Live Flute Lesson on Vibrato with 12 Year Old Student Waverly FluteTips 122

How is your vibrato? Do you have vibrato, or do you think that only some people have vibrato?
Watch me as I teach my 12-year-old daughter in real-time how to play with vibrato.
Vibrato is a necessary part of the flute tone. It is one of those things that takes a good sound and turns it into a fantastic sound. It creates a tone that is living and moving rather than stagnant.
In this video I teach a student from square-one the process it takes to learn vibrato. I give her a couple of different methods that can help you progress down your vibrato journey. This student shows that with a little effort she will be playing with vibrato in no time at all.
You can listen and decide for yourself how she is learning vibrato. Then you too can practice with these methods and learn to play with vibrato.
Start today!
Have fun!
DoctorFlute
Thank you to my guest student - Waverly from the KZbin Channel
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[@aaliyah2020]

I’m a 15 year old trying to learn vibrato and I found this video helpful. I also think Waverly did a great job!

[@DoctorFlute]

That's great! How is the progress going? Waverly is just turning 15 next week!

[@aaliyah2020]

@@DoctorFlute I’d say I’m doing pretty well but I still need more practice 🙌🏽

[@oltoz7003]

Same

[@LouiseHoyt]

She's so lucky her mom is a flute teacher! 😊

[@DoctorFlute]

Depending on her mood on any given day she may or may not agree with you!😄

[@AndreaHernandez-co7xw]

I play flute and I’ve really wanted to learn this thank you 😊

[@DoctorFlute]

You can do it!

[@IgorTheFluteGuy]

Thank you so much Dr. McBrearty! Just like Waverly my vibrato is there, just not usable yet haha 😂 I’ll definitely apply your tips to improve it. And thank you so much Waverley, you were great! 🎶💫 👏🏻

[@DoctorFlute]

Thanks Igor! I'll let Waverly know!

[@sarahgeddes4193]

Following these for vibrato on the ocarina. Thanks a lot!

[@DoctorFlute]

Rock on!

[@ianlana5592]

I love this learning from a teacher and a student. Thank you!

[@DoctorFlute]

I am glad you like it! I will have to do another one to show how Waverly is coming with vibrato.

[@cheriereighard733]

Beautiful tone Waverly! Your vibrato is emerging. I think it is so exciting when vibrato is developing. It's like a young bird learning to fly. All of a sudden those pulses will emerge naturally. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@DoctorFlute]

Thank-you, I'll let her know what you have said. She's coming along!

[@josebrea7373]

Thanks maestra for all your help, Josè Brea from Dominican Republic.

[@DoctorFlute]

You are welcome Jose! I bet you have beautiful weather down there as we are about to get a foot of snow, I'm thinking about sand and sun!

[@nehirunal7278]

I would love to hear Waverly's progress😍

[@DoctorFlute]

I'll bring her back in the studio!

[@dcallan812]

Just starting to adding to my flute practice. so great timing. Waverly has a good tone and was almost getting vibrato. When first playing the euphonious, my vibrato was diaphragm and front tongue. It took my ages to move it back, then getting control of speed and when to use it. Thank you. 👍👍

[@DoctorFlute]

I feel your pain of learning to move it back. Once learned wrong it is so difficult to change it. I've a couple students that are working on that very thing. How is your flute vibrato going?

[@dcallan812]

@@DoctorFlute wobbly, but I will get it. thanks

[@DoctorFlute]

Keep at it!

[@kerrib1474]

I was thinking boy your student looks just like you I should’ve realize she’s your daughter

[@DoctorFlute]

Ha thanks! I think she's been told that from time to time.

[@abhigyanchauhan9508]

Amazing videos 😀.

[@DoctorFlute]

Thank you so much!

[@kerrib1474]

Wow her tone is excellent for her age

[@DoctorFlute]

Hi Kerri, thanks I'll let her know!

[@soniacamelia9432]

Thank you

[@DoctorFlute]

You're welcome! I hope this helps you!

[@abbyvermillion9612]

I am just starting to learn vibrato but I’m a bit lost. I’m not sure how to word this, but how should I be breathing in my stomach? Like should my stomach be moving in and out as a play, or slowly going in? I also seem to be moving my lips to help make the curve in pitch. Should I be doing that?

[@DoctorFlute]

Breathing should not change for vibrato. When you breath and then tighten those muscles that is the way it should stay slowly moving in when you need that air. Vibrato is done in the back of the throat only sympathetic vibrations should make the lips move if at all. Try playing a note and just pulse the air even if that means the pulsing comes from the stomach. You can still feel how it is in the back of the throat. After pulsing see if you can connect the pulses and make vibrato.

[@abbyvermillion9612]

@@DoctorFlute Ok! Thank you so much for taking time to explain that to me, I really appreciate it ❤️

[@DoctorFlute]

You are quite welcome! Keep me posted on your vibrato progress.

[@galvao4913]

Olá olha eu aqui novamente tudo boa tarde. Me passa seu Skype para eu poder enviar um vídeo e vc avaliar a minha embocadura,preciso muito de sua ajuda. Por favor aguardo seu retorno abraço Deuscontinue abençoando grandemente.

[@DoctorFlute]

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[@ronrobbins2737]

Wow how contradictory, first you say vibrato doesn’t come from the throat then you say it comes from the back of the throat. watch your throat closely in the mirror while you play vibrato and you’ll see it, no great mystery! And while vocal vibrato is more of a pitch-bend, flute vibrato is more about pulsating air controlled by the throat, -slight pitch-bend being a convenient side effect.

[@DoctorFlute]

Beg to differ. Officially from what I've read vibrato comes from a flap on your vocal cords moving up and down. Can we agree on that? But for my methods I don't really care where it biologically comes from I care where I feel it and that is in the back of the throat. So I'm not really saying anything contradictory. But I like a little repartee!

[@ronrobbins2737]

@@DoctorFlute Yes, now that you mention it, when I sing with vibrato I DO feel it coming from my own "vocal-chord flap" also! Probably there's an undiscovered flute-flap somewhere in there . . . but i'm not a biologist.(LOL)

[@DoctorFlute]

Me neither!

[@ronrobbins2737]

@@DoctorFlute You are a great musician and a good sport too!

[@DoctorFlute]

Very enjoyable!

[@Toipno]

Thank you

[@DoctorFlute]

Your welcome Mauro!