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Author: TrueFinlandishness
Date: 2012-02-02 12:22
I've just started learning vibrato myself. I'll list below the steps I'm currently taking:
1) I placed my hands on my stomach and coughed. This is the position it should be coming from when learning although it normally ends up higher once it has settled and comes naturally.
2) Next, with the reed in the oboe I took a metronome and did the following exercise starting at around crotchet=30 on any scale of choice (I'll use ol to indicate a quaver)
ol - ol ol ol ol ol ol
The first note is tounged followed by a quaver rest. This just gives an indication of pitch and volume and should be a firm stable note without vibrato. Then, without tounging the next note play and vibrato the next six quavers, being very aware of the movement of the diaphragm. The metronome can then be built up.
3) The next step is vibrato in rhythms. Taking another scale stick with a fairly slow metronome mark but this time in 3/4 time. Vibrato two quavers, followed by one set of quaver triplets, followed by a set of four semiquavers. Repeat and increase the metronome mark.
4) After this I repeated the two exercises until vibrato felt more natural. Then take long notes and crescendo and diminuendo over eight slow crotchet beats, increasing and decreasing the intensity (speed and depth) of the vibrato.
5) Now it's time to put this with simple melodies such as hymns or folk tunes.
I hope that helps? I guess that eventually it comes down to have control over your vibrato and as long as it sounds natural and isn't excessive it is correct.
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