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Vibrato with the attachment in tuitions

The feedback and questions raised specifically on the topic of learning vibrato are summarised and commented on here.

Initial difficulties

It has been reported that it is difficult to perform the vibrato movements with the attachment at the beginning. Based on some of this feedback, we have tried to find out exactly what this could be due to and have now prepared a "checklist" that hits the essential points from the feedback.

ema comment

We can understand initial difficulties very well. After all, it is a new way of practicing anyway. Our experience is that everyone can vibrate with the fingerboard attachment, regardless of age. We have tried it with children from 6 years up to adults of 70 years.

Deepen vibrato

We are gradually adding information to deepen the learning and teaching of vibrato. Feel free to drop by at the >>studio events<[lt].

ema check list

Is it clear what kind of vibrato is to be practised?
>>This is often not clear to the students. For many, it is simply a "wobble" named vibrato.
Is it clear to the student what exactly the movement should look like?
>>Here you can get short impressions (videos on Vimeo) of how >>arm vibrato, >>wrist vibrato and <<finger vibrato can look like with the fingerboard attachment.
Is the beginning of the movement clear?
>>An important factor in vibrating is the beginning of the movement. Making it clear in which direction to start etc. often helps to develop a precise entry.
Are the movements initially performed in slow motion?
>>It takes a little time for relaxation to set in. For some it takes only a few seconds, for others it can be a minute or more. We recommend executing the movements excessively slowly (slow motion). Only when the movement is performed slowly and correctly should the tempo be increased.
Is it clear what exactly the student is supposed to do?
>>Simply performing the vibrato movement can be difficult, because you have to do it "consciously" all at once. There are few concrete instructions. We recommend the booklet ">>Arm vibrato" with 39 practicing ideas for all performance levels, which was specially designed for this purpose. Many of the ideas can also be transferred to wrist vibrato.