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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 [...]

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The Vibrato on the Violin Part 5

by Steve Maus

After all those technical aspects of vibrato on the violin we come to the question “how on earth should I practice such a complicated movement?” This is not as difficult as it sounds at the beginning. We already saw that a vibrato is nothing else than a consistent oscillation of the tone’s pitch, comparable to [...]

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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 [...]

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The Vibrato on the Violin Part 1

by Steve Maus

Many people think vibrato on the violin is kind of a mystery, something that is a restricted area only for advanced players. I can assure you, that’s not the case. Of course, you have to acquire a certain reliability when it comes to intonation since vibrato is nothing else than a controlled manipulation of the [...]

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