Author: DrewSorensenMusic
Date: 2013-02-17 23:11
It is amazing there are so many people with beautiful vibratos, and they will all have a different way of explaining it. I think one is certain, every vibrato is completely unique.
When I too studied flute, of course it was explained that the pulses came from the diaphragm. However, I used to try and strain really hard with the diaphragm to increase the air speed. It was uncomfortable.
It's just something that I misunderstood for some time. Then in the oboe lessons, Mr Schneider offered the opinion that there is no true "diaphragm vibrato", but it is just a teaching technique for flutists and saxophonists, though many saxophonists incorporate the jaw as well. I personally have switched to throat vibrato on the sax with minimal jaw, it's more musical, but I digress.
Mr Schneider continued to explain that, like vocalists, oboe vibrato comes from the throat, with consistent supports from the diaphragm. When incorporating the favorite syllable of your choice, pulses can be felt in the diaphragm, but this is not the muscle relaxing and tightening. It is the space of the chest cavity getting smaller little by little, as air is released into the instrument. Of course, the throat does not close completely, just enough to emulate your favorite oboist's sound.
Drew S.
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