Arm vibrato
Publication reference
96 pages, consequently bilingual (German-English) with more than 100 QR codes*, that link to videos and further information | 1st Edition 2021 | 19,95€ | ISBN 978-3-00-068280-3 | By Erdmute Maria Hohage
* The use of the QR codes is optional and present an additional service. There is no legal claim.
The collection
39 Practice ideas with 90 Variations for all levels of violin and viola players. Focus of the collection:
- Independence of both hands
- forming the arm vibrato conciously
- vibrating through notes
- Link to other instrumental playing techniques e.g.:changes of hand position, legato, double grip vibrato, preparing the vibrato with chords, changing fingers.
STRUCTURE - OUTLINE - TOPICS
Introduction
- Selecting exercises and setting goals
- 2 paths - 4 items of equipment
- The health aspect and vibrato
- Seeing, Listening, Moving, Feeling, Breathing
- Conscious "guiding"
- Relaxation
- Using the back roller
- Using the foot rollers
- Activating a sense of balance
- Using the studded rubber mat
- Flexibility while maintaining stability
Chapter 1
- Finger joints: Gentle loosening up of the finger joints
- End finger joints: Flexibility of the end finger joints
- Arm muscles: Arm fitness for basic arm movement
- Football: Finger and hand fitness
- Pizzicato: Strengthening of the fingers and refinement of the finger position
- Window knocking: Introducing basic arm movement with an auditory cue
- Back I: Internalising basic movement
- Free swinging: Free swinging while keeping thumb in fixed position
- Flageolet I: Introducing finger pressure
- Flageolet II: Internalising finger pressure
Chapter 2
- Guitar: Introducing guided movements
- Changing positions: Basic arm/finger movements with a sense of space
- Back II: Internalising basic arm/finger movements
- Rhythmisation I: Introducing rhythmisation
- Rhythmisation II: Internalising rhythm with arm/finger and feet in "parallel"
- Rhythmisation III: Internalising rhythmisation with arm/finger and "independent" feet
- Rhythmisation IV: Introducing rhythm with the bow ("dependently")
- Rhythmisation V: Internalising rhythm with the bow ("dependently")
- Bridge-bowing: Introducing independence of bowing and vibrato speed
- Air-bowing: Intensifying independence of bowing and vibrato speed
- Back III: Intensifying independence of bowing and vibrato speed through rhythmisation
- Flageolet legato: Independence in Legato
- Flageolet-Changes of Hand position-Legato: ndependence in Legato with changes of hand position
- Independence I: Independence of arm/finger, bow and feet
Chapter 3
- Changing fingers I: Preparing the vibrating through notes
- Changing fingers II: Introducing the vibrating through notes in legato
- Cleaning cloth: Preparing basic arm movement for vibrato with changes of hand position
- Changes of hand position I: Preparing the vibrating through notes for vibrato with changes of hand position
- hanges of hand position II: Intensifying the vibrating through notes for vibrato with changes of hand position
- Double grip pizzicato: Coordination and finger fitness for the double grip vibrato
- Double grips I: Preparing double grip vibrato
- Double grips II: Introducing shifting with an anchor finger
- Double grips III: Introducing shifting without an anchor finger
- Double grips IV: Internalising shifting without an anchor finger
- Double grips V: Introducing independence of bowing in double grip vibrato
- Double grips VI: Introducing independence when shifting with an anchor finger
- Double grips VII: Introducing independence when shifting without an anchor finger
- Double grips VIII: Internalising shifting without an anchor finger
- Independence II: Independence of arm/finger, bow and feet when shifting
Download free exercises
The booklet takes some new approaches to preparing, introducing and steadily practising arm vibrato. It also seems to be the only exercise-oriented collection for arm vibrato. A good overview, including the complete introduction to the booklet, is provided by the free download of 8 of the 39 exercises. Try it out!