Today is going to be the 1st day of 18 consecutive days and I hope to be mastering playing vibrato afterwards. I am 66 yrs old; arthritis in fingers but not too bad. I have such a longing to be playing beautiful in church one day, that I just keep on keeping on! Thank you Michael for helping us so much in the way you try and teach us. It has to bear fruits!
It takes at least 6 months and up to like 2 years to really MASTER vibrato for most people. There is no way you will master it in 18 consecutive days, so don't lose heart. People who really master vibrato slave over their vibrato.
Eugenie van Zyl Great. Did you improve? It took me 3 years with a bad violin. And just one week to master vibrato in a good violin. This is what most teachers fail to tell their students.
I'm in my second year of learning the violin and have watched countless tutorials. This is the first vibrato tutorial that has truly made sense and delivered results! Thank you so much!
Hi Violin Tutor Pro, This is the best lesson on vibrato I’ve seen. I’ve been struggling for years figuring it out on my own and watching other videos. This one best describes what to do! Your information on the angle of the hand/fingers, and the motion, focusing on the blade of the hand moving towards you…very excellent and simple. Thank you so much. This is very helpful 🙏🫶🏽 - Ruchira
Very good instructions. Best seen on here. I am 75. Had a violin from age 12. Never ever looked for an instructor all thoughout all these years, just for vibrato lessons. So lax believing it came naturally. Never have performed with librota.
I have lots bad habits 😢 but now that you explain it, i will go back praticing wit good habit 💖 thank you for the good work 🌹 so sorry for bad english, i'm french 😁
Vibrato is fairly new to me because I had not found a violinist who could talk about methods or your wonderful, particular ways to explain this process. Finally, you are so much easier to relate to with these types of details. Thank you so very much.
You are one of the beat teachers ever i love you so much thank you so much for these videos they have helped me so much while im learning violin on my own
Brilliant teaching.. iI really appreciate your down to earth approach . I am 73 and with no.previous musical knowledge, have just started violin in May 2020. I obviously have bad playing habits but am told I have made good overall progress so far. I will follow your channel regularly. Thank you.
First of your lessons that I have seen. I love the reference of patting head and rubbing stomach. That's what playing had felt like and vibrado seemed impossible like the rub/pat. But you did it!! And showed is. Now I know it's possible, eventually. ;-) . I'm 61 and learning. Thank you for giving me confidence. I'll be rewatching this lesson and practicing over and over until I get it.
Your video just popped up on my feed. So I watched it and I really enjoyed it. I want to learn vibrato. I'm 50 and just learning to play. So Im taking the 18 day challenge. Hopefully my "Silent Night" piece will sound pretty by Christmas. Here it goes.
this is very useful as it tells us where our fingers should be, where our hand should be, how much pressure we should be using. I think this is excellent in tell us how the fundamentals need to be in place in prep for when we learn vibrato.
I love your video...I;m a violin teacher in Santa Fe NM and this tutorial will be so helpful to some of my young students...thank you for posting this...
30 and your explanation is so helpful makes so much sense I've had my violin for 3 days I've been practicing so much and these detailed explanations are a must.
After watching many videos on this, you have helped me to actually get the movement now! So I am on day 1 of 18 too! Feeling pretty confident that I will progress this way~many thanks!
Thanks so much! I have realized that I have been doing it wrong; I apply a lot of pressure on the strings. I'm going to audition for an orchestra called Kendall Orchestra this Saturday. It's a county orch. for middle schoolers and I really hope I get through. Again, thank you so much, I very much appreciate it!
Very good and helpful! Thanks. Learning vibrato with my teacher. But wanted to see some additional videos. From all i watched, this one has been the best. Well explained, and even if not the smae speed, I could understnad the technique and I did it.
Thank you for this lesson. I've been finding violin vibrato difficult; I realise now it may be because I play guitar and it is completely different. My wrist keeps moving. ... I'm determined to learn this.
Thanks Michael. I too am 66 years old and struggling with vibrato, especially with the first finger on the e string (not sure why that is). Holding the violin up is tiring - must be an age thing. Am working towards grade 5 exam now.
I don't think it's an age thing, I am a young adult and find this very hard myself. Sometimes I can't even hold the violin if my hand is not on the neck.
Andreea Lorena Mitoi what?? Its much easier if you doesnt have shoulder rest than with or try to practice you ching and collar bone grip and btw use ur collar bone as a shoulder it helps me alot while practicing
I've worked out why a degree in music - classical guitar doesn't help with violin vibrato. On the guitar the fingers are more perpendicular to the strings whereas on the violin the fingers are more, not totally but more, parallel to the strings so my guitar vibrato is totally useless here. Back to the beginning and on with the work !! Two years of this seems interminable but doable if one is dedicated and if anything I'm dedicated to becoming a better violinist. I want to join our local orchestra but without a classy vibrato, this is just not possible. Two years, another grade or two (seventh or eighth grade AMEB) and maybe they'll accept me into the local orchestra. Thank you for your time and your video. On to work now...
Verencia Mulya Putri different pressure for different strings; on the G you can afford to press a lot but use gradually less pressure as u get to the E string, there u barely press. When u apply pressure apply with ur pointer finger
hello - I have watched many teachers on TH-cam teaching vibrato. You are a great teacher. I followed along with your demonstrations and was able to have that beginning wrist/arm movement and finger position and get the first stage of vibrato (actually moving the arm and holding the fingers correctly allowed me to get the slow movement/tone as described with all four fingers. Concentrating on relaxing the arm/wrist/hand/fingers IS key. Slowly, over time, practicing it every day, I'm sure I'll get it down whereas I had had my doubts. This video is now 5 years old. I hope you still teach and make more. thank you. p.s. I notice you don't use a shoulder rest. I prefer that style as well. I have a small pad under the violin. Holding the instrument in place with neck/chin pressure gets tough. any tips for that?
Very helpful. I've only been at it a couple of days now, but your video made it come together. I stopped when you told me to, however. What I don't understand is why my knuckles don't move like yours do. It's as if I don't have a joint there, even though you weren't emphasizing it, your knuckle was going up and down at 8:02.
alright, I am going to be the win.. HAHA.. I am going to work on this, along with other things I am learning on the viola. thanks for your time 4 years ago to make and issue this video, great stuff
It's hand vibrato, not wrist vibrato, and it takes 6 months up to1- 2 years with consistent hard work to get a gorgeous vibrato. Btw, he doesn't have a good vibrato, and you can't get a good vibrato in 18 days. You can get it, just know it will take a long time of consistent work.
My teacher taught me to do this, but the day before, I had done intense bouldering for 3 hours straight, so my hands' muscles weren't their best, so when he was trying to teach me, I couldn't get the correct grip so I have been trying to learn it on my own. I loved the tips at the beginning but I couldn't understand what you were talking about when you actually started talking about the main part of vibrato.
I am new and late to the violin and fascinated by vibrato but imagine the only wat to have my rh bow arm move independently from the left - a ridiculous situation with both limbs moving in unison - answer must be more practice? Thanks for your advice ….
Have looked at a few vibrato lessons on TH-cam. I find yours the best. Seems more sensible and attainable. I am having difficulty with co-ordination - making my bow independent from my vibrato fingering. Any tips? I know it's a matter of hard work!
heyy...thanks for d wonderfull video i have a small doubt about moving my hand. i have totally understood till d part where u showed moving or sliding hand over d strings but i didn get how to put my finger at same position and moving my hand. can you please explain it little further and tell how to practice keeping finger tip at fix position and moving hand. please help me out with this issue waitin for your reply thanks
For years I've had a beautiful candy apple red electric stingray violin and have always been unable to do vibrato on it but I could on my old violin and only recently found a solution. If you have a stingray violin you've probably noticed the finish on the paint makes it incredibly sticky against the sides of your thumb and palm of your hand. My solution for this was just to add a tiny dot of polish on the underside of the neck
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Today is going to be the 1st day of 18 consecutive days and I hope to be mastering playing vibrato afterwards. I am 66 yrs old; arthritis in fingers but not too bad. I have such a longing to be playing beautiful in church one day, that I just keep on keeping on! Thank you Michael for helping us so much in the way you try and teach us. It has to bear fruits!
How did it go? :)
Keep practicing, you'll be on the stage in no time!
Good for you! I am also starting vibrato on the viola. I started 3 days ago and really want to learn. Giving myself 3 months though.
It takes at least 6 months and up to like 2 years to really MASTER vibrato for most people. There is no way you will master it in 18 consecutive days, so don't lose heart. People who really master vibrato slave over their vibrato.
Eugenie van Zyl Great. Did you improve? It took me 3 years with a bad violin. And just one week to master vibrato in a good violin. This is what most teachers fail to tell their students.
I'm in my second year of learning the violin and have watched countless tutorials. This is the first vibrato tutorial that has truly made sense and delivered results! Thank you so much!
Hi Leslie, how's ur progress doing vibrato?
@@brianbrazil3082 It's going well! Nice to hear from you. Thanks again for your help!!
@@lesliebenson3013 if you'd like to send your progress, you can send me an email brianbrazil8@gmail.com. Thanks Leslie!
Hi Violin Tutor Pro,
This is the best lesson on vibrato I’ve seen. I’ve been struggling for years figuring it out on my own and watching other videos. This one best describes what to do! Your information on the angle of the hand/fingers, and the motion, focusing on the blade of the hand moving towards you…very excellent and simple. Thank you so much. This is very helpful 🙏🫶🏽
- Ruchira
I got it! I got it! I got it!
That was the best explanation out of all the tutorials I've seen. Thank you so much.
The desire to play the violin piece from the movie Schindler's list lead me here. Your nicely formulated video will be my first step toward the goal.
Very good instructions. Best seen on here. I am 75. Had a violin from age 12. Never ever looked for an instructor all thoughout all these years, just for vibrato lessons. So lax believing it came naturally. Never have performed with librota.
I have lots bad habits 😢 but now that you explain it, i will go back praticing wit good habit 💖 thank you for the good work 🌹 so sorry for bad english, i'm french 😁
Vibrato is fairly new to me because I had not found a violinist who could talk about methods or your wonderful, particular ways to explain this process. Finally, you are so much easier to relate to with these types of details. Thank you so very much.
I am 71 and having a ball learning! You are sooooo helpful!!!!
You are one of the beat teachers ever i love you so much thank you so much for these videos they have helped me so much while im learning violin on my own
Brilliant teaching.. iI really appreciate your down to earth approach . I am 73 and with no.previous musical knowledge, have just started violin in May 2020.
I obviously have bad playing habits but am told I have made good overall progress so far.
I will follow your channel regularly. Thank you.
The best examples I have seen on vibrato.
First of your lessons that I have seen. I love the reference of patting head and rubbing stomach. That's what playing had felt like and vibrado seemed impossible like the rub/pat. But you did it!! And showed is. Now I know it's possible, eventually. ;-) . I'm 61 and learning. Thank you for giving me confidence. I'll be rewatching this lesson and practicing over and over until I get it.
Your video just popped up on my feed. So I watched it and I really enjoyed it. I want to learn vibrato. I'm 50 and just learning to play. So Im taking the 18 day challenge. Hopefully my "Silent Night" piece will sound pretty by Christmas. Here it goes.
Gale Keeler you'll do great Gale!
Gale Keeler How did it go?
The tips on finger position angle was so helpful and to slow down helped me
This is exactly what I needed. I believe my whole problem is my positioning. You explained this so so well . Thank you very much.
this is very useful as it tells us where our fingers should be, where our hand should be, how much pressure we should be using. I think this is excellent in tell us how the fundamentals need to be in place in prep for when we learn vibrato.
Thank you for going through this so thoroughly! I have seen several tutorials on vibrato but this was the best!
I love your video...I;m a violin teacher in Santa Fe NM and this tutorial will be so helpful to some of my young students...thank you for posting this...
Staying relaxed was the most advantageous lesson I learned here, but the whole lesson was really helpful. Thank you!
Best vibrato explanation I've seen yet! Thanks ❗
Clear demonstration. Very helpful! Thank you.
You are a GREAT teacher. Thank you.
30 and your explanation is so helpful makes so much sense I've had my violin for 3 days I've been practicing so much and these detailed explanations are a must.
Thanks I really wanted to learn it so I could play songs that sound really good👍🏽
Thank you. I have decided to try different video teachers and am learning from each.
This is a very helpful video on developing an arm vibrato, and my students and I thank you for posting this.
Your videos are so helpful. Struggling to learn vibrato but hopefully after listening to you I will get the hang of it.
Thank you!
Very effective teaching technique! Thank you!
Yep, just like everyone else has said. This is the first time I have actually had a hint of a result after 15 minutes practice. Thank you.
Thank you for the excellent demonstration.
Enjoying starting to play again. Just got a better violin (electric)...this site really helps hone the skills!
Thanks so much, can't wait to practice and master vibrato!
Really helpful I’ve been struggling for ages. Will start right away and keep watching. Great Thank you!
After watching many videos on this, you have helped me to actually get the movement now! So I am on day 1 of 18 too! Feeling pretty confident that I will progress this way~many thanks!
Same here Debbie. I've watched lots of videos but this the best. I will start practicing.
How did it go eventually?
Vibrato is really hard for me. Thanks for help.
Thank you. From watching violinists I thought vibrato had to be done with the wrist and my wrist wouldn't do that. I'll give this a try.
I'm not sure whether I'll have anywhere near a tiny improvement in my vibrato in 18 days but I'll definitely give it a red hot go !!
Thanks so much! I have realized that I have been doing it wrong; I apply a lot of pressure on the strings. I'm going to audition for an orchestra called Kendall Orchestra this Saturday. It's a county orch. for middle schoolers and I really hope I get through. Again, thank you so much, I very much appreciate it!
Years of dedication to video games have prepared me for this movement.
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By far the best vibrato video out there,, and one of the best on left hand position in general,, Thank you so much really Michael !!
I agree! Thanks a lot!!
I.am.65 and just beginning! I love this
Very good and helpful! Thanks. Learning vibrato with my teacher. But wanted to see some additional videos. From all i watched, this one has been the best. Well explained, and even if not the smae speed, I could understnad the technique and I did it.
Great advice. Many tips
Thank you for explaining it clearly. God bless
Really great explaination. Never heard some of that.
Thank you for this lesson. I've been finding violin vibrato difficult; I realise now it may be because I play guitar and it is completely different. My wrist keeps moving. ... I'm determined to learn this.
I like your teaching skills
I really wanna do vibrato
Thanks Michael. I too am 66 years old and struggling with vibrato, especially with the first finger on the e string (not sure why that is). Holding the violin up is tiring - must be an age thing. Am working towards grade 5 exam now.
I don't think it's an age thing, I am a young adult and find this very hard myself. Sometimes I can't even hold the violin if my hand is not on the neck.
U Carter 1st 2nd and 3rd the finger is the easiest tho 😂😂
Andreea Lorena Mitoi what?? Its much easier if you doesnt have shoulder rest than with or try to practice you ching and collar bone grip and btw use ur collar bone as a shoulder it helps me alot while practicing
I've worked out why a degree in music - classical guitar doesn't help with violin vibrato. On the guitar the fingers are more perpendicular to the strings whereas on the violin the fingers are more, not totally but more, parallel to the strings so my guitar vibrato is totally useless here. Back to the beginning and on with the work !! Two years of this seems interminable but doable if one is dedicated and if anything I'm dedicated to becoming a better violinist. I want to join our local orchestra but without a classy vibrato, this is just not possible. Two years, another grade or two (seventh or eighth grade AMEB) and maybe they'll accept me into the local orchestra. Thank you for your time and your video. On to work now...
Excellent video, I’m looking forward to practicing the techniques and this gives me hope that I can get it someday! Thank you.
39,000+ people watched but didn't press like or dislike. Wow. Thanks for the video. I found that I was tensing up my hand too much.
I want it.. I'm just learning..You are great!!
Your lessons are very helpful to a new violins student and to the point.
How to stop the bow from shaking/bouncing?
Jensen Kho are we supposed to give pressure to the bow or let it go smoothly over the strings by its own weight?
Verencia Mulya Putri different pressure for different strings; on the G you can afford to press a lot but use gradually less pressure as u get to the E string, there u barely press. When u apply pressure apply with ur pointer finger
Michael Gachich cool, thanks!
bebeautifulyou try to practice ur open strings!! And ur bowing or types of bowing the arco pizzicato col legno spiccato and etc
Open string exercises
Thank you. This is helpful
Great video, well done!
this is just fantastic instruction. Thank you very much. I feel like you have divulged some great tips that may have cost you much more $ and time.
Great Thank you
hello - I have watched many teachers on TH-cam teaching vibrato. You are a great teacher. I followed along with your demonstrations and was able to have that beginning wrist/arm movement and finger position and get the first stage of vibrato (actually moving the arm and holding the fingers correctly allowed me to get the slow movement/tone as described with all four fingers. Concentrating on relaxing the arm/wrist/hand/fingers IS key. Slowly, over time, practicing it every day, I'm sure I'll get it down whereas I had had my doubts. This video is now 5 years old. I hope you still teach and make more. thank you.
p.s. I notice you don't use a shoulder rest. I prefer that style as well. I have a small pad under the violin. Holding the instrument in place with neck/chin pressure gets tough. any tips for that?
Very helpful. I've only been at it a couple of days now, but your video made it come together. I stopped when you told me to, however. What I don't understand is why my knuckles don't move like yours do. It's as if I don't have a joint there, even though you weren't emphasizing it, your knuckle was going up and down at 8:02.
alright, I am going to be the win.. HAHA.. I am going to work on this, along with other things I am learning on the viola. thanks for your time 4 years ago to make and issue this video, great stuff
Thank you! 🙏👌
Thank you sir!
My boyfriend has the most amazing wrist vibrato but I just can't seem to do it. I'll definitely try arm. Your explanation was great.
It's hand vibrato, not wrist vibrato, and it takes 6 months up to1- 2 years with consistent hard work to get a gorgeous vibrato. Btw, he doesn't have a good vibrato, and you can't get a good vibrato in 18 days. You can get it, just know it will take a long time of consistent work.
Thank you Bless you
I'm a beginner
Thanks. A beginner at 69 so will try. It sounds helpful.
YOU'RE THE BEST SORRY I GOT AWAY ... I WILL FOLLOW THIS UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME THANKS YOU EXPLAIN TECH DETAILS THROUGHLY.
You are awesome!!!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you for the video
Brilliant video !!! But do we maintain contact with the fingerboard with the forefinger whilst playing vibrato or not ?
Very well explained Thank you
Thanks, I needed this
I'm in beggining orchestra and I need help with vibrato, so thanks for the video😊
You are welcome. I hope you are able to master vibrato soon!
That rosin is so cute!
Great video. Will definitely practice these tips.
Thank you so much
Have never heard about finger.angles! Wow
THANKYOU x
great video. thanks!
Great lesson on Vibrato my friend!!
Hello I really enjoyed watching this lesson
Thank you so much your 👍😁👏🙏 lesson
Korea 🇰🇷
This is exactly what I needed!! Thanks so much. :)
Great vibrato tutorial !!!
My teacher taught me to do this, but the day before, I had done intense bouldering for 3 hours straight, so my hands' muscles weren't their best, so when he was trying to teach me, I couldn't get the correct grip so I have been trying to learn it on my own. I loved the tips at the beginning but I couldn't understand what you were talking about when you actually started talking about the main part of vibrato.
Is the technique the same for the viola?
Kathy of course! Good luck Kathy, hope you learn vibrato!😄
Yes and ditto
I think so because he is doing this on a violia he said at the beginning I think.
Thank you so much 😊
good video
Thk u so much that sharing w/me musical knowledge on tv speak slowly n different from other tuitor. Bye😅😆🤣
Do you help with play by ear old folks?
Thank you
Thanks, i coud make it with the first and second Finger, and thats that.
Too difficult Michael, Thanks.
Regards. Elizabeth
I am new and late to the violin and fascinated by vibrato but imagine the only wat to have my rh bow arm move independently from the left - a ridiculous situation with both limbs moving in unison - answer must be more practice? Thanks for your advice ….
Great tip on pressing too hard!
I want to learn the wrist vibrato please, and thanks.
Have looked at a few vibrato lessons on TH-cam. I find yours the best. Seems more sensible and attainable. I am having difficulty with co-ordination - making my bow independent from my vibrato fingering. Any tips? I know it's a matter of hard work!
How often should you change strings?
heyy...thanks for d wonderfull video
i have a small doubt about moving my hand. i have totally understood till d part where u showed moving or sliding hand over d strings but i didn get how to put my finger at same position and moving my hand.
can you please explain it little further and tell how to practice keeping finger tip at fix position and moving hand.
please help me out with this issue
waitin for your reply
thanks
Thank you. I am 68years old with bad habits
For years I've had a beautiful candy apple red electric stingray violin and have always been unable to do vibrato on it but I could on my old violin and only recently found a solution. If you have a stingray violin you've probably noticed the finish on the paint makes it incredibly sticky against the sides of your thumb and palm of your hand. My solution for this was just to add a tiny dot of polish on the underside of the neck