How To Do Vibrato On The Violin
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Helloooo! These are my tips and tricks to getting and maintaining a lovely vibrato on the violin. I include close-ups of the finger motion on the string, so stick around for that! Let me know in the comments what you would like to see next, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! ❤︎
Piece featured in video: Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus by G.F. Handel, arrangement from Suzuki Violin Book 2
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When I tryed wiggling my hand my whole body wiggles too 😂😂😂
Try hard be like
Aishas Animations sameee my whole instrument shakes
Mine too, I can't help it but shake I tried so hard, but I just still can't 😂
Same tho
I've been playing for five years and still cant do it 💀
“Just wiggle your hand”
-Brett Yang, twosetviolin
That's what I did basically. And all that happened was that I shook my violin around xD
A little oversimplified...and that was a little understated
Wasnt it eddy? Or did brett also say that too
Lol. But so -false- true.
i nearly cried when brett said that. i was learning how to do vibrato right before i stopped taking lessons and it fucked me up. inspired by twoset i picked up the violin again for the first time in like 3 or 4 years the other week and i've been practicing and well, vibrato is fucking me up once again. sighhhh. why am i even doing this to myself
Like brett said "just wobble your hand"
Twosetviolin is the best
💕
TWOSETTT
I wish i was ling ling
You watch twoset too?!!
Me: im gonna master vibrato
My pinkie finger: im about to destroy this man's whole career
DEAD HAGAGAHA
same! except with my pointer finger, I use that the most!!!🎻👎👈
that’s what i was thinking!
FINNALLY!!!! somebody gets me! I showed this to EVERYONE in my class(19 people) and nobody could relate! thank you😂🎻🔈
How do you fix that?
Every single tutor i had tells me to "relax" i think u and me can say that relaxing is something impossible!😫😩
Just let go in your muscles. Obviously don’t drop the bow or violin, but try to let go.
It's so annoying. Every teacher I've had always says "you're panicking!" even though I'm not I'm just trying to learn
@leti castro YA MY VIOLIN TEACHER CALLS ME A PERFECTIONIST XD
It's so frustrating to be told "relax" and not know how.
A few things you could try:
1) Experiment with making circles with the left hand thumb. First try just in a playing position with your thumb lightly touching the neck of the violin. Circle your thumb one direction and then switch. Work up to playing a scale very slowly while still circling your thumb. This will start to separate your thumb from your finger action. It's normal that every time we drop a finger on the violin we grip with the thumb to try and keep the finger in place but it's important to work on getting the fingers and thumb to be more independent.
2) If you have a bookshelf that is tall or a tall table or an upright piano, experiment (safely and carefully!) with letting the violin be held up by a shelf. Put down a cloth so you don't scratch your instrument and put your scroll on the cloth. Find a position where you feel the violin is supported by the shelf. Play a slow scale and explore allowing the violin (supported by the shelf) to hold the weight of your fingers so instead of pressing your finger down (and presumably gripping with your hand), you are feeling like your heavy hand would fall through the violin if it wasn't there. Explore transferring the weight to each new finger you put down as you play your scale.
These 2 exercises should work to loosen your hand and wrist so that you can start to get some flexibility to explore vibrato. I hope it helps!
@@lysss27 lol seing this after 2 months makes me cringe because im actualy doing better and got into a top performing arts school.
The collapsing the knuckle idea is easy to understand . I haven't exactly heard it expressed that way in other videos .
Vibrato is such a tough skill to teach! I always wait for that “lightbulb” moment for it to click with my students.
Wow, I've spent more time than I'd like to admit trying to follow all the other videos on youtube on how to vibrato, and this was easily the best, clearest and most simple that I've ever found. Thank you so much!!!
So glad it was helpful!!
Finally a video that makes sense to me. As an adult learner your explanation of 1st finger placement has helped me tremendously. I was not clear about thumb placement but reading through your reply to a comment has clarified that for me also. I APPRECIATE YOU!!!!
Is it weird that I love her voice? It’s kinda relaxing for somebody with a kinda similar voice..
SAMEEE
Im here because my orchestra teacher wont teach us how to do this yet.
Charlie Binks same lol
Charlie Binks same
Your orchestral teacher should "teach" it whenever you desire it. Learning is intrinsically chaotic. A baby isn't banned from speaking until it has learned to walk! All facets of learning can be done at the same time. The notion that you shouldn't "do" one thing until you have "mastered" another is the reason why so many violinists and others are slow to learn. There is an assumption that learning several things at once somehow create bad habits. It's nonsense. If you want to vibrate (and it's good that you do because you recognise it makes your instrument sound better) then go ahead. There are plenty of ways to learn it like this excellent video.
Charlie Binks same
Lel same ):))
Best vibrato tutorial I've seen so far. Been playing for 1 year and this has really explained the technique clearly and given great exercises to practice. Thank you!
That's awesome!! So glad it has helped you 🙏
It's very informative présentation ,, plz if you videos about using the Note, I will be be great, I'm flowing you from South Sudan .
Thanks
Coming from 30 years of classical and electric guitar(barely scratching the surface of fiddle instruments), where the vibrato requires stiff fingertips and bending the strings either laterally(electric) or longitudinally(classical), this was an eye-opening lesson. Based on this lesson, it appears that vibrato on the fretless instruments is not about stretching or loosening the string tension, but more about "rolling" the fingertips back and forth to vary the vibrating length of the string. Thank you for the great lesson!
That’s exactly right. Thanks for watching!
damn... I wasn't expecting this to be the best explanation on youtube. It is the best I've come across so far and I've been watching videos on vibrato the whole day. This REEEEAAALY helped me a bunch.
Lady, you deserve two cookies.
also, can I fanboy a little bit now? You look really good. I love how your make up is assertive, but not over the top, and also, short hair s2
riight! best so far and I've see more videos on vibrato than pairs of shoes I have. (P.S I'm a shoe head.)
Just watch David Oistrakh
@@evelynwong961 lol
What the hell does assertive mean when describing makeup...
I learned vibrato in two months only just by following your instructions. I watched some other tutorial videos too. But yours was main. TYSM 🎻
That's fantastic! So glad it worked for you!
Yeah my neighbors are definitely gonna love this
Buy a cheap violin mute, its well worth it 😉
This is amazing!
I've tried to learn to play the violin three times over the course of my life (now 30 something) and I can play - but I can't play vibrato. All of my teachers have told me that you just wobble on the string - which I just couldn't do. I ended up thinking some people could play violin and some (like me) just couldn't. This is the first time I've seen this technique explained in a way that I'm sure I would be able to practise and master!
Thank you for encouraging me to take this instrument up again.
I'm frequently surprised by how essential reductionism is to learning things. It is to music as it is to maths and research and to sports. The way you break down difficult concepts and techniques to its components, or altogether slow down its execution until it is blatantly clear to the learner what they're doing (even if the end result is obscured). And when all core elements are familiar, putting them together is a matter of will. It seems obvious, but still something a lot of people struggle to understand, and which many teachers don't easily convey. But I got the idea very well from this video. Thank you.
and as a learner it makes me happ&hopeful to find out that nothing is actually as recondite as it seems to be if things are taught correctly
The tonal quality of your violin is good. That is a big plus. Even without a vibrato the sound is good. Such violins makes it easier to learn vibrato.
correct ! You are right. A good sounding violin makes it easier for everybody, even a Beginner.
what is the name of the piece she plays at 1:12
@@kushaljain3802 Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus
@@artasnivy4957 thanks
Or maybe lots of practice with tone?
Best vibrato tutorial so far. +1 Sub.
Thanks, Kiran!!
Joy Lee is good and has a whole playlist for Vibrato but I love this video for sure!
@@TheTuneProject Same here. I sub because your explanation is very clear and easy.
You make it look so easy and I have no patience :(
I've been playing/practicing for 5 months and I still can't vibrato or learn by ear Kdkskskskskssk
Ive been playing for 3 years and still I cant do either of those lol
This is my 5th year and I’m only just learning it. My school teacher knows nothing about orchestra, and my private teacher made sure we knew how to shift and had really good muscle memory before she taught it, but I moved before we got to that
can you do it now? ps, have faith in yourself!!!
I have been doing it for like 4 and its really hard for me to do vin=brato! I can learn easy songs by ear but only easy songs..
8 years and still not great
Best vibrato tutorial i ever found
Your hair is so cute! I got the same haircut actually so twinsies
Madeline No way!! Can’t wait to see 😊
Her- “Just as long as you have the physical ability to push your knuckle down you are good”. Me- *physically cannot*
bah! i can't do vibrato so frustrating!!
My teacher said it takes about 2 months to perfect your vibrato so its perfectly fine if you don't get it right away its been about 2 weeks for me and it sounds way better than when i started
Honestly I've never got the hang of it when I was in school. And like you it made me mad and quit the violin. I regret I ever did. I loved it. I still do. Don't quit like I did. Don't give up. Keep trying. This is a video that helped explain it in a way that I could understand that I really didn't get in school.
You'll get it
Vibrato isn't something that you just learn through the night. It takes months to perfect. Keep practicing and you'll get it one day. I've been practicing and there is a small amount of improvement. It will take a long time to practice but at the end it'll be worth it.👍🏼☺️
@@blackfirehd884 very encouraging!!!
I'm stunned by the simplicity and practicality of your explanation of this potentially exquisite expressive technique! THANK YOU!!!
🙏🔥🙏
Thanks, Joseph!
Lauren has provided me with the most useful, logical explanation of how to develop a really good vibrato technique. Thank you Lauren.
I DID IT I MADE JERKY MOTIONS WITH MY FINGERRRR
Congrats!
Nice! My fingers don’t like me rn...🤦🏽♀️
So cute doggy
This is literally such a genius way to explain vibrato I love you for this thank you 😊
Thank you soooooo much. I was actually feeling frustrated with trying this alone and this video is a blessing. Thanks again
Rajani - I'm so glad! Good luck to you!!
Thanks for this video! When I was in school this was never that clear to me. Now it is! I don't have my violin anymore, even though I miss it, I'm glad to have stumbled on your video! Thanks again.
Thanks for watching anyway!!
thank you so much!! without vibrato, it’s impossible for me to get into honors orchestra. i’ve been really nervous about it because i REALLY want to get into it. this helped a lot!!!
goth gf I’m glad it helped you! Best of luck!!
I've been searching for the right video for awhile now and I finally found it thank u and I subscribed 😫😆🙏
I'm so glad it helped you! Thanks!! ❤︎
I really like your teaching technique, thank you very much. Am an old man of 59yrs, started playing violine and l was not able to make vibrato, your technique is awesome. Thank you so much once again.
really enjoyed comparing two sounds i love vibrato
From all the Vibrato tutorial that I have watched, this one is more understandable for me. Hahaha.. thank you the tune project lady.
i can say this is really an efficirnt video in learning vibrato. Each person has it s own eay of explaining, even if you don t have millions of views, i find it easier to learn from here
I'm so glad it's helpful for you! :)
As others have said, this is a really good explanatory video. I picked up the violin 18 months ago for the first time since I was 12 (so 27 years ago!) and I got my excellent violin teacher to start me off on vibrato just before we stopped lessons for summer holidays. This video has been great for filling in the gap while I’m away from lessons over the summer, thank you so much!!!
Been playing for 9 years now. I was looking for a tutorial for my Students and I say *this is the best vibrato tutorial out there* 💚
Aw, thanks so much!!
Helpful, really helpful. First time I’ve actually seen the motion. She is very helpful, and easy on my eyes as well!
this video is really useful
Thanks bunches! 🙏
Vibrato is "Scary!" But the motion you mentioned is simple and I really appreciate that. I will try your drills fully realizing this is going to take time.
You can do it! Best of luck.
Check out my Violin Basics playlist for more technique videos like this one! 🎻
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I like you and love you🌹🌷💖
What sheet music did you have at the beginning it sounds pretty
Emelin Lopez It’s “Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus” from Suzuki Violin book 2!
while watching your tutorial, i finally did my first vibrato. I'm so glad after trying for months, having watched dozens of tutorials and couldn't get it before this video. My hand hurts though. It's painful doing it. lol. You're good at explaining.Thanks
Whays the name of the piece you play at the beginning? And do you have any free advanced vibrato technique videos?
You are literally the best violin instructor ever. I'm a new learner with guitar experience, and it's taking time for my muscle memory to kick in to a different way of playing strings. This exercise is hard for me.
THANK YOU
And your violin is gorgeous !
Showing the technique w/ out the violin was so helpful. I also appreciate thr up-close shots. Your video is the only one I’ve managed to find with these two features. Thank you!!
Thank you I couldn't hit the a string so I flat it and it work
Thank you. I'm a teacher, and was taught a very old fashioned technique, which I have been struggling to teach to a 12 year old. Your approach is no nonsense but still a good rounded sound. Thank you so m7ch xxx❤
Thanku.. For. This.. I have gone through almost all vibrato videos available on youtube... This one really helped the most... my second month of violin study.. i am able vibrate well Now.. today my teacher really appreciated for my hard wrk... thankuuuuu soo much 😍😍❤
I'm so glad it was useful to you! Good luck with your studies!! ❤︎
Super lesson
best vibrato video on youtube , thank you so much ❤
Best video I've seen teaching vibrato. This video + patience + daily practice + 2 months - "fingers flying everywhere"😂 = VIBRATO LIKE A BOSS😎!!!
Hi I'm new WOW your amazing I want to be like you when I'm older:D
wow its really really help me thank u so much u have a extra technic to teach the Violent vibrato to people. I’m so happy. actually I’m physically blind, but also I did able to catch your teaching by hearing.
Hey friends! I made a second vibrato video addressing some questions you guys asked on this one. If you're interested in learning more, check it out below!
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Thank u so much im a violin player (currently 5th year) and this video really helps me learn vibrato
Question what beat do you use
Thank you, your exercise very helpful. Keep on playing! 🎻😊
Much love,
~ Mila
How do I do it with my pinky it's really difficult?
I would like to learn more steps on how to use the violin. Cuz I'm also trying it at home but I didn't get it.
vibrato is so hard to get but it changed everything. worth the effort. thanks for that tuto.
You're welcome!
Will try after exams are done👍🏼🤗
The first video where I could actually make a vibrato sound - for about 1 second, but hey, it's a start! Subbed!!
Yay! That's great to hear. Thanks, Tia!
Really good video when i learned vibrato about 6-7 yrs ago I used the Dr. Kendall excercise and it taught the vibrato i have today,
This is hands down THE most helpful video on vibrato I’ve ever seen
Bravo! Wonderful methods!
I don’t know what i love more your tutorials or that denim!
😎
Very informative, thank you.
I FINALLY have something to work with that makes sense to me re vibrato - THANK YOU!
This was so helpful thank you!!
your literally the coolest violinist everrr
When I do vibrato instead of moving knuckles my whole violin and body is moving 😂 and my bow doesn't support me I can't do two things in one time.
Is it only me?
I know you're too right 😂
Multifandom BTS, BP, Shinee A-Teez,G-idle yea when I try to do it it just shake my whole violin and then my shoulder rest falls off lmao
same here
You're not alone. I too still experience it
Yesssss
Same lol
SERIOUSLY THANK YOU!!!! I have had such a hard time the last couple years and no one could really explain it that good! BUT U DID IT OMG I'M SO GRATEFULL
👏 Great video! Unlike brass and woodwind instruments that can do
vibrato with each and every note, the violin is at a distinct disadvantage in
that open string notes can't do vibrato. If, for example, the song ends on an
open G, D, A, or E string, it won't be able to emote that sensational vibrato effect.
🎻🎶
That's where the 4th finger comes in handy! There's something beautiful about the sound of an open string though, imo!
... especially when it's in tune!
It's helping me out!
Thanks a lot 😊🌸
Ya me too!
Lauren I know this is an older video but I just came across it. Thank you. I've been at it for 2 years now and I have a bit of arthritis in my left 1st and 2nd fingers. Other methods I've seen have been pretty painful but this method has been helping with minimal pain. Thanks again. My teacher has had a stroke, so you are my "primary" now! 😁
Great help!!!
I'm new to the 🎻, I really like it! I'm actually pretty 👍 for only 2 weeks playing, your explanation of vibrato will be a big help in my future practice. Thank you!
That's great to hear! Good luck to you!
I just found out I can’t flatten my left pinky ;-;
SamE
Lol, SaMe
same aha
Finally a video that actually made it simple to understand!!! Thank you so so so much !!
looks like you are professional really really good
Chong Willey Thanks so much!
So far your video has been the most helpful for proper violin bravto which for many years I have used a cheating type of vibrato that is more like guitar vibrato..Time to get serious on proper technique..Thank you very much
Thanks, Cary! Glad I could help. 🙂
"once you feel comfortable doing this", well I can say I feel like ripping of my lower arm after some attempts, ughh the sensation is terrible
guess I'll keep practicing without the ripping
This is the best explanation I have come across
How come u had dislikes?!? I love this video. Great help. 🙏💕
That was beautifully explained miss. Thank you
So understandable explanation! You are pure gold! Our russian teachers explain that so difficult 😄
Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful :)
Thank you for your really clear instruction! I'm going to try it!
hey , isn’t the first song “chorus from judas maccabeus” ? that’s one of the songs i know how to play from the suzuki book , including bouree for my solo
kathy Yes it is! That's fantastic - good luck :)
Thank you for this. I mean it😊 coz i really need this kind of explanation but I didn't expected tz in youtube.
Me: this looks easy
Me later: ummm about to break my moms glass window...
Thanks so helpful 😊
There was a noticeable change over night. thanks again.
Your vibrato is like inhaling fresh freesias, ahh
This is the first tip that really helps me!!!! 😁Thank you so much!!! Christiane
I'm so glad!
Bro I have a problem with my fingers being so stiff and locking up
Same dude
Thank you. Iv watched a few videos. This made most sense and It starting to work. Thank you beautiful
Glad it was helpful! Good luck!
Does this also work on the viola? I know it's a dumb question.
Yes it works on both violin and viola!
I played for six years or so and never learned. 😭 I stopped playing when I was 14. I’m 20 now and am going to try and get back into the violin. 🎻
Vibrato is something that will allow me to enjoy what I’m playing.
When i do a vibrato, the skin of the tip of my fingers hurt ಥ⌣ಥ
Ice Blossom as you progress,
You will develop a piece of hard skin on the tips of your fingers, then it won’t hurt.
laughs in guitar
@@xkira418 when you play both 💀🔫
@@xkira418 😭😂
Ok you explained that more clearly than anyone that I've heard. Thank you very much
Glad it was helpful!
oh god. What happend if i cant bend my left pinky knuckle
I like the clean notes! That's why I have subscribed! Additionally, the tremelo,
GreAt wOrk!!! ThaNx foR yOur Vid3os!
Another great explanation. Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Im not confident without shoulder rest.
Yeh me too