What the right speed is
Nice vibrato has 4 to 7 waves per second and is small: the note barely moves. Slower sounds out of tune; faster sounds shaky.
On the flute: air vibrato
- Play a long note with no vibrato.
- Make gentle pulses from your belly, like a voiceless “ha-ha-ha”, in time with the metronome: 2 per click at 60.
- Go up to 3 and then 4 per click.
- When it is even, drop the metronome and let the wave come on its own.
On the violin: wrist and arm
- Put finger 2 on the A string (B) and keep the thumb relaxed.
- Rock the hand back and forth with the finger staying in place: the fingertip rolls a little.
- Start slowly, 2 rocks per click, and speed up gradually.
- The note only goes down and back: it does not go above the pitch.
Measure your vibrato
In Dedilhado Vivo, the vibrato exercise draws the wave of your note and shows how many waves per second you make and how wide they are. The goal is to hold a few seconds of steady vibrato.
Written by the Dedilhado Vivo team, based on what the app does today.
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