How to Sing with Vibrato - 7 Vibrato Exercises for Mastering Vibrato - Sing With Power Voice Lessons

[@MrRobinification]

I've been trying to find it for decades, asked speech therapists, singing teachers, searched the www.. And then I stumbled over your video and within the length of it, I felt it. Finally I know what to train, thank you so much!

[@singwithpower]

Excellent! If you want to dig into it deeper, you can get into it with the full training at www.BestSingingProgram.com. Thanks for tuning in!

[@rector559]

You are correct. Remember that these are only temporary exercises meant to "kick-start" the vibrato, they aren't actually finished vibrato sounds, so keep the volume and range pretty simple when doing these. Thanks for the comment.

[@singwithpower]

Hi, guys. I'm sorry I haven't been responsive to your questions. I've been working on a large training project which will likely take me several more months. I promise to answer your questions and post more videos after the project is finished.

[@queen_angelace]

How often should you do these exercises?

[@jozefjoze5742]

Thank you Eric you are a very big help! (:

[@kungfupanda9475]

Is it okay if my belly is moving while doing this?

[@singwithpower]

Just a few minutes a day. Maybe 3 or 4 minutes is fine.

[@singwithpower]

During the initial process that may, happen, but that will go away almost entirely as it locks in.

[@texasroadman8257]

All in one short video. Thanks and God bless you

[@456704]

this man is so right, i slowed down my vibrato (never had voice training) and it sounds exactly like those 3 excercises can do for you, not the back and forth business i'm hearing that you should do between 2 different notes,

[@517sheri]

These are GREAT! I've already got a feel for vibrato, but these exercises definitely help me understand a bit better of what i am trying to accomplish. Thanks for posting :)

[@leahmartin3287]

skip to 1:17 for the voice exercises

[@justslightly7794]

thaaanksss

[@thetruth7164]

THANKS, LEAH.

[@singwithpower]

Thanks for putting that out there! I know that a lot of folks don't like to hear all of my talking, but it is critical that the exercises are done exactly as prescribed. That being said, I certainly understand that no one needs to hear them for the one hundredth time! Thanks again...

[@KreepyJD]

you're the man, you know how to explain

[@singwithpower]

Thanks, Kevin!!

[@decook]

my ordered cd just came in today. I will report back with positive results soon. I am excited to improve my vibrato.

[@cbclark2502]

Thank you. You are awesome. Thank you for not telling me that if I "sing with my diaphragm " and "have proper breath support" my "vibrato will come naturally" (breath support might be related, but its not magic). You're the man!

[@whitneysaunders3131]

Oh my gosh yes I feel that. Honestly call me stupid or whatever but how da fudge are you suppose to "take control of your diaphragm". This video has helped tremendously THANK YOU TO THE DUDE WHO MADE IT

[@singwithpower]

Yep! Not to put it too rudely, but most voice teachers shouldn't be allowed to address the vibrato at all. They only cause problems or make students feel stupid!

[@vindicatedXangel]

i think these methods are best iv seen up 2 now and they do help alot! thnx

[@TheOwnedd]

the best lesson in youtube!

[@singwithpower]

Wow! Thank you! I'm very glad it helped.

[@Roxaso3o]

Sounds like I've been well on practicing, based on your exercises. I find them fun, simple and useful, so many thanks from this boy! :D

[@Music4life455]

wow thanks !! i do these with my vocal excersises cuz i needed sumthn to kick off the vibrato n these worked perfectly thanks!

[@Kingstonlomusic]

Great simple basic step, thank you for your time to make such video.

[@singwithpower]

Thanks for your comment. See definition #2: trem·o·lo (trm-l) n. pl. trem·o·los 1. a. A tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone. b. A similar effect produced by rapid alternation of two tones. 2. A device on an organ for producing a tremulous effect. 3. A vibrato in singing, often excessive or poorly controlled.

[@Asheleyspam]

Thankyou!

[@cocopops994]

Hey, you replied to my comment about a week ago. I've been singing everyday, trying to keep my vibrato controlled (because before i had an uncontrolled vibrato) and this worked for me! :D

[@singwithpower]

Absolutely! Everyone can learn it. It's like anything else, some find it more quickly than others, while others have to work at it.

[@tantricsurfer]

One of my favourite voice teacher

[@fiddlepal]

Great instruction, Eric! You are a gifted (and practiced) teacher. Thank you.

[@marcogutierrez3376]

Thank you for the help and breaking it down. the vibrato is coming simple now, with time and practice i should be able to speed it up

[@singwithpower]

Absolutely. In fact, the 2nd CD in the program uses some exercise variations on what you are describing.

[@flhtcui2]

Thank you Eric 1/2 hour practicing what I saw on your video and I got it!!!

[@33001400]

Thank you so much Eric! I have been trying to understand and learn vibrato from many many youtube videos. None has help me. Your video is a tremendous help. I am able to sing with vibrato as soon as I finish watch your video. Thank you!

[@singwithpower]

Wow!! That's go great! Thanks for letting me know!

[@singwithpower]

Thanks for your input. See definition #2. trem·o·lo (trm-l) n. pl. trem·o·los 1. a. A tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone. b. A similar effect produced by rapid alternation of two tones. 2. A device on an organ for producing a tremulous effect. 3. A vibrato in singing, often excessive or poorly controlled.

[@jennifersanchez8152]

This is just the most perfect video

[@singwithpower]

Thanks, Jennifer! I love it when singers can get their vibratos working when they'd just about given up on it! So many teachers just make students feel bad by saying "it'll come" or "singing freely and it will happen". Well, that's not always true. Sometimes nature needs a little push!

[@asaroba]

Great exercises Eric, thanks so much. God bless you!

[@singwithpower]

You're very welcome!

[@exionem]

Extremely helpful video! Cheers from Costa Rica!

[@singwithpower]

Thanks! Glad you made the trip! Haha!

[@lesthermiranda1794]

Best Vibrato Video so far

[@singwithpower]

I'm very glad it helped you!

[@EdwardCavendish]

thanks for sharing the technique!!!!

[@satedwhitewidow]

I been through a bunch of videos that explained exercises and such. I still could never get the vibrato. Funny enough, it wasn't the video itself, but the description comparing vibrato to an air-hose underwater, that finally got that *click* that allowed me to figure out how to do it.

[@teddybrauer6728]

HA! this exercises are awesome!!! thank you so much for this!!

[@singwithpower]

Glad they helped!!

[@GlitchAnims]

I will be trying these. Thanks. I have a small amount of what I think is natural vibrato in my voice, just can't control the speed that it comes out, and for my tastes it's a tad too slow.

[@Lothiellen]

Great tools! I'm definitely using these with my students.

[@djnj2285]

This guy is the best teacher! Can I have some personal vocal couching?

[@singwithpower]

Thanks! I do teach online private lessons. You get set one up at singwithpower.com, or you can study with my programs at www.BestVocalProgram.com

[@wishigirl]

ur a good teacher.....!!!!!!!!!!

[@decook]

I have the cd. It is good, but it requires work if you want to improve your vibrato. I am still working to find mine because I naturally have a fast vibrato. So for me, learning to slow it down and control is my goal.

[@jonifal86]

Awesome!!!! This is really good stuff!!!! Thanks so much !

[@amalsaiba416]

Thank u Tom sir...for this video..it's a cracking it helps me sooo much...i have been exercising this . ..plz post more video

[@singwithpower]

Thanks, Amal!! I'll post more very soon!

[@ratanakvorn3060]

Thank You

[@singwithpower]

You're welcome, Ratanak!

[@ImSashaRules]

this is an amazing lesson.. thank u so much!!

[@singwithpower]

Thanks, Sasha!

[@bonitaliu4641]

thanks for posting!

[@singwithpower]

You're very welcome!

[@rector559]

Excellent!

[@jayrad32black]

I actually did it! Thanks, ur the man!

[@asianscanx3]

Thank You!!

[@singwithpower]

You're very welcome!!

[@Reneefah7]

I knew I was right, thanks for conforming with this video.

[@BoyReaction]

Thank You So Much Sir

[@musicisbrilliant]

Just coming back 3 years later apparently!?!?! To say Thank you, most helpful video!!

[@singwithpower]

Sarcasm noted, and appreciated! Haha! Yes, and I've been gone again for far too long. I'm going to get a lot more material out very soon. Thanks for your encouragement and hope to talk again soon!

[@rachelgrace870]

This is very helpful! I've actually improved with the exercises you mentioned while watching your video :)

[@esper4605]

I feel lucky to have watched this video first. I might be able to develop a vibrato within the next two months.

[@singwithpower]

I hope a lot sooner! Just a little a day is all you should do. Don't rush it.

[@sarasteel6880]

I loved this video. Nice tips :) thanks!

[@singwithpower]

Thanks, Sara! I'm glad it helped!

[@mooncherry5717]

at last I found the better technic. thanks

[@singwithpower]

Great!! I'm glad it helped!

[@bluepunk95]

@MowLiao I know my reply is a little bit late, but here's something you can try. Start out with an extremely slow vibrato. Singing it on a note like "Ah," it might sound/feel like "Haaa...haaa...haaa." You should feel a sort of flipping somewhere in the back of your throat. Doing this extremely slowly will get the general feel and control of how it's done, and then work on doing it faster. If this doesn't work, try slowly varying the note by half steps, then faster. This works for some.

[@guestuser3113]

I LOVE THIS

[@singwithpower]

Great! I'm glad you find it helpful!

[@MrNsetansak]

Mr.Eric I was looking about 10 min ago about what does mean Vibrato! And I was saying there is noway to vibrate my sound, then I found your fantastic video. I decided to watch it and do the exercises in 5 min...now I can do Vibrato like I know how to do it for long time and auto...it's really worked thank you so much! I have a question if you don't mind... how can I know if I do a 7 per second? fan from Arabs

[@singwithpower]

I'm so glad it helped! You'll just have to listen carefully to the pulse cycle while looking at a second hand watch.

[@leokarloperez8016]

whoa thanks! very helpful!

[@singwithpower]

I'm glad it worked for you!

[@Aishlien]

wouww the best teacher.. let me take live lessons from you.

[@singwithpower]

Thanks, Jeugenline! I'd love to get the chance to work with your voice! I do Skype lessons with people around the world. Contact me at www.SingWithPower.com, or take a look at all of my training courses at www.BestSingingProgram.com

[@adhitapoer]

i love this video. thank you!

[@torosax]

@rector559 with proper training and breath support it just occurs naturally... I had been singing since the age of 4 and didn't develop a vibrato til I was 15. I attended a summer voice camp after my freshman year of hs and by utilizing my voice properly, it just started happening and as you continue your progress as a musician you learn to use it better...

[@ratfinkization]

Thanks for the video!! I take singing lessons, but my teacher won't teach me how to do vibrato, because she says it'll happen on it's own. I'm 16, will I eventually do it naturally, without exercises? (I'll practice yours for sure though)

[@Sylmaeria]

umm hello good day. I was wondering if by practicing this ill be able to get a nice vibrato. Im stil having a hard time to produce vibrato in my voice as a soprano singer. Any more Tips ill gladly accept it. Thank you!

[@cirius52361654]

man, you are very good.

[@Fanaton]

All that this man is showing is working!!! YOU CAN Develop your vibrato!!! Listen masterclass of maestro Galouzine, the part about vibrato. You are should trust the guy who has great international career.

[@rector559]

I thought I just have vibrato. My choir teacher told me that you either have vibrato or you don't. I'm trying this!

[@musicisbrilliant]

This was very helpful, thanks Eric!

[@singwithpower]

Great!

[@singwithpower]

In a sense you are correct. See my article in the video comments for a fuller explanation of what I mean.

[@SweeneyMolly]

Hi are these exercises all designed to center minute movements in the vocal chords? they seem helpful to tighten up the vibrato even if you already have one.

[@singwithpower]

You're very welcome, Asheley. I hope some of the approaches work well for you.

[@EndlosMusic]

This was highly helpful, cheers :D

[@StormWHM]

@rafanavega (You have miss-read my post. Please read through thoroughly before commenting.) Vibrato is the oscillation between pitches, sing your scales and practice on switching pitches faster and faster until you begin to feel how to do it. Don't expect to do it perfectly over night, you need to practice. Encode it into your muscle memory will make it feel natural or effortless. You are the one controlling your voice, it is called proper technique.

[@orionsector]

I can do vibrato but it has problems...a singer told me I need to learn to "tighten it up". It is often not consistent sounding I think. Also, I LOVE Josh Groban's music and he is the master of Vibrato. When I sing the song "Thankful", I can do almost all the song perfectly except the loud, long vibrato part, the word "light" near the end. My vib is very uneven & forced - sounds bad...it's driving me crazy! Sometimes it is ok though, but not perfect. Why do you think this happens?

[@KimSol90]

this is awesome!

[@anwaraemon]

What is the estimated weeks for one to develop their vibrato if practicing one of the methods everyday?

[@Reneefah7]

You ROCK!!!!!

[@orionsector]

I can do vibrato but it has problems...a singer told me AI need to learn to "tighten it up". It is often not consistent sounding I think. Also, I LOVE Josh Groban's music and he is the master of Vibrato. When I sing the song "Thankful", I can do almost all the song perfectly except the loud, long vibrato part, the word "light" near the end. My vib is very uneven & forced - sounds bad...it's driving me crazy! Sometimes it is ok though, but not perfect. Why do you think this happens?

[@jrc2383]

would these exercises work for country music

[@singwithpower]

Absolutely!! The warm-up can be almost identical for ANY style of music.

[@peaceable2]

Just a quick question.. If you wanted to sing like , Lets say, Katy Perry, Or Adele. Is it possible if you could be able to have that belting voice without hurting anything. When I do that, I mean it feels like I got it all down, But then again. I'm not so sure... (Not sure if it made sense.)

[@singwithpower]

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[@rebeccaramos6462]

Thank you so much

[@katoxic]

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!

[@aanglero]

I purchased your vibrato cd's a few months ago and have a vibrato but can't really sustain it. I sing a song and go for the vibrato and sometimes I get and other times I don't. should I my practice increase? and if so, for how many hrs? I'm just lost and need a little guidance...thank you

[@KurtBarbaza]

Great video... already made slight changes in voice :)

[@singwithpower]

Nice!

[@mikecarr2410]

Okay, so I've been reading different things. If I'm correctly using vibrato, will my "Adam's apple" move while my voice is pulsing? The movement very subtle, but it's there. In other words, is vibrato more mechanical (consciously adjusting the pitches in my voice by adjusting my vocal cords), or is it more reactive (learning how the air flows on my larynx, and manipulating that to create the vibrato effect)? I hope my question makes sense.

[@slafleur79]

I am wondering also, are you teaching a vibrato that you pulsate with from your diaphram? I have been really confused with myself how to sing with vibrato and am not sure if doing correctly. I know that I sometimes sing with a vibrato from my throat and it is really hard to not do that. Then I sing with one that seems to come from my diaphragm. Please help- I guess telling me how it feels when singing correctly might make more sense to me. (do u feel any movement in stomach?)

[@sammymadera9674]

It worked!!!!!

[@singwithpower]

Wonderful! There are many teachers who have argued with me that you can't really teach vibrato. They are wrong.

[@rector559]

You're welcome!

[@7thewitness]

this skill!

[@datura1983]

hey eric. is this what singers like tori amos had to learn for their vibrato? or is this more operatic? i dont like the opera vibrato. i like the kate bush/tori amos one lol

[@singwithpower]

I hate to lay it out there like this, but MOST opera singers have horrible, wobbly vibratos. It's a big reason why so many people can't stand listening to opera. There are so many bad singers in opera. Just because it is classical, doesn't make it good! Don't get me wrong, I love opera and classical music, as I do many styles, but I teach my opera students to sing with a controlled vibrato.

[@mirror2398]

wow i thought it would be easy but once i tried it, it proved to be very difficult

[@singwithpower]

It shouldn't take much time at all for it to get much, much easier. Stick with it, and don't push for the high notes. Let it come.

[@doko3000]

@StormWHM I have not misread your post; I believe it was you that didn't understand what I said. You stated: "Using yout throat makes it tighten up and then it starts to hurt and fatigue you." You state that *using the throat* is malicious - fallacy. Doesn't matter the intention behind it. Using the throat 'does not necessarily bring those conditions you previously stated'. Only it's bad usage.

[@singwithpower]

trem·o·lo (trm-l) n. pl. trem·o·los 1. a. A tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone. b. A similar effect produced by rapid alternation of two tones. 2. A device on an organ for producing a tremulous effect. 3. A vibrato in singing, often excessive or poorly controlled.

[@singwithpower]

Great!

[@WesleyNilsen]

I prefer my vibrato to be faster, for my vocal style. Will any of these exercises make it harder to do it faster? (Probably a dumb question.)

[@singwithpower]

Not a dumb question! Let me just say that it will help develop your vibrato to the BEST speed for your voice, usually a little faster than most singers use, but it doesn't have to be fast. One of my favorite singers has a vibrato that is around 4 per second and he's great!

[@CharisMesic]

I am a good singer, but my vibrato is terrible, i have to use my stomach muscles or move something to make it work :( any tips ?

[@NYCprincess7]

Is there any way to develop a NATURAL vibrato. I feel like when I'm singing properly, my voice is still very straight............

[@singwithpower]

Yes, anyone can have it. However, sometimes nature needs a little nudge! Technically, vibrato isn't what I would call "natural". I explain what I mean by that it this article: singwithpower.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/is-vibrato-natural-happens-by-itself-or-is-it-consciously-caused-somehow-by-the-singer/

[@volturivoltron574]

Hi Eric, I just bought your vibrato program, and I started doing the exercises yesterday. I already have a vibrato that I discovered 2 weeks ago but my vibrato is uneven. I would like to ask a few things because I'm a little confused with some of your exercises, my vibrato is 5 pulses per second, so do I need to just follow the 5 pulses exercises only or do the faster pulse exercises as well? and also, I can sing with vibrato in descending tone but my vibrato doesn't come out if I sing in steady tone or ascending tone. Thus, I'm wondering if this will improve over time through constant vibrato vocal practices or am I doing something wrong? Looking forward to your reply.

[@singwithpower]

Wow! I'm so sorry to be so late in my reply! If the vibrato is uneven, then you might be moving ahead to quickly in the exercises. Never go to the next speed until your pulse is very consistent at the speed you are at. Your question about vibrato in the lower notes is a good one and I"ll address that in another video soon. Thanks again for your questions!

[@GaTeChArLiE]

i wish you could teach me to sing personally :3 im confused with my voice :( what will suits me better . . . i got my voice mixed up pretty bad! :(

[@SingwithJoey]

If you aren't singing with vibratto, you are probably tense. It takes time to fully open and relax. Vibratto comes naturally when everything is in place. Just work on your technique and let your tension go to gain vibratto. It isn't manufactured from the stomach, it is a natural variation of pitch from your vocal chords when you sing freely.

[@TheDemiLFreak1]

Wait im confused DX does a person make virbrato happen or does it just happen without u knowing? plz answer!!!!

[@JAMOoneverything]

I love you!!! Now I have an excellent vibrato!!!