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The Vibrato on the Violin Part 8

by Steve Maus

As I already mentioned here our vibrato must never be a matter of mere coincidence. We always have to apply it to emphasize our musical figuration, our crescendo and diminuendo, our musical intentions.
What do I mean by “musical figuration”?
Musical figuration related to our vibrato means that we look for notes that are more important than [...]

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The Vibrato on the Violin Part 7

by Steve Maus

When we apply vibrato on an instrument like the violin or viola we must be aware that this vibrato always has to be intentional. It is never a matter of mere coincidence or even boredom. We use vibrato to manipulate our sound as intended.
It’s rather difficult to vibrate faster notes, often it’s impossible for technical [...]

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The Vibrato on the Violin Part 6

by Steve Maus

Hopefully you folks practiced a lot during the past week. Meanwhile your family has recovered from the shock of your first vibrato steps and we can carry on.
Your vibrato has become much better thanks to the exercises of part 5. Now we must learn to apply our vibrato pointedly. We must be able to vibrate [...]

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The Vibrato on the Violin Part 2

by Steve Maus

Before we start exploring the vibrato and it’s technical aspects we have to look at some terms that are used to describe certain vibrato techniques.
Dealing with waves we stumble upon three main physical terms:
Frequency, wave length and amplitude.
The frequency of a tone is directly related to the tone pitch. The higher the frequency, the higher [...]

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