Author: DrewSorensenMusic
Date: 2012-01-19 01:54
I was trying to read up a bit on vibrato today, and it looks like vibrato has changed over the years (and I'm talking in the 100s). I guess in the baroque eras violins used to have a different shape, making lots of vibrato stressful on the hands. Vibrato at this time was used minimally so as to not overtire the musician. Later, probably with the advent of new innovations such as the shoulder and chin rest, there was a shift to constant vibrato.
I am not a violinist, nor a music historian, and I was only able to spend an hour today on the subject.
Anyhow, I think vibrato is supposed to mimic the human voice, so however you would sing a piece is probably how you should play it. I've never sung vibrato at tempo, so I guess I wouldn't play it in tempo as well.
I guess metronome practice is your best bet for practice. Take small phrases and just have at it. I'm sure you'd get the feel for it after a few minutes.
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