Klarinet Archive - Posting 000078.txt from 2001/04

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Vibrato
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 05:30:25 -0400

At 05:07 PM 4/4/2001 -0600, Richard Bush wrote:
>Ya. Say ya, ya, ya. Start at a slow tempo using a metronome. Move your jaw
>four
>times per beat. Gradually increase the speed of the metronome. Exaggerate
>it at
>first. Work to make it smooth...so it's not jerky.
>Read about vibrato in Larry Teal's book, "The Art of Saxophone Playing"
>published by Summy-Birchard (sp?). Listen to singers, flute players, sax
>players, trumpet players. Study what they do, when they do it and how they
>apply vibrato to different styles or types of music.

Listening, especially to singers, is EXCELLENT advice! The Teal book is
also a good idea.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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