When learning vibrato…

[@Corrietheviolinist]

If you have any violin questions, ask on my latest practice video and I will answer them in the next day’s video! 🙌♥️

[@nalani3999]

My orchestra teacher who struggles to describe vibrato to impatient children: WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOE-

[@Corrietheviolinist]

haha🤣

[@jonathantrauner3742]

VERITY // I have not been conquered over by my greatest challenges and roadblocks. Greatness and excellence lies inside of me and my toughest critics and doubters will never exterminate me. To become all time great championship title winners, we must never ever give up. // I have not been extinguished by my weaknesses limitations failures and defeats. My battles and wars give me the strength and courage to persevere and overcome my constant and daily life challenges. I am living proof that I am not a nobody for being autistic and disabled. // Greatness and excellence requires constant resilience and perseverance and having a greatest of all time championship contenders mentality. Give everything we have to become champions. Tomorrow is never guaranteed. Champions and all time greats can survive battles and wars to be triumphers. // Positivity exterminates negativity whenever positivity battles against negativity. Indestructible and unconquerable champions and warriors cannot be annihilated and destroyed by negativity and pain. Do not give up when we are about to achieve victory. Greatness, excellence and victory can only happen when we do not give up. // Victorious and undefeatable champions and Hall of Famers believe that through perseverance, resilience and hopefulness, they can become triumphant and titans. It is not about winning, but what it is about is not giving up when the worst storms happen to us. The worst storms happen for us; Make the most of the time we have. // People who believe they are the greatest of all time champions and triumphers exhibit courageousness, love, kindness and perseverance in the face of pain, obstacles, setbacks, limitations and hardships. True triumphers and greatest of all time champions and winners go through hell to excel and be successful. // The return to glory and redemption is a daily process. Pain, adversity, obstacles, and challenges never lasts forever. Unconquerable and unbeatable triumphers and invincible champions survive the worst failures to become real superheroes. How we exist in the present moment will define who we will become in the future.

[@zhaokunhuang1722]

1000 likes, 1 reply? Let me fix that

[@wendigo8799]

😂

[@Bisc_X]

No but like fr helpful for my impatient ahh ✋😭🏃‍♂️💨

[@Angel_Killer_TwT]

Thank you! I went to school and almost learned, I only couldn’t cause when we were learning it and when I was a demonstration, I had a broken wrist, so posture I couldn’t do

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Oh nooooo. I hope you've learned it!

[@Angel_Killer_TwT]

@@Corrietheviolinist I have! Unfortunately I could only choose one elective and I don’t do orchestra at the current moment. But I have learned it!

[@isha9300]

@@Angel_Killer_TwT what an accomplishment!! What elective do you take?

[@Angel_Killer_TwT]

@@isha9300 Creative Writing! Actually just got published a bit back!

[@DaddyEevee]

My violin teacher always hated me having my wrist up against my violin like that. It's difficult to be flexible and I've been told repeatedly it's a bad habit overall to have....

[@cheesecake6981]

Pancake wrist

[@missy.11]

i agree posture is always good but it just really depends on what your comfortable with so in the future it won’t rlly matter if you only play for your own pleasure

[@TxZZarn]

i dont like your violin teacher xoxo

[@strings1984]

Yes it can injure your wrist, the keeping your fingers curved is also important to avoid injury and cramps.

[@TSUK1029]

@@cheesecake6981 my orchestra teacher compares it too squishing a hamster so don't squish the hamster!!

[@micaelamerrill2592]

this is just a weird version of finger vibrato. wrist vibrato and arm vibrato are also valid techniques

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Haha this is wrist vibrato. 👌

[@liabrettler6943]

@@Corrietheviolinist no... Its not

[@KimPlantsArt]

​@@Corrietheviolinist it's not

[@mariaclaraprata1519]

​@@Corrietheviolinist this is how I manage to do when I was a beginner. It's not wrong but it's not a wrist vibrato

[@YourMomIsReallyShort]

​@@Corrietheviolinist I understand that's what you may think but it isn't and that's okay Finger vibrato is a working technique that you've developed and there's nothing wrong with it

[@liabrettler6943]

I'm sorry, but as a violinist and a violist I have to say that no matter what you do- 1. Always have your fingers ready too play (and not folded like in the video) 2. Dont straighten your fingers. It makes it hard to play fast in the future.

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Have you learned how to do vibrato yet? I'm curious if you don't move your fingers how you play vibrato?

[@liabrettler6943]

@@Corrietheviolinist I have learned vibrato... I didnt say that i dont move my fingers. The vibrato movment comes from the wrist,not from the fingers. The fingers shold be set to place and not wiggle around so you learn to play neetly

[@liabrettler6943]

I do agree with starting slow and building your tempo up though ☺️

[@Corrietheviolinist]

@@liabrettler6943 I love your passion for violin and vibrato! I'd challenge you to make your own videos if you don't like what you're seeing. That way you're not just a commenter, you're actually part of the teaching voice!

[@willsmith33]

Completely agree 👏 those are 2 bad habits

[@user-vl8nt8rf6j]

omg i learned this in 1 day ty soo much 😊

[@Corrietheviolinist]

YESSS!!! This just made me so happy!!!

[@ethansky7320]

For those of you who aren't violinists, this is a much more rare and less useful form of vibrato known as "finger vibrato." The easier, and more common variation, is arm vibrato, in which the player moves their arm back and forth for a tighter and much more agile form of vibrato.

[@Corrietheviolinist]

This is actually wrist vibrato. Ask Ray Chen...or Hilary Hahn...or Nicky Benedetti lol

[@ethansky7320]

@@Corrietheviolinist mb I meant arm vibrato

[@KimPlantsArt]

​@@Corrietheviolinist it's "from" the wrist bcs your wrist needs to move for your fingers to straighten and curl but it's not wrist vibrato.

[@KimPlantsArt]

​@@Corrietheviolinist if you watch any video of Hillary Hahn you can see that her fingers stay curled its her wrist and arm that's doing the movement

[@YourMomIsReallyShort]

​@@CorrietheviolinistIt's borderline between wrist and finger.. while this works for you, I also understand that it's a much less common form that most don't end up with

[@Aesthetic_Me1011]

This helped me so much with my violin TYSM!!

[@bensophin]

I don’t even have a violin, I don’t play the violin, I can’t afford a violin, but thanks I’m adding this to my brain’s iCloud

[@Corrietheviolinist]

haha I'm gonna use your phrase sometime "adding this to my brain's iCloud" lol

[@bensophin]

@@Corrietheviolinist be careful tho there might not be space left 😂

[@teeriaprather443]

Thank you for simplifying it this way ❤

[@KimPlantsArt]

So I've been a violinist for 12 to 13 years now. Here are just some things that I noticed. 1. There are two main ways I've seen people do vibrato one that starts from the elbow and one that starts from the wrist with the elbow your wrist stays flat which is how it's normally is while you're playing and from the wrist your hand is the one that moves back and forth either way you should not be flattening your finger think of it almost like a mini shift but instead of that you were shifting from one side of your finger to the other. 2. I saw another comment bring this up but your fingers were folded behind the neck of your violin which while playing is a huge no because you need your fingers at the ready to be playing depending on the peas depending on how fast regardless it's just easier if you keep your fingers there. 3. By gluing your wrist to the violin you restrict your vibrato to just that one area where your wrist can reach you have to be able to do vibrato all across the violin and so whether you use elbow or wrist vibrato will vary greatly depending on what note you're playing like if you're playing one of the ear bleed notes so like 6th position on the e string that kind of note you're going to be basically from your elbow but very little movement but if you're playing a note in like first position you can sort of do whatever you want of that if you're in third position or it's like an accent note maybe you'll be doing it from the wrist. 4. Maybe other people don't have this problem but I know that for me if I straighten out my finger it will just get locked so straightening out your finger while doing vibrato especially when you have to go very quickly for vibrato is not a realistic thing to do just because you will lock your finger and then no vibrato just flat finger up and down the string

[@lilithjanspellon9799]

Hey, thanks for the tips too!! ~❤

[@aniyagonzalez_]

i noticed the same

[@shisuiuchiha7487]

Her fingers are there, so we can see it.

[@cockroached101]

thank you, you saved my neighbour

[@Corrietheviolinist]

haha you're welcome neighbor.

[@jeweljacob-vx7sq]

Thankyou so much for making my life easy 😊😊

[@missmusic734]

I'm a violin teacher and I can see that this particular technique works for you, however I would never teach my students in this way. The extension of the wrist could injure a student, which is something I would not be willing to risk. The wrist should be relaxed and straight as much as possible. Wrist and finger vibrato is valid, for sure. For me personally, I am very much on the arm vibrato train as I find it keeps the hand's position and shape more consistent which allows for greater dexterity, speed and more accurate intonation. Nothing wrong with having a personal technique that works for you, but perhaps not the safest technique to teach a beginner who may injure themselves with the pressure this places on the tendons and wrist.

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Love this! Thank you for your input! I teach this in 3rd position which eliminates any risk of injuring the wrist. :)

[@Echo_Batt]

Lol my violin teacher just put the tip on my violin against the wall, told me to wiggle it whilst not changing note or position and I eventually just got it. If u r a beginner, please don't curl up your fingers, it makes it so difficult to play the next notes.

[@Sourandsweet749]

You had me so weak at the dying cat comment lmaoooooo

[@Corrietheviolinist]

😂

[@vanessaweemsss5740]

I love ur tips

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Thank you!

[@deufonia7060]

Hey thank you. It Helps me😀

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Amazing!! So glad it helps!

[@joshuazimmerman5182]

Thanks! This will really help me with playing my tenor saxophone. 😅

[@Skinny_Karlos]

While I have a degree in music from Sydney Conservatorium in classical guitar I picked up the violin as an adult and had lessons for some years, some years ago. At present I'm without a teacher and were it not for these fantastic KZbin videos like yours I'd be lost on how to correctly effect a vibrato on the violin. Nothing, NOTHING prepares you for violin vibrato. By that, I mean that, unlike other skills which are the more difficult aspect of something learned before, vibrato is all there, all alone out on the shelf on its own with nothing preceding it. If it weren't so dang important to one's overall sound coming together and improving I'd forego it but it IS that important to making one sound more professional and musical. So, thank you for your time and effort in making the videos that are helping me and my vibrato !!

[@jhle9959]

Thank you Mr Mustapha and Casablanca moroco.

[@izzygraff2026]

THANK YOU!! This is exactly what I needed?

[@arturocabrera2674]

Gracias gracias gracias ! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@pejwuzjdvisnwvt829]

Omg that's so helpful. Thanks. I just started viola and I'm learning it.

[@Corrietheviolinist]

🙌🙌🙌

[@PwnageJ]

For some reasons, my vibrato on the E string is very weak! its like my hands had no strength to press on the E string. other strings are fine

[@Corrietheviolinist]

How are your fingers when you play on the E without vibrato??

[@smallvillepodbr3]

Thanks for that tip!🙏

[@user-dq2gd4up8t]

Tysm lol this really helped ❤❤❤

[@hannahherrmann4921]

i just watched this entire video like it was going to help my saxophone vibrato lmao

[@Crazylrishguy]

Thats a great tip!

[@SKarlaArt]

Cool lesson nice energy too

[@hoperubino1281]

Thank you💗

[@Corrietheviolinist]

You’re welcome!!

[@loubob0511]

Please don’t do that with your wrist. I love that your trying to help beginners learn vibrato, but don’t do that with your wrist unless you want arthritis by age 30

[@Corrietheviolinist]

haha I am 30 and still doing fine!

[@picachugirl2036]

​@@Corrietheviolinist Fair enough wrists of steel. 😂 Im 21 and nah my wrists would die. I do elbow movement instead

[@kenlin3371]

Yessir elbow movement

[@rockyparedes3174]

I could not focus on the hand with the size of that mountain on your finger good for you thank you for the advice 🎉🎉🎉

[@Corrietheviolinist]

😂😂💍

[@txmerity]

as a flute player this is very helpful

[@Nmnya_jg_org]

sound like a mosquito to me XD

[@Corrietheviolinist]

😂

[@kaywolf1520]

having taught violin, and having had trouble with vibrato myself... Wrist vibrato (as shown here) has its uses, but in my experience, this comes really easy to most students, but if you learn this first, it becomes really tricky to re-train into "proper" (no such thing, but it is more common and versatile) arm vibrato. So, anyone learning vibrato: Focus on getting your arm right. Practice with a shaker, or "rolling" your arm with the knuckle of your finger perched just on your violin's body, if that makes sense, you just wanna nail that motion and positioning without flexing your wrist weirdly (which can interfere with your left hand massively)

[@itz_.billi3435]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@parhammohanna3985]

Thank you.you teach great and you're so beautiful. I from Iran and I subscribed you❤️

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Thank you! Glad it helped!

[@lostpoem1725]

Nice for wrist vibrato - i think it's good to master both wrist and arm

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Totally! But if you're learning vibrato from me online, you probably don't have a teacher in front of you to teach you both and make sure you have them down properly. So might as well pick one to master first!

[@m.c.bond4288]

That will be good to remember when I finally have enough money to buy a violin and begin learning to play it!

[@asemahmad5333]

Apart from the music, you are so beautiful❤️❤️

[@kristoff.frozen]

Thank you for the tip I’m going to try doing my vibrato like that! 😊

[@nicolaemarian7333]

This is a specific type of vibrato, I learned the the first time a vibrato made with the arm, not the hand, I think is easier.

[@colmdoran9026]

Definitely gonna try that!!

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Yes! Let me know how it goes!

[@fetusoverlord8811]

Me watching this as a flute player lmfaoo

[@swaggylivxo]

I’ve been playing the violin for 4 years and was always bad at vibrato.. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Yesss! So glad I could help!

[@SilentHalt]

The way I was taught to learn vibrato was by gluing my thumb in just the normal first position, you can also hold it with your right hand as well, and sliding my fingers up and down the fingerboard with the thumb still in place. Then just do this with all of my fingers faster and faster til you can do the motion well without moving your thumb. Then you take a slow tempo and play from open D to a G on the D string while doing vibrato with first, second, and third fingers. And to help with fourth-finger vibrato you can plant your third finger directly behind your fourth finger to give an anchor for the vibrato. Of course once your fourth finger is strong enough you can take away the third finger. It's the same movement as vibrato but not like gluing the wrist to the body of the violin which is terrible and you should never do. It really becomes a problem whenever you play high in position. Hope this helps!!

[@oohsura]

Woow✨️

[@Corrietheviolinist]

💙

[@bluebird1914]

Reading all the comments about arm vibrato high-key upsets me, because the type of vibrato in this video, minus the wrist being pushed into the violin, was how my violin teacher tried to teach me vibrato. I'm gonna try arm vibrato now since this way just feels weird.

[@tenspy5321]

Wowwww.....

[@scottkleyla7752]

To practice,to live....today!

[@nikorocu]

Pov: the fly above my ear at 3 am

[@RecksterReckling]

Yo? I learned you shouldnt put your wrist against your violin, or too far out. You have to try to keep it decently straight, because if its bent too far in either way you can get tendonitis. So to me that just looks like a lot of excessive movement, tiring, and future wrist problems.

[@Corrietheviolinist]

You're exactly correct! That's why we learn it in 3rd position. So that once you've got the technique of it you can move it around the positions and not hurt anything.

[@mizurora9496]

Exactly! Also I’ve never seen anyone learn vibrato on third position, it’s usually on first right? So not to hurt us, my teacher would have us use the wall when learning vibrato so that we wouldn’t move the violin around too much. Im not an expert but this method seems too complicated and troublesome.

[@mizurora9496]

Right after this reply, youtube recomended this to me kzbin.info7RWJxjaCEps?feature=share 😂 that’s exactly how I did except we put a cloth between the violin and the wall

[@Corrietheviolinist]

@@mizurora9496 There are so many ways to learn vibrato! You can also for sure use a wall but not necessary. It sounds like you probably were learning arm vibrato, which some teachers prefer to use. It's all personal preference. :)

[@joebamabiden1325]

@@mizurora9496 you can do vibrato in all positions.. arm vibrato up to maybe fourth or fifth position and the finger/wrist for higher positions

[@Panzerfaust_1939]

That one mosquito in a work night

[@Corrietheviolinist]

😂

[@Mattia-en4fe]

Thank you

[@Corrietheviolinist]

You're welcome!

[@erin.is.the.biggest.strawberry]

Your technique is so good! But wrist is in?

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Yes! Just while learning to isolate the wrist movement in vibrato. Also another reason we’re in 4th position to practice the vibrato. Not permanently!

[@jessewright3790]

Thanks, I couldn't understand how to wiggle my finger without using references to food.

[@Hamzakhan-dt3gv]

Wow

[@yaralyramirez2481]

Not my orchestra teacher telling me I am not ready 🤨

[@tygrtales6319]

THANK YOU!

[@lelxya7182]

Mosquito in my room at 3 pm. 😭:

[@Sun_Ambery]

Nice!

[@Proud_Troll]

Thanks for making this video bro. (Yes, you're officially a bro)

[@Ffff-tw7tm]

❤great👌

[@123julliard321]

Hmm 🤔 that's definitely a type of vibrato but caveat emptor and to each their own!

[@criticaldamage9631]

My teacher yells at me when I have my wrist touching the base. 😢she also to me that I’m the fastest learning kid in the school 😂

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Great job!!! Violin is so fun. I'm actually playing this in third position.

[@youvebeenhitbyasmoothcriminal]

Few hours ago, I said it is easy. And noe after buying my violin I'm screaming internally and yes. It is freaking hard. I should've stayed loyal to the piano

[@user-pi2ri8lk1v]

Ok enough with the classical and start the fiddle

[@juanpabloquinterogahona310]

'Cause my hope will never die *Beatdrop*

[@corneliastreet2491]

My teacher called it cupcake fingers lol

[@picachugirl2036]

I recommend you change your vibrato and learn with your elbow. Start with slides up and down the string, gradually make them smaller. Changing this will protect your wrist better. Vibrato from the wrist is can easily make you fatigue and harm carpal tunnels. Now im sure that technique works, but I cant, my wrists get carpal tunnel really easily, so I have to do it from my elbow. Learned this from my instructor in hs too btw

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Totally understand! Gotta do what works for you!

[@gokutokutisanante6272]

I modify the pressure on the string when doing vibrato, it gives you the same effect and it’s easier

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Oh, so that's not actually vibrato. You want to bend the sound on the pitch rather than applying and releasing pressure.

[@sedatakkas8427]

Thanksss

[@Corrietheviolinist]

♥️

[@joebamabiden1325]

IMO it’s better to learn a different style to start with- from the arm not from the hand. Works much better for me and my arm doesn’t tire as quickly. This is just a mix of wrist and finger vibrato that may not work as well for most beginners

[@ethanhoward389]

"Donut spagooter and Apple Jackson oh my!" Me:"arched vs straight"....the spectrum is strong with this one

[@jonathantrauner3742]

I'd love to see you play Wednesday Addams Cello theme Jenna Ortega played

[@BenandGavinShorts]

Funny thing is on cello you don’t need any of the fancy crap lol

[@noobguitar]

Wow it’s so nuanced unlike Guitar vibrato…. I just learned sort of intuitively (and by watching BB King play). My teacher’s advice was to just move the strings and not the guitar.

[@Corrietheviolinist]

I've noticed that with guitar vibrato!

[@artforlife1802]

A self taught violinist needs help! I’m finally starting to hear good vibratos but I’m comfortable playing them when my thumb is almost exactly _under_ the finger board, not around and towards the left of it. It does mess up my intonation a lot, but is that an ok way to do vibratos? They sound super good like that. If I don’t play it like that, then my thumb doesn’t let my fingers to do the vibratos on the G strings at all, and barely on the D string. At this point I’m not even sure how to hold a violin, does the thumb go towards the left or is it under the fingerboard, or is anything ok? Being self taught sucks 😭

[@Corrietheviolinist]

Such a great question. So, the thumb should not be under the violin. What I imagine is happening (without seeing your hand) is that you’re “anchor”, the first finger, is touching the violin. I have a video with all my vibrato tips & tricks. I would highly recommend checking that out as I think it would be a super simple fix for you.

[@mr.ben-dover7249]

The mosquito in my room:

[@Corrietheviolinist]

😂😂

[@aureliosalcedo1021]

That’s a nice violin what kind is it

[@Corrietheviolinist]

It's an italian violin!

[@IamLivvy]

OMG I NEED TO THANK YOU THIS IS LITTERLY A LIFE SAVERRR Edit: litterly took 5 minutes to do vibrato after this video…

[@NoliQuiliope]

Mosquito belike at 3 am

[@Corrietheviolinist]

😂

[@NatashaEstrada]

This kind of explains why they try and teach you to slow your vibrato down when playing wind instruments like flute because they are taking the technique from the violin. However I don't really think it's as useful for flute because you can't control your air like you control your finger.

[@NumorousPhases]

Me before the video: ah vibrato is easy Me After her explaining how to do vibrato: What da-

[@joywestermann3121]

You can't argue that the curled up fingers are not an incorrect technique, your fingers should always be open and loose. And the motion should be led by the wrist not the finger. I like the donut spaghetti analogy, but the motion should come from the wrist (and the finger more pivots in it's spot, and the donut spaghetti finger shape should be led by the arm for arm vibrato.

[@bumhkawngnaw5400]

Hey love you

[@robielyndimacali8276]

It's so difficult to do 😭

[@verota_chan012]

im trying to learn the arm vibratto tho

[@joebamabiden1325]

I learnt by holding a pill bottle filled with rice and just practicing the back and forth motion lol

[@Universe2929]

🌹🌹🌹LOVE FROM INDIA 🌹🌹🌹

[@karlmercado]

I tried this donut and spaghetti method before. I gained a significant amount of weight.

[@Corrietheviolinist]

😂😂

[@whistlingwarlock5138]

Hmmm I learned by starting with “donut” and moving my finger forward rather than backwards and flat against the fingerboard but whatever works!

[@chloerobichaud2807]

Thanks you so much

[@Abbiexx147]

In my opinion (as a violinist) I don’t think you need to be that “down” for the “spaghetti” maybe this will be a tip?

[@inkerstheprune2214]

I play the cello so vibrato isn't hard and it's quite funny seeing a bunch of videos talking about how annoying it is on violins and violas

[@kusyashik]

СПАСИБО!

[@MsCellobass]

Im a cellist - quite different than doing it on violin!

[@maryanngayner9922]

Did anyone else think it sounded like a vacume at the beginning 🤔

[@dndstephanya]

❤