Klarinet Archive - Posting 000846.txt from 1997/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Vibrato.....More stirring of the pot
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 14:26:08 -0400

At 10:55 AM 8/19/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I was told vibrato was to come from your diaphram.
>
> Amy
>
>> At 10:34 AM 8/18/97 -0400, you wrote:
>> >Gee, my teacher said vibrato should be done the same way as on oboe and
>> bassoon (i.e. with the diaphragm).
>> >
>> ???!!!???!!! I thought vibrato was done with the jaw, except on flute,
>> which IS with the diaphragm. Does this mean I have to re-learn how to do
>it?
>>
I'll bet your teacher does not use vibrato. And wishes to discourage you
from using it by acknowledging only a very difficult method. I suspect
that he/she is a poor source of information on this subject. IMHO, of course.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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