Vibrato Basics (with Spanish subtitles)

[@xilent234]

I CAN VIBRATO! I've only been playing for over a week, I've been teaching myself, and I've been working really really hard trying to get this right. And I've done it! THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING!! Hard work pays off!!

[@AndiiDragon]

One of the best violin classes that I've seen so far!

[@Szeek]

Absolutely perfect. This is EXACTLY how Eleanore Schoenfeld corrected my frustrating difficulties and issues with vibrato during the first month I studied with her as an adolescent. She was my third teacher but her combination of artistry and and knowledge of the science of motion, and kiniesiology understanding of mathematics in rhythm, even her knowledge of muscle memory and anatomy tied together therough structured exercises opened up everything for me. I am trying to become functional as a violist, and it is nice to see the detailed process i learned on cello re-affirmed on the fiddle. Thank you for the lessons. Brava!

[@andresalegria4543]

You are probably the best violin teacher I've seen in KZbin :)

[@robertbrawley5048]

Pretty good . Her video production is top drawer

[@marianogigena8458]

Es lejos el mejor video de vibrato que vi! Excelente, me yudó muchísimo! Saludos desde Argentina!

[@dottyehammett8071]

I started playing violin at age 3 and played until I was 16. At age 3,I loved it for years until my maestro died of cancer. By 16 I was sick of playing and really had no interest in practicing. Now at 75,I want to start again. I have found your videos to be the best and so insperational. I wish you were close so I could pay for private lessons.

[@markcobb6561]

at nearly 50 years old I just fell in love with a teacher. I have been trying to figure this out for weeks. I am so grateful right now that I am in tears.

[@bluesage7290]

I am learning to play the Violin. This is a very, very helpful video. I first watched it about a month ago and started practising the technique as shown in the video, regularly. Now I am able to get that constant, wobbly vibrato sound, as she explained in the video. Thank you very much The Violinlab channel. I believe I will get better with more practice and patience. :)

[@isaacbogard6543]

Abhi Muse Did it end up working for you?

[@MMartillo75]

It's moments like these when I wish I'd learned Cello instead. This is hard.

[@yvodelcasstillo6471]

4 people are trying to learn vibrato on drums... this is the best violin lessons i found online so far... keep it up, Beth!! will repost this on tweeter...

[@horse1-1]

best violin instruction video i've seen on youtube, I like the way you teach lady

[@_beeftaco]

You are so helpful!! My own personal teacher

[@mezhiiobelho6881]

i wish i have a teacher like you to teach me.... but am glade that some one is here on youtube to teach me.... Thank you so much for your work

[@hongren99]

Your fingers are magical. You are the best.

[@deniedmind1]

when I got my violin the first day I looked on you tube for advice and I came across this video. I wanted to learn how to vibrato. this video is amazing it showed me what I needed to learn and it was so simple. I came across the slo mo video a week or two later. you are a very good teacher. thank you very much for your advice

[@mattdbridges]

i have been struggling with vibrato, when you said "forward impetus" that is what i needed to hear to make progress. as soon as i began to think of it as only one direction and rebound back it was like a quickening. BIG THANKS!!!

[@marinamoctezuma8553]

From Mexico... what a clear, empathic and easy explanation. Thank you so much! I'm starting my practice today

[@Chily2010]

La primera vez que vi este video no tenía traducción al español pero me di cuenta que eres una excelente profesora. Agradezco tu tiempo, tu paciencia y tu experiencia para explicar estas clases y celebro que el video esté traducido. Gracias!!!Gracias!!!Gracias!!! desde Argentina

[@edwincorrales4756]

thank you very much. You are the best teacher in vibrato. Big hugs from Bolivia

[@paulscott7501]

This is one of the best vibrato videos I've seen on KZbin.Thak you and bravo!

[@i8waffles2day]

Thank you so much! You are a great teacher! I can't afford my own lessons right now so it's great to learn exercises that I can practice every day.

[@roonil89]

I can't thank you enough for your help. My vibrato is already improving just two weeks after I started practicing with this video! You are amazing!!!

[@leyannhopps196]

Hey Beth, thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank you so much !!! I worked hard several month and now I'm able to vibrate. Very good (no, best !) instrucion ! Play violin for 1 year only and is my big love ;-))))))) Play piano since 30 years but I like so much the violin sound !!

[@wewatchmovies4446]

So much wiser than every other vibrato tip video I have watched. And I watched many. Thank you

[@violinlab]

Wow, and thank you!

[@Hotchic1807]

Thank you, you're such a good teacher. my violin teacher didn't teach me any at all! when I asked him how to vibra, he said:" Just vibra!"

[@stevegray2091]

Thank you. This is one of about 4 videos that I watch to finally learn vibrato correctly. I had been using a technique adapted from guitar and learned it was totally wrong. After one month, I have down the "siren" sound and am at the point of completing 4 cycles of back and to the target pitch at 40 bpm. Hopefully, I will have a controlled vibrato in a couple months. Thanks again for you very clear instruction.

[@yacinmessaoud186]

This teacher is patient and awesome thank you

[@LuoYanjiang]

The best lesson I ever viewed!

[@IamUncledeuce]

My battle with vibrato is primarily due to my years of playing guitar. On the guitar which is fretted, you are basically grabbing the string with your finger and moving it across the frets which is a different motion than a violin vibrato as you are describing in this video. I now see, thanks to your video, that I will have to relearn muscle memory for the violin. This is a task that I will conquer. But again, I seem to lean towards grabbing the string as on a guitar and moving the string as I would across two frets (one in back of the note and the front in front of the note). I greatly appreciate your help! And these exercises along with your approach to establishing a correct and proper vibrato for violin are greatly appreciated.

[@iloverock221]

I've been playing violin for less than a month and thanks to this video i can do vibrato . I started freaking out with happiness! XD

[@VanessaSancez]

Perfect explanation about the impulse and rebound. She has a beautiful wrist-vibrato.

[@alastairboles4437]

Really fine tuition. Having also worked on cello, it's quite different. But I'm working mainly on violin, and this is really clear teaching. Thank you so much....

[@violinlab]

@JaredChacon Basically the shoulder rest helps the feeling of security. Often is a players feels that the violin is going to slip out from under the chin, then they will squeeze or grip harder with the left hand. It's the squeezing that will then prevent the vibrato from developing. I have professional colleagues who do not use a shoulder rest and have gorgeous vibratos. It just depends on how comfortable you are without one. Great question, Beth at Violin Lab

[@Gruntaloob]

I'm glad that you're playing Mediation at the beginning -- that's the song I'm learning vibrato for.

[@soydesantamaria]

The best Vibrato Tutorial I've seen, what a flawless advices

[@rickdale5179]

Thanks Miss Blackerby. Great teacher and fashion icon.

[@libertesuamente2022]

Loved his class teacher. Congratulations!

[@TheMadomaster]

El mejor video de Vibrato. Que felicidad verlo y escucharla

[@the.curly.mermaid]

Thank you!! I don't have a teacher at present, so I think this will help a lot!!

[@violinlab]

@waffle668 Yes, the basic movement and process for learning vibrato for viola is the same as for the violin.The viola and violin hold are the same and the angle of the hand to the necks of the two instruments are also the same. Good Luck!!

[@toniespiritu8884]

a very good teacher and a very beautiful violinist! God bless

[@ditevami]

Muchas gracias, adorable maestra. Tu video me devolvió la esperanza, ahora creo que pasito a pasito obtendré un vibrato. Dedicación y mucha paciencia serán claves en esto. Thank you so much!

[@Mustafaarkan]

best lesson I have ever seen . it is very helpful 6:52 is what i make mistakes. thank you so much

[@ismailcor657]

Yüzlerce video izledim, en süper anlatımı bu video 👍

[@Baumgardner]

She's teaching vibrato, and low with movement up to the pitch is a superior way to learn it. Consistent with Simon Fischer. Violin Labs is a great site and Beth is an outstanding teacher.

[@Skinny_Karlos]

I've been practicing my vibrato every day for a couple of months now and I'm getting better but don't have it down yet. I've heard it can take up to two years and I'm just prepared for the long haul. I spend about 15 minutes in 5 minute intervals every (and I do mean every) day. I'll get it eventually. I'm prepared for the long haul. Thanks for the video help.

[@julienhaynes6780]

Hey Josh, im not sure if someone has already helped you with this but the vibrato is the same for violin and viola. On viola you will get a different sound in your vibrato that you will learn to incorporate into your playing but the technique is all the same! It does really matter because it can help you express the emotions in what you are playing. It's a very important part of playing most stringed instruments and I recommend learning it!

[@ThePrayerHotline]

Most detailed violin lesson that I've seen. Thank you for the lesson.

[@YuvelEngel]

ma'am my respect for you... mis respetos para usted, este y otro vídeo son los que estoy aprendiendo bien como se hace el movimiento con la mano izquierda

[@danielabarrasagredo7055]

👏👏👏👏👏excelente clase!!! A ver cuanto me demoro, tiene mucha razon cuando dice q no hay q apresurarse, ese fue mi error... años en error

[@violinlab]

@Joybear98 The #1 question I receive about learning vibrato is: "How to I keep my violin from shaking". That problem is a result of 3 things 1. Lack of complete support with the head and shoulder rest 2. squeezing or gripping with the thumb and the inside of the hand (there should be only light contact, no squeezing) 3. and an "arm" vibrato instead of a rocking wrist vibrato. My best advice is to start SLOWLY and incorporate wrist vibrato exercises into practice over a long period of time.

[@Joybear98]

wow...when you teach you seem calm. but when you play you seem...passionate. I LOVE YOU!

[@jorgeguadamuz3005]

Excelente ejercicio, de los vídeos que he visto sobre vibrato es el que más me ha ayudado. Gracias, saludos desde Costa Rica.

[@violinlab]

@melodel2 I do recommend using a shoulder rest. The crux of developing excellent technique is having complete and total freedom the move the left hand around the instrument (shifting, vibrato...). Without a shoulder rest, the felt need to "hold on" to the neck is tremendous and is hard to counteract.

[@violinlab]

@melodel2 The actual "full-out" vibrato will not be as wide or exaggerated as the slow motion movement for demonstration. So the knuckles and/or the wrist will give/bend each time the pitch bends, just to lesser degrees than the exercise movements for learning it.

[@agustinafranco2286]

Lo que mas me gusta, es como no puede dejar de sonreir mientras explica y toca!

[@MrLUISBERRIOS]

Thanks so much, Professor. Your teaching method is really effective.

[@violinlab]

@YuniKashedo Yes, the vibrato movement is the exact same for viola. In fact, most technique is the same for both instruments. The main difference for the viola, is the approach to sound production. It takes more hair and more bow weight to pull a good sound than it does on the violin.

[@shimashir]

wow you are great.. I had violin teacher for 2 years and half but he couldn't teach me how to make good vibrato sound. I always thought it's more like some technique inherited rather that something that could actually get better by practice!

[@panconmantequilla7226]

Adoro que que tenga subtitulos Es hermoso!!! Y explica muy bien

[@elgoyano]

Muy útil y claro, mil gracias! Más saludos desde Argentina!!

[@Trebev44]

Thank you for this video, it seems like it's going to help me a lot !

[@violinlab]

@AlexT1994 Your thumb can add a little counter pressure, but it shouldn't be supporting the violin at all. You want the violin to be securely supported with the weight of your head and the added support of a shoulder pad so that the hand and thumb are free to move up and down the neck of the violin. That's the way I teach it.

[@AntwaanMusic]

Your videos are really really instructive, thanks alot! Now I got a lots of work to do...

[@violinlab]

I've had students with long necks, and one good solution is to build up the height of the chin rests. chinrests(dot)com sell higher chin rests, then coupled with a shoulder rest, you should be able to fill in the distance between your chin and shoulder sufficiently. If you don't use anything, you will eventually get a very sore neck.

[@robertbrawley5048]

Just recently learned that high rise chin rest are available. So far I haven't been able to hold a violin with out at least one finger on the neck . Results in not have access to open strings. Seem strang no one has made a thick bodied violin 4 inches thick at the shoulder end

[@Pferdetaler]

I have to say only: WOW. I try learning Vibrato really hard, for a few month and it will not work. I see this Video one Time and understand what i do wrong quickly. My Mistakes: I support the Violin with my left Hand and dont move like a Ball, jumping back from Wall. Sometimes you can find the Examples, they hit! Thank you a lot for this! For me its a jump to the next "Violinuniverse"!!!

[@kalibrador]

great way to explain, loved your videos, I attend violin classes here in my city, but with your videos Im sure I can perform so much better, good job.

[@vkotis]

The best vibrato tutorial video, period! :)

[@violinlab]

@NOLUVFORRON Probably when you are adding pressure to the finger, the wrist starts to stiffen. Find a small soft cloth and "polish" the strings by placing it between your finger and the strings. Do this exercise without the bow until it becomes natural. Then slowly start adding finger pressure a little at a time. Please understand that this takes weeks to months! The quickest I have ever had a student learn vibrato was in about 6 weeks. It truly requires patience and consistent practice.

[@violinlab]

@cableaddict You are exactly right. You vibrate up to the pitch then back away from the pitch. I actually stated that in the video. The motion I demonstrate is a training motion and looks as though it will make you go sharp. However when you apply the "impulse forward, rebound back" on a pitch, then the impulse forward is up to the pitch, and the rebound back moves below the pitch. Try it, you'll see. It really is what we do.

[@rachaelhar7610]

I wish I could hit "like" Everytime I watch this. This has been my problem for years...I will keep trying...tx

[@pikachoi2007]

MYVIOLINRECITAL and VIOLINLAB are two best violin teachers online.... Great Job

[@samsungphone6555]

Wonderful ! I am lucky to find your channel ! 🌺

[@wopsieneter]

When i first tried to do vibrato and it didnt work i asked my teacher to tell me a little about it. I was always one who liked to figure things out on my own by watching and listening and im so glad he knew that. All he tolld me was: try using just one finger on the string instead of your whole hand. That was all, i had it figured out in a week and while very messy and slightly uncontrolled, it was there. Im so glad he didnt give me a metronome to move my hand on the rithm of it xD. I would have fallen asleep.

[@NicolasConnault]

Like all the other videos on vibrato I've seen so far, it fails to show me what it looks like from the violinist's point of view. I'm looking at my wrist from a totally different angle so I have no idea if I'm moving or placing it correctly.

[@rapperslashactor]

I've been practicing this in a mirror. Ah, she just said that while I was typing.

[@thelittlemoonling]

DUDE i so agreeeee

[@gaming6234]

thane you so much im in with ventoentreosdedos i never thought i was going to get it. because i have a funeral service to play at in a month so that helped a lot thanks again

[@violinlab]

@AlphabetConjunction Finger Vibratos are a little trickier and usually have a very narrow amplitude, which ultimately won't "sounds" like a vibrato. Vibrato needs a fairly wide amplitude to be perceived.

[@applekevin]

謝謝美麗的老師，你讓我的小提琴進步很多，你的柔弦方法相當有效，Thank you so much.

[@cjuanpavon]

Awesome videos, very clear and easy to catch, I will start to practice. Salutations and thanks again

[@Nancytoday]

I'm so glad to have watched this. I'll start practicing...

[@violinlab]

@MultiBball5 Hi Multiball5 - I use the Bon Musica and couldn't play the violin without it. I feel it is extremely important to have that support with the violin hold precisely so that you have total freedom with the left hand, not only for vibrato but for shifting as well.

[@teddywang69]

Thanks for your vibrato lesson. It is really help and works.

[@andrearamos9879]

Thank you I have been learning vibrato and this video has helped me.

[@jonata360]

Thank you and a great teacher

[@danielnovop]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK FOR PUT SUBTITLES IN THE VIDEO

[@ivdmt9813]

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[@violinlab]

@AdvertiseGamer It sure is! All my students and member on my website Violin Lab have more trouble with the index finger. The pinky is problematic as well. I do have a video on those very issues at Violin Lab.

[@TheAlemira]

gracias por traducirlo!!

[@haddimohammed498]

Thank you for your marvelous explanation. Really it is amazing.

[@vanessaweemsss5740]

Gracias maestra, es excelente como enseñas! Espero aprender muy pronto.

[@leonmatthias321]

Hi Beth, thanks a lot for your videos, they are really good and helpful.

[@jhoelvalverdesegura635]

thanks for take your time with the subtitles :D THANKS

[@maricruzdesanluisrey4057]

Reviewed! Tx for posting. Will review again till I get the technique

[@LynnQuenin]

This helped so much im on my way to learning and this is only my second year

[@victoriagrove5344]

Excellent teaching style! You are very clear and helpful. I love the quality of your violin, by the way. I wonder who created it. I played violin years ago and am getting back into it. I want to learn the techniques correctly since some of my early playing was done without formal lessons.

[@camilagutierrezespinoza8040]

muy bueno, el primer tutorial claro y con técnica que veo! gracias.

[@singingispassion9560]

thanks for the Spanish subtitles !!!

[@ericktirado8272]

is wonderfull saludos desde colombia teacher! ♡

[@julioverrie4127]

thank you are a big teacher and soo beautifull

[@violinlab]

@xilent234 Congratulations!! Wish I could see it!

[@elianis.a1692]

thank you sooooo much for this lesson .... I needed :)

[@cke900]

Thank you so much your videos are so helpful! for my reference - 1:33 2:59