between the short "patches" of some oldies for me, so well--I knew he could put this together for me "as I envisioned" it...I titled it "Opera at its Worst?" Seems to me IF ANYONE could benefit from a video showing some finger relaxation exercises, it probably would be Adriano Fontana. I'd like to see HIM do a video for guitarists as I've suggested to YOU...But I'm sure he's moreover, extremely busy performing.... The Illinois Harmony Connection FredGold&LyndaFaye
I've been trying Vibrato since about, May of this year, and couldn't get it. But now after seeing this video, I'm saying to myself "Is that really all Vibrato is?" I've been following your hand movements and exercises, and it's so easy! So I just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@@professorV I think so too! As I look at that first finger left hand, from holding down "bar chords" on the guitar...I'm thinking It was so much easier on the fingers to be playing violin...ha. Here's MY story, Ruby! ProfessorV: Your videos are VERY well done and informative; YOU just might also be very helpful with some "finger flexibility and relaxing exercises" for guitarists ? Ever since Ben Benay took me out to the Brass Ring, Studio City, CA, back in the 70's and demonstrated some different BAR chords Delaney and Bonnie's band members were playing.... (ha, no pun intended-of course they had "a bar" ) that he called " a natural cheater bar" I noticed that MY first finger has totally distorted and slants to the left. It must be HELD FIRMLY while the other chords are being formed with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Having experience with violins for decades, then having to learn guitar, too, in order to play some of the songs I'd written , to show how they were to "sound" to other musicians- I've been able to "show" but not "adequately demonstrate" some of the sounds because of the lack of finger STRENGTH. In fact, in you most eloquently displayed " directions" of some of your videos, YOU might find a sensitive guitar instructor (as I have in my past) who could VIDEO TAPE BOTH the violinist "finger-strengthing/flexibility and relaxing" exercises as they function on each individual instrument ? Perhaps this would also be a good idea for a video for Phil, ("Wings of Pegasus" )with his great understanding(s) of so many different types of guitarists. Think I'll PLACE this there too, btw? A sample of one of MY violin (rough fake fiddles, " I call them-we know I'm not "fiddling at all", just playing both violin parts overdubbed to "sound" as a fiddle...) is at "I Saw the Light', on You Tube. It's not a "great-sounding-balanced FINAL," but I put it there for others to "try to hear" both violin parts. When Teiji Okubo was here at USC studying with Heifetz, i sang a couple of songs at the Capitol Records Studio B program , and had Teiji SOLO on a couple of classical-oriented pieces-as he had great expertise on the violin and great intonation, and could HEAR what the song melodies and harmonies were trying to display. I think many young composers become easily discouraged because they can't "perform" the writings they've thought-up in their heads! Teiji "performed" on " Sometimes You Really Hurt my Feelings---He said "Lynda, you PLAY with ideas on violin and guitar, but I PLAY the violin! Ha, he was absolutely correct in his statement! I was "Playing" around with a few classical numbers last year, and was so afraid to show my ideas to the guitarist in Italy, because I can tell he's somewhat of a perfectionist, and quite serious at his classical guitar; but I sent him the a'capella (sorry I think it should be one word, ha, like to invent words,too) ACAPELLA and he understood it and had allot of fun with it. He had totally arranged his guitar around and in between the short "patches" of some oldies for me, so well--I knew he could put this together for me "as I envisioned" it...I titled it "Opera at its Worst?" Seems to me IF ANYONE could benefit from a video showing some finger relaxation exercises, it probably would be Adriano Fontana. I'd like to see HIM do a video for guitarists as I've suggested to YOU...But I'm sure he's moreover, extremely busy performing....
This is the very most helpful video on vibrato for me. You clarified some crucial details that are left out by the all important Galamian book. Particularly, whether the side of the index finger should be in contact with the neck of the instrument when performing vibrato in the first or second position. I have been perplexed by this question for a long time. Your explanation makes the best sense to me. Thank you so much, professor!
Hi, since I discovered this method, I am not feeling to much pain in my wrist hand. This is a very wonderful, powerful and I really like it it really helps me. Thank you
Wow, Happy New Year to you, exactly 9 years to the day! Perfect timing, trying to learn vibrato, thank you, you've got me on the road. I so wish I'd picked up a violin 9 years ago.
I was disappointed when I found out this technique required so much effort, patience and most of all, time. When my teacher started teaching it to me, I had already heard most of it from your previous videos, except the finger flattening part. He told me about it and some other little things and that actually did the trick. -This video wraps it all up. He also made me swear I wouldn't over-practice it, just use it whenever I felt totally comfortable and relaxed with it. Thanks, happy New Year!
Thank you AGAIN, this has been driving me crazy for a while now. I can produce a decent *sounding vibrato, but I know I'm doing something wrong because it takes way too much effort. You continue to teach me! Thanks so much!
I was about to ask what to do if I am learning finger vibrato but then had a second thought. it also worked for the finger vibrato! It's simple yet effective, it's ingenious! = D Happy new year = D
Thank you for this video. I thought I was doomed because I had bee told many times that the left hand doesn't touch the violin when you do vibrato. I don't have enough flexibility in my arm to get away from the neck, except on the E string. This helped a lot! I still can't do vibrato (and I'm gonna cry if I never learn it), but not now I think maybe I can learn to do it! Thank you again!
hi professor, i want to take this opportunity to tell you i really admire you so much, and too tell you i take your lessons since the last month and when play great like you i will show you :D xoxoxo
This method looks legit. Static arm and thumb while moving only the fingers and wrist makes so much sense. The emphasis on static thumb might just be the key. I got a violin 3 days ago and for the fun of opposing all violin lessons I'm starting with vibrato.
Awesome! Thank you so much for this video. You answered a fundamental question that was troubling me about how to hold the violin during vibrato. Just knowing that it's OK to have a light touch on the neck will help me relax while learning vibrato.
I love your video! I'm a beginner with violin, though I've played other instruments. My problem in figuring out how to learn vibrato from other videos is that they barely talk about the thumb... and you're addressing this in yours! How cool. I just found within the last few days that in it is easier for me to vibrato if I let the forefinger point of contact go. But then it gets into the problem you just mentioned about having 2 hand positions; 1 for vibrato and 2nd for playing. It's a mess because then I've lost my place and all the notes have moved down. Anyway, your video is just what I needed. Thanks!
I think so too! As I look at that first finger left hand, from holding down "bar chords" on the guitar...I'm thinking It was so much easier on the fingers to be playing violin...ha. Here's MY story, Ruby! ProfessorV: Your videos are VERY well done and informative; YOU just might also be very helpful with some "finger flexibility and relaxing exercises" for guitarists ? Ever since Ben Benay took me out to the Brass Ring, Studio City, CA, back in the 70's and demonstrated some different BAR chords Delaney and Bonnie's band members were playing.... (ha, no pun intended-of course they had "a bar" ) that he called " a natural cheater bar" I noticed that MY first finger has totally distorted and slants to the left. It must be HELD FIRMLY while the other chords are being formed with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Having experience with violins for decades, then having to learn guitar, too, in order to play some of the songs I'd written , to show how they were to "sound" to other musicians- I've been able to "show" but not "adequately demonstrate" some of the sounds because of the lack of finger STRENGTH. In fact, in you most eloquently displayed " directions" of some of your videos, YOU might find a sensitive guitar instructor (as I have in my past) who could VIDEO TAPE BOTH the violinist "finger-strengthing/flexibility and relaxing" exercises as they function on each individual instrument ? Perhaps this would also be a good idea for a video for Phil, ("Wings of Pegasus" )with his great understanding(s) of so many different types of guitarists. Think I'll PLACE this there too, btw? A sample of one of MY violin (rough fake fiddles, " I call them-we know I'm not "fiddling at all", just playing both violin parts overdubbed to "sound" as a fiddle...) is at "I Saw the Light', on You Tube. It's not a "great-sounding-balanced FINAL," but I put it there for others to "try to hear" both violin parts. When Teiji Okubo was here at USC studying with Heifetz, i sang a couple of songs at the Capitol Records Studio B program , and had Teiji SOLO on a couple of classical-oriented pieces-as he had great expertise on the violin and great intonation, and could HEAR what the song melodies and harmonies were trying to display. I think many young composers become easily discouraged because they can't "perform" the writings they've thought-up in their heads! Teiji "performed" on " Sometimes You Really Hurt my Feelings---He said "Lynda, you PLAY with ideas on violin and guitar, but I PLAY the violin! Ha, he was absolutely correct in his statement! I was "Playing" around with a few classical numbers last year, and was so afraid to show my ideas to the guitarist in Italy, because I can tell he's somewhat of a perfectionist, and quite serious at his classical guitar; but I sent him the a'capella (sorry I think it should be one word, ha, like to invent words,too) ACAPELLA and he understood it and had allot of fun with it. He had totally arranged his guitar around and in between the short "patches" of some oldies for me, so well--I knew he could put this together for me "as I envisioned" it...I titled it "Opera at its Worst?" Seems to me IF ANYONE could benefit from a video showing some finger relaxation exercises, it probably would be Adriano Fontana. I'd like to see HIM do a video for guitarists as I've suggested to YOU...But I'm sure he's moreover, extremely busy performing....
Very good tutorial. I totally agree with you relaxation is absolutely key to good vibrato. Many thanks for demonstrating and sharing your innovative techniques.
Thanks for this video Todd. I have been managing a little vibrato and I am confident that your video will help me to improve on what I am doing. George
Thank you so much, I've been trying so hard to learn vibrato but I always was doing it the wrong way and by doing it the wrong way I taught myself to do it wrong, but now I've tried your exercises and they really helped! Once again, Thank you so much.
thank you ..this is super helpful I've had lots of tension when practice vibrtao and it got me tired a lot ,Im sure it'll be better..and happy new year dear professor
Awesome! Thank you, also for the other hints on vibrato. They help me to understand what I need to be aware of and improve - but also realising what's working already. It's much more fun to practise that way, staying focused. Thank you! ~ Michael
well i never knew about this exercise, it was really easy for me to do the vibrato on violin.but now that I'm trying this new thing its sort of difficult. anyway now i can do it better than before. so thank you!
I realize that this video is 10 yrs. old but after watching numerous vibrato videos, this felt the easiest and most natural instead of impossible. Thanks!
Thanks, Nancy, I appreciate the nice comment and send my best wishes!
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The Best vibrato tutorial video soooo far
This was by far the most helpful tutorial for me! thank you so much!
Broccoli Dee, thanks for letting me know, and best wishes!
As a teacher who just started teaching vibrato about a year ago, it's great to see all the different approaches you have to teach it, as well as addressing the tension issue. Thank you!!
You are a great help. Where I live there are no violin teacher's around and your videos are my school. Thanks a lot!!
I seen so much vibrato videos, best one I seen so far answered many questions I had thanks
Thanks for your comment, Mr. Brodie, it’s very much appreciated. Best wishes to you with your violin studies.
This is the best method by far after I watched sooooo many vibrato tutorials!!!! I started to hear my two tones on the same note by moving my finger! Thank You so much!
So happy I stumbled upon this video. These techniques have been a bit of a break through to me. So, 9 years later it's still helping folks. Thanks!
Thank you and pratique vibration Mr Mustapha and Casablanca Moroco.
Watching professionals and knowing the basics worked best for me.
I played violin from about 10-13. Knowing how much I enjoyed it, my husband gave me a violin for Christmas two years ago after a 48 year absence. I practice with an adult group and am loving it. I am deterimined to learn vibrato even though I'm in my 60's and my fingers don't quite move as well as they used to!. I learned of your videos at a weekend music retreat and find them enormously helpful. I think I can learn to relax and learn vibrato thanks to you. You are an outstanding teacher.
Thank you!!! This was way more helpful than any of the other vibrato tutorials I’ve seen on here! You have a new subscriber! 👍🏽
Thanks, Ruby, and welcome!
I think so too! As I look at that first finger left hand, from holding down "bar chords" on the guitar...I'm thinking It was so much easier on the fingers to be playing violin...ha. Here's MY story, Ruby!
ProfessorV: Your videos are VERY well done and informative; YOU just might also be very helpful with some "finger flexibility and relaxing exercises" for guitarists ? Ever since Ben Benay took me out to the Brass Ring, Studio City, CA, back in the 70's and demonstrated some different BAR chords Delaney and Bonnie's band members were playing.... (ha, no pun intended-of course they had "a bar" ) that he called " a natural cheater bar" I noticed that MY first finger has totally distorted and slants to the left. It must be HELD FIRMLY while the other chords are being formed with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Having experience with violins for decades, then having to learn guitar, too, in order to play some of the songs I'd written , to show how they were to "sound" to other musicians- I've been able to "show" but not "adequately demonstrate" some of the sounds because of the lack of finger STRENGTH. In fact, in you most eloquently displayed " directions" of some of your videos, YOU might find a sensitive guitar instructor (as I have in my past) who could VIDEO TAPE BOTH the violinist "finger-strengthing/flexibility and relaxing" exercises as they function on each individual instrument ? Perhaps this would also be a good idea for a video for Phil, ("Wings of Pegasus" )with his great understanding(s) of so many different types of guitarists. Think I'll PLACE this there too, btw?
A sample of one of MY violin (rough fake fiddles, " I call them-we know I'm not "fiddling at all", just playing both violin parts overdubbed to "sound" as a fiddle...) is at "I Saw the Light', on You Tube. It's not a "great-sounding-balanced FINAL," but I put it there for others to "try to hear" both violin parts. When Teiji Okubo was here at USC studying with Heifetz, i sang a couple of songs at the Capitol Records Studio B program , and had Teiji SOLO on a couple of classical-oriented pieces-as he had great expertise on the violin and great intonation, and could HEAR what the song melodies and harmonies were trying to display. I think many young composers become easily discouraged because they can't "perform" the writings they've thought-up in their heads! Teiji "performed" on " Sometimes You Really Hurt my Feelings---He said "Lynda, you PLAY with ideas on violin and guitar, but I PLAY the violin! Ha, he was absolutely correct in his statement!
I was "Playing" around with a few classical numbers last year, and was so afraid to show my ideas to the guitarist in Italy, because I can tell he's somewhat of a perfectionist, and quite serious at his classical guitar; but I sent him the a'capella (sorry I think it should be one word, ha, like to invent words,too) ACAPELLA and he understood it and had allot of fun with it. He had totally arranged his guitar around and in between the short "patches" of some oldies for me, so well--I knew he could put this together for me "as I envisioned" it...I titled it "Opera at its Worst?" Seems to me IF ANYONE could benefit from a video showing some finger relaxation exercises, it probably would be Adriano Fontana. I'd like to see HIM do a video for guitarists as I've suggested to YOU...But I'm sure he's moreover, extremely busy performing....
My daughter was having a hard time with vibrato and other videos didn't help. she saw this and did it and gave a loud scream of "yes"!!!!!!!!she was so excited. thank you
That's great! Thanks for letting me know.
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All tutorial vibrato i searched, but u xplain the thumb perfectly.. really helpfull. Thnks
Watching it in 2021. When youtube content was actually useful and practical...
Thank you
Awesome tips. I think understanding the fact that there are three contact points (the finger, thumb, and the inside of the index finger) is helpful in analyzing where the problem is. For those seeking more exercises to further develop violin vibrato, check out the video on vibrato on my channel, and skip to 17.44, where I offer a multitude of vibrato exercises that I have compiled from teachers around the world.
Eddy is in the chat.
Thanks past Eddy lol
E Chen commented!?
Hey Eddy is that you!?
Perfect. You addressed my main question without me having to ask it. Thank you.
This is the best tutorial I've seen on the web to address the various issues arising while learning vibrato. Thank you Professor for your attention to detail. This really helps! Back to practice for me
Thank you, Jim. Best wishes.
I'm a flutist before and now learning a violin, I'm dying to find ways to do a vibrato until i found your video. Your a life saver..
Ha, funny how no matter which instrument we're playing, FINGER FLEXIBILITY and strengthening seems to have somehow been missed by both doctors and many other instructors , yes ? I started on a BbClarinet and didn' tlike the COLD feelng of holding the instrument (ha especially in WINTERS back in the midwest!)
I think so too! As I look at that first finger left hand, from holding down "bar chords" on the guitar...I'm thinking It was so much easier on the fingers to be playing violin...ha. Here's MY story, Ruby!
ProfessorV: Your videos are VERY well done and informative; YOU just might also be very helpful with some "finger flexibility and relaxing exercises" for guitarists ? Ever since Ben Benay took me out to the Brass Ring, Studio City, CA, back in the 70's and demonstrated some different BAR chords Delaney and Bonnie's band members were playing.... (ha, no pun intended-of course they had "a bar" ) that he called " a natural cheater bar" I noticed that MY first finger has totally distorted and slants to the left. It must be HELD FIRMLY while the other chords are being formed with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Having experience with violins for decades, then having to learn guitar, too, in order to play some of the songs I'd written , to show how they were to "sound" to other musicians- I've been able to "show" but not "adequately demonstrate" some of the sounds because of the lack of finger STRENGTH. In fact, in you most eloquently displayed " directions" of some of your videos, YOU might find a sensitive guitar instructor (as I have in my past) who could VIDEO TAPE BOTH the violinist "finger-strengthing/flexibility and relaxing" exercises as they function on each individual instrument ? Perhaps this would also be a good idea for a video for Phil, ("Wings of Pegasus" )with his great understanding(s) of so many different types of guitarists. Think I'll PLACE this there too, btw?
A sample of one of MY violin (rough fake fiddles, " I call them-we know I'm not "fiddling at all", just playing both violin parts overdubbed to "sound" as a fiddle...) is at "I Saw the Light', on You Tube. It's not a "great-sounding-balanced FINAL," but I put it there for others to "try to hear" both violin parts. When Teiji Okubo was here at USC studying with Heifetz, i sang a couple of songs at the Capitol Records Studio B program , and had Teiji SOLO on a couple of classical-oriented pieces-as he had great expertise on the violin and great intonation, and could HEAR what the song melodies and harmonies were trying to display. I think many young composers become easily discouraged because they can't "perform" the writings they've thought-up in their heads! Teiji "performed" on " Sometimes You Really Hurt my Feelings---He said "Lynda, you PLAY with ideas on violin and guitar, but I PLAY the violin! Ha, he was absolutely correct in his statement!
I was "Playing" around with a few classical numbers last year, and was so afraid to show my ideas to the guitarist in Italy, because I can tell he's somewhat of a perfectionist, and quite serious at his classical guitar; but I sent him the a'capella (sorry I think it should be one word, ha, like to invent words,too) ACAPELLA and he understood it and had allot of fun with it. He had totally arranged his guitar around and in between the short "patches" of some oldies for me, so well--I knew he could put this together for me "as I envisioned" it...I titled it "Opera at its Worst?" Seems to me IF ANYONE could benefit from a video showing some finger relaxation exercises, it probably would be Adriano Fontana. I'd like to see HIM do a video for guitarists as I've suggested to YOU...But I'm sure he's moreover, extremely busy performing....
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I've been trying Vibrato since about, May of this year, and couldn't get it. But now after seeing this video, I'm saying to myself "Is that really all Vibrato is?" I've been following your hand movements and exercises, and it's so easy! So I just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Clear and helpful instructions. I now know how to start with vibrato learning. Great thanks to you!
Best Wishes, Hsiang-Chung Cheng. Thanks for the comment.
Great tutorial professor... warm greeting from Indonesia 👍👍👍
Best tutorial for beginners to start with. I thought i will never be able to make it. Today for the first time I played it. Vibranto
Congratulations! Thanks for letting me know.
Most amazing explanation and prep exercises I've ever seen. Happy New Year.
I've been stuck on this for ages but your tips has made it so much easier to understand! thank you so much :)
Thanks so much for your beautiful explanation. It is very interesting and helpful. God bless you for sharing with us your technique.
Thanks, Gigi GAL, I appreciate that very much. Best Wishes.
been trying vibrato for over a year.. I can now do a little bit of vibrato thanks to this video.. I'm happyyy.. Thank you. .
Be not lazy, SAla,
I've never done vibrato in the violin. But now I can do this, thanks to you! Thanks :)
How you do that? I try to do it by video, but I can't do this movement with violin. :/
Thank you. I found this very helpful. My great quest continues, with a bit more light on the way.
Omg thank you so much!!!! Vibrato is the most challenging for me. I cant thank you enough this helps so much !!!!!!!
Thanks, Hope Caswell, I’m very pleased to hear it helped!
@@professorV I think so too! As I look at that first finger left hand, from holding down "bar chords" on the guitar...I'm thinking It was so much easier on the fingers to be playing violin...ha. Here's MY story, Ruby!
ProfessorV: Your videos are VERY well done and informative; YOU just might also be very helpful with some "finger flexibility and relaxing exercises" for guitarists ? Ever since Ben Benay took me out to the Brass Ring, Studio City, CA, back in the 70's and demonstrated some different BAR chords Delaney and Bonnie's band members were playing.... (ha, no pun intended-of course they had "a bar" ) that he called " a natural cheater bar" I noticed that MY first finger has totally distorted and slants to the left. It must be HELD FIRMLY while the other chords are being formed with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Having experience with violins for decades, then having to learn guitar, too, in order to play some of the songs I'd written , to show how they were to "sound" to other musicians- I've been able to "show" but not "adequately demonstrate" some of the sounds because of the lack of finger STRENGTH. In fact, in you most eloquently displayed " directions" of some of your videos, YOU might find a sensitive guitar instructor (as I have in my past) who could VIDEO TAPE BOTH the violinist "finger-strengthing/flexibility and relaxing" exercises as they function on each individual instrument ? Perhaps this would also be a good idea for a video for Phil, ("Wings of Pegasus" )with his great understanding(s) of so many different types of guitarists. Think I'll PLACE this there too, btw?
A sample of one of MY violin (rough fake fiddles, " I call them-we know I'm not "fiddling at all", just playing both violin parts overdubbed to "sound" as a fiddle...) is at "I Saw the Light', on You Tube. It's not a "great-sounding-balanced FINAL," but I put it there for others to "try to hear" both violin parts. When Teiji Okubo was here at USC studying with Heifetz, i sang a couple of songs at the Capitol Records Studio B program , and had Teiji SOLO on a couple of classical-oriented pieces-as he had great expertise on the violin and great intonation, and could HEAR what the song melodies and harmonies were trying to display. I think many young composers become easily discouraged because they can't "perform" the writings they've thought-up in their heads! Teiji "performed" on " Sometimes You Really Hurt my Feelings---He said "Lynda, you PLAY with ideas on violin and guitar, but I PLAY the violin! Ha, he was absolutely correct in his statement!
I was "Playing" around with a few classical numbers last year, and was so afraid to show my ideas to the guitarist in Italy, because I can tell he's somewhat of a perfectionist, and quite serious at his classical guitar; but I sent him the a'capella (sorry I think it should be one word, ha, like to invent words,too) ACAPELLA and he understood it and had allot of fun with it. He had totally arranged his guitar around and in between the short "patches" of some oldies for me, so well--I knew he could put this together for me "as I envisioned" it...I titled it "Opera at its Worst?" Seems to me IF ANYONE could benefit from a video showing some finger relaxation exercises, it probably would be Adriano Fontana. I'd like to see HIM do a video for guitarists as I've suggested to YOU...But I'm sure he's moreover, extremely busy performing....
This is the very most helpful video on vibrato for me. You clarified some crucial details that are left out by the all important Galamian book. Particularly, whether the side of the index finger should be in contact with the neck of the instrument when performing vibrato in the first or second position. I have been perplexed by this question for a long time. Your explanation makes the best sense to me. Thank you so much, professor!
Hi Chuan-kang Shih, thanks so much. I appreciate you letting me know it helped.
Hi, since I discovered this method, I am not feeling to much pain in my wrist hand. This is a very wonderful, powerful and I really like it it really helps me. Thank you
Wow, Happy New Year to you, exactly 9 years to the day! Perfect timing, trying to learn vibrato, thank you, you've got me on the road. I so wish I'd picked up a violin 9 years ago.
No time like the present, right? Thanks for the nice note and Happy New Year to you too!
@@professorV So true, now is the moment to move forward from. Thanks for your beautiful reply.
I was disappointed when I found out this technique required so much effort, patience and most of all, time. When my teacher started teaching it to me, I had already heard most of it from your previous videos, except the finger flattening part. He told me about it and some other little things and that actually did the trick. -This video wraps it all up.
He also made me swear I wouldn't over-practice it, just use it whenever I felt totally comfortable and relaxed with it.
Thanks, happy New Year!
☺ sorry, LOL, viool spelen is werken 😊
Thank you AGAIN, this has been driving me crazy for a while now. I can produce a decent *sounding vibrato, but I know I'm doing something wrong because it takes way too much effort. You continue to teach me! Thanks so much!
Best video I've seen so far. Great tips. I'm a bit closer to the goal now. Thank you!
The best ever for vibrato practice.. appreciate your details.
Excellent! Thank so much Professor :). This tutorial is very useful!
Ch R thanks for the nice comment, and I do wish you the very best!
I was about to ask what to do if I am learning finger vibrato but then had a second thought. it also worked for the finger vibrato! It's simple yet effective, it's ingenious! = D
Happy new year = D
Thank you for this video. I thought I was doomed because I had bee told many times that the left hand doesn't touch the violin when you do vibrato. I don't have enough flexibility in my arm to get away from the neck, except on the E string. This helped a lot! I still can't do vibrato (and I'm gonna cry if I never learn it), but not now I think maybe I can learn to do it! Thank you again!
Ik wens u - natte dagen- 😊
hi professor, i want to take this opportunity to tell you i really admire you so much, and too tell you i take your lessons since the last month and when play great like you i will show you :D xoxoxo
This exercise was helpful, thank you!
Thank you very much.it helped me a lot, respect from persia
Thank you, Monam. I appreciate your nice comment. Best wishes!
This method looks legit. Static arm and thumb while moving only the fingers and wrist makes so much sense. The emphasis on static thumb might just be the key. I got a violin 3 days ago and for the fun of opposing all violin lessons I'm starting with vibrato.
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Awesome! Thank you so much for this video. You answered a fundamental question that was troubling me about how to hold the violin during vibrato. Just knowing that it's OK to have a light touch on the neck will help me relax while learning vibrato.
Another excellent and extremely helpful video. Thank you, Sir!
Thanks, your videos are very clear and easy to understand!
Thanks so much for taking the trouble to do this - that was a massive help!
Awesome vibrato info. Thanks!
Thanks, Mark!
The video I am in need of now. Thank you!
😊 LOL
This is a super tutorial. A thousand thank yous
Thanks very much, Liz. I appreciate the kind comment. Best Wishes, Todd
I love this Video its realy helpful.
I love your video! I'm a beginner with violin, though I've played other instruments. My problem in figuring out how to learn vibrato from other videos is that they barely talk about the thumb... and you're addressing this in yours! How cool. I just found within the last few days that in it is easier for me to vibrato if I let the forefinger point of contact go. But then it gets into the problem you just mentioned about having 2 hand positions; 1 for vibrato and 2nd for playing. It's a mess because then I've lost my place and all the notes have moved down. Anyway, your video is just what I needed. Thanks!
Great video! You're lesson videos are the best! They are helping me out so much as I learn vibrato!
Great video and explanation! Thank you!
I think so too! As I look at that first finger left hand, from holding down "bar chords" on the guitar...I'm thinking It was so much easier on the fingers to be playing violin...ha. Here's MY story, Ruby!
ProfessorV: Your videos are VERY well done and informative; YOU just might also be very helpful with some "finger flexibility and relaxing exercises" for guitarists ? Ever since Ben Benay took me out to the Brass Ring, Studio City, CA, back in the 70's and demonstrated some different BAR chords Delaney and Bonnie's band members were playing.... (ha, no pun intended-of course they had "a bar" ) that he called " a natural cheater bar" I noticed that MY first finger has totally distorted and slants to the left. It must be HELD FIRMLY while the other chords are being formed with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Having experience with violins for decades, then having to learn guitar, too, in order to play some of the songs I'd written , to show how they were to "sound" to other musicians- I've been able to "show" but not "adequately demonstrate" some of the sounds because of the lack of finger STRENGTH. In fact, in you most eloquently displayed " directions" of some of your videos, YOU might find a sensitive guitar instructor (as I have in my past) who could VIDEO TAPE BOTH the violinist "finger-strengthing/flexibility and relaxing" exercises as they function on each individual instrument ? Perhaps this would also be a good idea for a video for Phil, ("Wings of Pegasus" )with his great understanding(s) of so many different types of guitarists. Think I'll PLACE this there too, btw?
A sample of one of MY violin (rough fake fiddles, " I call them-we know I'm not "fiddling at all", just playing both violin parts overdubbed to "sound" as a fiddle...) is at "I Saw the Light', on You Tube. It's not a "great-sounding-balanced FINAL," but I put it there for others to "try to hear" both violin parts. When Teiji Okubo was here at USC studying with Heifetz, i sang a couple of songs at the Capitol Records Studio B program , and had Teiji SOLO on a couple of classical-oriented pieces-as he had great expertise on the violin and great intonation, and could HEAR what the song melodies and harmonies were trying to display. I think many young composers become easily discouraged because they can't "perform" the writings they've thought-up in their heads! Teiji "performed" on " Sometimes You Really Hurt my Feelings---He said "Lynda, you PLAY with ideas on violin and guitar, but I PLAY the violin! Ha, he was absolutely correct in his statement!
I was "Playing" around with a few classical numbers last year, and was so afraid to show my ideas to the guitarist in Italy, because I can tell he's somewhat of a perfectionist, and quite serious at his classical guitar; but I sent him the a'capella (sorry I think it should be one word, ha, like to invent words,too) ACAPELLA and he understood it and had allot of fun with it. He had totally arranged his guitar around and in between the short "patches" of some oldies for me, so well--I knew he could put this together for me "as I envisioned" it...I titled it "Opera at its Worst?" Seems to me IF ANYONE could benefit from a video showing some finger relaxation exercises, it probably would be Adriano Fontana. I'd like to see HIM do a video for guitarists as I've suggested to YOU...But I'm sure he's moreover, extremely busy performing....
Wow thanks! You're a great teacher! God bless you~
Thank you, Pink Diamonds! Very much appreciated.
Thanks for an interesting new approach for me.
Hey thanks for taking the time to make another vibrato video; this one really helped me!!!
This really helped so much! THANKYOU
Thanks for letting me know!
You are the man!! I just made some major progress :D Thanks so much!!
just a violin master....
thank u soooo much
Brilliant video - very, clear, very helpful. Thank you!
Loved it! 🤩
This was so helpful!!!! My hand was so tense... but this totally makes sense!!! I also like the hand - thumb exercises!!
Very good tutorial. I totally agree with you relaxation is absolutely key to good vibrato. Many thanks for demonstrating and sharing your innovative techniques.
Excellent video! I can already see improvement in my vibrato and I've have a teacher teach me this for 8 weeks so far.
Thanks for this video Todd. I have been managing a little vibrato and I am confident that your video will help me to improve on what I am doing.
George
what can i say, your videos always are my problem solver lol... thanks
That was very helpful. Thank you.
Thank you so much, I've been trying so hard to learn vibrato but I always was doing it the wrong way and by doing it the wrong way I taught myself to do it wrong, but now I've tried your exercises and they really helped! Once again, Thank you so much.
Hi MusicinMe, I'm excited for you! Best Wishes with your studies.
Wonderfully explained and demonstrated! Thank you! Having had my CMC joint fused on my left hand, this will be a different kind of challenge!
I've been trying to do vibrato but with this new tip I think I will improve the best video ever
oefenen; veel doen, {droog oefenen/trainen}
thank you ..this is super helpful I've had lots of tension when practice vibrtao and it got me tired a lot ,Im sure it'll be better..and happy new year dear professor
This was a Very Good Vid! Keep it Up! I learned a lot!
I'm having a hard time with finger flexibility. My teacher said that too... I think this exercise will help me, so thank you!
Good luck, CrystalRubyMoon! Keep us posted!
it's amaaaazing the way u use to make playing violin that much easy thanks a lot and keep going u have our support 😄😄
Thank you for all the help, and a very Happy New Year to you, too!
That thumbnail for the video got my attention. Well played...
Thank you!
It helps me very much! :)
You also a happy new year!
Awesome!
Thank you, also for the other hints on vibrato. They help me to understand what I need to be aware of and improve - but also realising what's working already. It's much more fun to practise that way, staying focused.
Thank you!
~ Michael
thank you so much
now I'll try hard to practice vibrato
happy new year!
Браво, очень полезные упражнения!
Thank you! Best wishes.
Very nice exlaining Sir thanks for videod continue more God bless you...
solomony musicks - thank you for the kind note. Best wishes.
Ah, I also wanna say you're the best violin teacher on youtube. IMO :)
professor V, that was a really helpfull video for me to understand hand vibrato:D
thank you!:D
Great exercise, very helpful, thank you
Thanks, Mehdi. Best wishes.
this is great! Thanks professor! I'm subscribing!
OMG TY SO MUCH THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH WITH VIBRATO
Keena Rhouisa Obrique - That’s great! Thank you for letting me know. :)
Thank you, Maria and good luck!
well i never knew about this exercise, it was really easy for me to do the vibrato on violin.but now that I'm trying this new thing its sort of difficult. anyway now i can do it better than before. so thank you!
You are welcome, Bahram Ariamehr. Best Wishes.
Thank you so much for the wonderful video! Happy new year!
Thank you teacher. It1s a very instructive for me today!
this helped a lot since its my first playing a violin and i had no idea what i was doing😅
but its still super hard😵
Thank you, professorV.
Thankyou very much! Now I can vibrato with my first finger.
I do agree with itsmeNich that you're the BEST! Thank you very much indeed.
Thank you very much, my hope is back!! Happy new year!
It 's helpful a lot. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much you are just an amazing teacher!!
This is a VERY NICE LESSON!!!!!