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Author: Em
Date: 1999-11-02 20:19
Hey...I've been playing the flute for just over four years. I've been wondering a lot about vibrato. How would you start working at it? Does anyone have any helpful hints for me?
Thanks,
Em
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Author: Bill
Date: 1999-11-02 21:32
Em,
I'm sure you'll get a lot of suggestions. I always envied people that had a "natural" vibrato, but I wasn't so lucky. My music teacher said I was better off. I started by playing repeated notes with a 3 syllable articulation like Ta-Ha-Ha. You need to push from the diaphram on the Ha's. After developing proficiency with repeated notes, try some scales. Relax and play slowly until you get the hang of it. Then use a metronome and increase speed periodically.
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Author: nicky
Date: 1999-11-09 22:42
pretend you are realy nervious and then you get the most amazing vebrato on the face of the earth, it healps soo much in auditions
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Author: nicky
Date: 1999-11-09 22:42
pretend you are realy nervious and then you get the most amazing vebrato on the face of the earth, it healps soo much in auditions
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Author: Tamyka
Date: 1999-11-15 04:10
I took up flute after a 4 years of saxophone. Sax vibrato is very different, but I picked up flute vibrato quickly. When you run out of breath, you tend to do it naturally, as a way of conserving air, so if you practice with very little air in your lungs, it's easier.
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Author: Laura
Date: 2000-01-26 00:18
You start by choosing a note that's easy for you to play, try an e natural on the top space. Sustain it out for one measure at a time, and add bursts of air each beat, almost as if you were playing quarter notes and connecting them together. Once you feel completely comfortable with doing that, gradually speed it up to eighth notes. Then go to triplet eighth notes, then go to sixteenths. Natural vibrato is between triplet eighth notes and sixteenth notes, depending on the note- higher notes use faster vibrato and lower notes use slower. :-)
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Author: Gods_kicker
Date: 2000-03-01 19:49
I am new to this posting messages thing and it's hard to describe vibrato but here's a helpful hint tried to put into words. When playing vibrato focus your air and keep a steady flow, you don't have to not quaver your air to be steady, different variations as to a steady airflow bring a nice vibrato. That's about all i can say to describe it, hope that helps!
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Author: Emily
Date: 2000-03-07 00:35
USE A METRONOME!!!!! It will really help you off to a good start. It is sort of hard to get it sounding good and you have to be consistant when learning or your have a harder time. If your really set on learning the twenty to fifty bucks you have to spend on a metronome is well worth it.
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Author: Heather
Date: 2005-08-07 01:56
Bill and Laura have the correct methods. Nicky and Tamyka's ways of vibrato will only develope the wrong way to do it and once it's a habit, it's hard to fix. Pay close attention to Bill's explanation. It's very good.
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