The SIMPLE Way to Learn Vibrato!

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Vibrato is a technique that is used by almost all saxophonists as well as almost all wind instrumentalists and vocalists. It's something everyone has heard, but many people struggle to learn how to play correctly. In this video I show you the simple way to learn vibrato, I discuss and demonstrate different types of vibrato, and show you how you can apply this technique to any song you want!
00:00 - Intro
00:58 - No Vibrato vs. Vibrato
01:39 - Play in tune with no vibrato
02:18 - Bend note down
04:39 - Bend down and back up
05:20 - Half notes
06:40 - Quarter notes
07:09 - Quarter note triplets
07:36 - Eighth notes
08:33 - Eighth note triplets
09:08 - Sixteenth notes
09:45 - Different types of vibrato
11:33 - Outro and final thoughts
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• Saxophone Lessons
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[@DavePollack]

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[@bwadwee]

whenever im nervous playing the sax i just naturally vibrato LMFAO

[@10MFAN]

The best instructor on the Internet! Fantastic information explained in a way that everyone can understand and learn from. Nobody does it better!!! Dave, fantastic video as always. ❤️❤️🎷🎷

[@DavePollack]

Maaan thanks Mark!!! I really appreciate that 🙏

[@Rafael-nm7uz]

Finally a didactic video about vibrato

[@DavePollack]

You're welcome! That's why I made it (and all my other videos) - too many people complicate things and provide vague descriptions.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Man, I’m so glad someone else is teaching vibrato for a change! Loved this one - I feel like you just given me permission to take the vibrato teaching debate away from a lip only phenomenon!! 😊

[@oosaxx]

we do know who to thank when it comes to lip out embouchure

[@DavePollack]

Thanks Jamie!! It’s something that I think musicians assume everyone knows how do to, but obviously it needs to be taught.

[@LeoBercoff]

Excelent exercises proposed! I'll apply on my clarinet! :) Thanks!

[@BassMarkMusik]

Great lesson! This is the same way I used for other instruments like cello or doublebass. Thanks a lot for sharing it ❤

[@gudin1956]

Hi Dave, my name is Gustavo Dinerstein from Buenos Aires. I'm using this excercise allready for several years with my students and is really a good training exercise. I'm enjoying your videos and they let me know i'm teaching in the right direction. It's a great pleasure to empathize with your teaching resources. Good vibes fron south america !

[@DavePollack]

I really appreciate those kind words and I'm so glad you're getting a lot out of my videos!

[@gudin1956]

I also add some triplets and quintuplets (is that the way you name it ?) to the excercise.@@DavePollack

[@BrianBurgess-jg6bs]

Great posting Dave; very much appreciated cheers

[@DavePollack]

Thanks so much!

[@johnleon2982]

Best vibrato instruction I've ever heard. And, yes, Richie Cole was superb!

[@DavePollack]

Thank you so much!!

[@thepianokid27]

This is super helpful Dave. Thanks a whole lot! :D

[@DavePollack]

You’re very welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@andrewjones3502]

Tremendous thanks Dave 😊

[@DavePollack]

You’re welcome!

[@AcevedoDMA]

Great video! This is exactly how I teach this! It is nice to have a reference for students to check out when they ask me about it randomly when they are getting into jazz!

[@DavePollack]

So great to hear!

[@matt-darwin]

Would be great to differentiate between controlled vibrato and the warble that sometimes happens with newer players from a lack of airstream support. Great video as always, especially the demonstrations of different styles of vibrato that might be used. It's such a personal part of someone's tone, great to see it being talked about.

[@lyntedrockley7295]

Richie was there!!

[@user-bp9xm8oe1d]

Thank you very much I,d the tutorial, by the way you have a beautiful sound 🎷

[@DavePollack]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@jazzygiraffe8589]

Phil Woods sometimes employs a kind of semit tone vibrato (or he's simply starting a note with his lips instead of using his tongue). One recording off the top of my head where he does it would be Open Doors

[@DJsilversax]

Just got a copy of Richie Cole’s Pop Bop on CD. I first heard the album on cassette about 30 years ago and I’m still trying to work out how he does those chromatic runs so fast. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@RockRabot007]

Enjoying your course. I play tenor, Conn 10M. Great sounding sax. Lovely low notes. But altissimo is very difficult. Any tips?

[@DavePollack]

Glas to hear that! I actually play a Conn 10m tenor as well. I’m coming out with a saxophone workshop (shh I haven’t made that public yet!) at the end of July that goes into how I approach and teach altissimo (that’s one part of the workshop) so stay tuned for that!

[@caliskan2022]

Is there a reason why it's so much harder for me to execute vibrato on my classical set up vs my jazz one? I can't seem to get it as beautifully on my classical set up.

[@DavePollack]

Is the reed harder on the classical setup? Bending the pitch/vibrato/etc is much easier on a thinner reed.

[@caliskan2022]

@@DavePollack Not quite, I use Grand Concert Selects size 3 on an AL 3, compared to Select Jazz 3 medium on a Myer 6. Maybe I'll try a 2.5 on classical...

[@originalchilehed]

Okay, so help me understand. Coming from flute I always understood vibrato to be a variation in sound amplitude, while a variation in pitch is properly termed tremolo (the whammy bar on a guitar is a tremolo bar, not a vibrato bar). Why the variation in terms from one instrument to a other?

[@donlibes]

Vibrato is pitch variation on all instruments including flute.

[@originalchilehed]

@@donlibes Huh. Wow. How the heck did I get it exactly backwards my entire life??

[@DavePollack]

Honestly I don’t know why the term varies, but I’ve NEVER heard the term tremolo used for a wind instrument. I also use a breath vibrato on flute (which you *could* use on sax) but it’s really not how it traditionally has been done on saxophone.

[@bobpremecz5429]

Great technique and advice. Really enjoyed the section on "Different Types of Vibrato". There are so many more examples (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXuocmCOZauiY5I), but you hit the most relevant ones for most players. The big thing I enjoyed most was how you used your Bis key! I've been doing the same for 50+ years, despite being told it wasn't correct or possible!

[@DavePollack]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it