Author: Loree BF51
Date: 2012-01-25 17:03
Mr. Still used to say that he "...didn't teach vibrato, he just set up the necessary conditions for it to occur." Definitely, don't try to use a throat vibrato, as anything thing that tends to close down the throat passage is to be avoided like the plague! Rather, concentrate on developing diaphramatic breathing - when you breathe in, the shoulders should not move up very little, only the stomach should expand outward. Try "panting" like a dog, but slowly, at first, in order to develop flexibility in the breath. Again, when you do this, it's the stomach that should be doing the moving, not the shoulders. There may be some slight movement in the lower chest, but that's okay. Then, gradually increase the rate of pant. This is part of setting up "those conditions". Regards, Loree BF51
R. Still former student
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