Group 2: Vibrato Veterans
Welcome Group 2!
We're going to have a great time working on your vibrato over the next two weeks. To get started, I recommend watching this introductory video about vibrato, which is the archive of my live stream "All About the Vibe" - I like to consider it something of a "cheat sheet" that summarizes a lot of the great ideas we have from different artists on the platform, and their thoughts on vibrato. If there's a certain artist whose ideas really resonate with you about vibrato, or who show a technique you'd like to develop further, then do a deeper dive into their course!
Next, download this PDF TWI #3 - All About The VIbe - Opening Up Your Vibrato and get started with the exercises in it! Here is an instructional video to help out with it: https://youtu.be/d813Kf11IXU
You'll have 2 assignments during this TWI:
Week 1: any time during week 1 (November 18-24) post a video of yourself playing through these vibrato exercises. If you have a particular artist whose vibrato videos you followed more carefully, consider posting a video of you doing their suggested exercises, or repertoire.
Week 2: on November 28 or 29, post a video of yourself playing some of your own repertoire that features vibrato; or a scale using non-stop vibrato.
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Just sharing few thoughts: The reasons that are not allowing a player to have a good vibrato are much depending on the stiffness according to which the strings are pushed down to the board. The "squeezing" of the board as produced by the left hand is the first enemy to fight because it will never allow a proper playing technique (including being able to play a nice controlled vibrato). The players having the bad habit to squeeze the board with their left hand should probably refocus their attention on doing exercises which are aiming at decreasing such squeezing need. Avoiding squeezing is such a fundamental topic which probably requires a 2 weeks intensive training as well. Thank you Travis for these nice opportunity you offer to us to experiment the 2 weeks intensive training on specific topics.