"With Nicky" - Vibrato
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2019
- This week, we are talking about a much requested subject...vibrato. It’s not surprising there have been so many questions and comments about it as vibrato is one of the most tricky things for string players to develop. Learning and building the fundamentals of this technique early on can be challenging.
So, why is it so important? This video takes you on an exploration of the different ways vibrato can be played and will leave you with some exercises to help develop the basic vibrato movements. Whether you’ve been doing vibrato for 2 months or 2 years, these exercises are great - I still use them today!
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The videos have been generously supported by ESTA UK, MiSST - The Andrew Lloyd Webber Programme, and Oasby Music Group and I am very grateful for their support.
Huge thanks to our media partners Classic FM, The Strad, The Violin Channel and WQXR who will be sharing the videos with their audiences each week when released.
Finally, these videos wouldn’t have been possible without an amazing team: Scott Jaeger, our film maker, Laura Gardiner, our Education Manager, Rebecca Driver, PR Manager and Hannah King, Online Media Manager. I want to say a huge thank you to all four of them for being with me on this journey.
Film produced by www.jaegerfilm.com
00:03 - Introduction
02:27 -The Fundamentals
06:59 - Vibrato Comparison
11:35 - Exercises
12:48 - The Wobble and That Final Knuckle
14:37 - Adding Sound, but not Sounding Pretty
17:41 - Practice Plan - Try to Be Realistic and Intelligent with Your Practice
18:05 - Going Between The Fingers
UA-cam links:
Below are the links to the clips used in this film if you want to find out and watch more:
David Oistrakh - Brahms - Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor, Op 108 - • David Oistrakh - Brahm...
Itzhak Perlman Mendelssohn Violin Concerto andante - UA-cam.flv - • Itzhak Perlman Mendels...
Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110 - • Shostakovich - String ...
Rachel Podger plays Bach at the 2018 Gramophone Awards - • Rachel Podger plays Ba...
Nicola Benedetti performs R. Strauss’ Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18: Mvts. II & III - • Nicola Benedetti perfo...
Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47 - Christian Ferras - • Sibelius - Violin Conc...
Viktoria Mullova plays Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47 - • Viktoria Mullova plays...
Sibelius Violin Concerto - Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago S.O. (CSO) - • Sibelius Violin Concer...
Joshua Bell: Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, op 47 - 24.11.11 - • Joshua Bell: Sibelius ...
James Ehnes Sibelius Violin Concerto - • James Ehnes Sibelius V...
Many thanks to the violinists who share their teachings
17:54 "Indulge in the difficulty of it." I've never heard it phrased that way. I like it.
Adult beginners everywhere appreciate your lovely advice and friendly disposition. Thank you so much!!!
And teens!
And children
And zombies
@@CombaatArms Flesh eaters like da fiddle too.
noob
"slow practice isn't a holiday for the mind"! Lol👍
Love your teaching; I'm a pianist, not a violinist, and am 72 years of age. I'm still learning and to me THE most essential part of great music is the touch; for instance a 1maj7 is much more melodic and beautiful if the 7th is not played to loudly.
Nikki,I think you've converted me! Something has happened, I now love my violin. I've just been noodling round on my violin. The Guillaume rosin is just magical stuff! My violin is getting emotional all of a sudden. It sounds like Halie Mills and Pavrotti all rolled into one. THIS ROSIN IS IMPECCABLE! THANK YOU NIKKI! THANK YOU.!❤
Dear Nicky. It's nov.28, 2023 10:20am I started to feel as though my wrist was not moving in the same plane as yours for vibrato. I am working from Tessa Larks how to learn vibrato an easier way. This method has been extremely helpful in order to move the wrist in the way that you do. I am adopting her system only because I understand it better and it truly allows my wrist to mimmick yours. Your still my favorite violin teacher and I will be watching your vidios mostly. Your adoring student in u.s.chris e.yours very truly.😅
This is probably the best vibrato tutorial I've come across on UA-cam so far. Thank you, Nicky from an ageing violist.
Great to hear that thank you 🙏
It is great. I'd also highly recommend Julia Bushkova's channel, which is excellent on this and on other aspects of left hand and right hand technique.
@@nickyork8901 Indeed, Professor Bushkova's channel is already one I watch regularly.
Practising in 3rd position, you're the only person to say this and really works...genius :)
Nicky is such great teacher!! 5 months ago I started to follow these exercises and gueeeeesss whaaaatt!!!?? I can now do vibrato!!! Diligence pays off!!! 😁
Congratulations! It certainly does pay off and is rewarding and fun to do, not to mention making your violin playing that much more artistic!!
omg that is so encouraging! My vibrato is so terrible - good to know I can get it to a good place
how much do you practise @lu0844
@@lucys1016 I practice all the vibrato exercises for about 15 min in total, I pretty much follow along with the video and pause it to make sure I'm doing it correctly. It helps a lot to focus on 3rd finger, get the motion there, and soon 2nd finger will follow along, then 1st and 4th finger. Keep up the good work, be patient, never never never give up!!
Congrats! This makes me hopeful lol
Your amazing thank you. I’m 51 just starting playing violin.
Henry Pagan How is the fiddle practice going? Im 45 and when i watch children play better than me I want to throw my fiddle out the window 😂 Hope you’re sticking at it my friend.
Just saw your tutorial of the young man at the royal college of music playing Brahms. I THINK YOU BROUGHT IT OUT OF HIM. I DONT KNOW HOW ANYONE CAN STAND FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME ERGO ONES BACK GETTING TIRED. I THINK YOUR A WONDERFIUL TEACHER. THANK YOU FOR THE WINDOW ON WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN. WISH I HAD STUCK WITH IT, ALL THAT REMAINS IS FOR ME TO PLAY MY INSTRUMENT EVERY DAY AND MIMMICK WHAT I SEE AND HEAR. IF I WANT MASTERY ENOUGH MAYBE SOMEDAY I TOO COULD ATTEND THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC BUT I HAVE TO BE REALISTIC IN MY GOALS.
This is an amazing video! Not everyday do you get an artist of her caliber breaking down the nuances of violin technique and showing you her own perspectives on the issues of the instrument. I love how she is able to put herself side by side some of the greatest violinists of all times and make it feel so seamless! Ms. Benedetti is a phenomenal artist with a genuine heart for pedagogy and inspiring young and younger musicians! A must watch daily! 👍🏼🎻💯
Dear Nicola! Good morning! I have come to the conclusion that you are right! Everything we expect to hear from the violin should come through us not necessarily the instrument. In other words our health is mirrored in the sound of the violin. Have a wonderful day!😅
It is so awesome that you are doing this! As someone who is struggling with vibrato (but really trying), I appreciate this more than I can tell you. Thank you! This is the best instruction ever!
I saw you play the Beethoven in Atlanta and thought your use of vibrato was the most varied and most integrated with the music of any violinist I've ever heard. Thank you for the help you're offering today.
Fantastic tutorial. I've been playing for 25 years and after a long break I'm finding the need to revamp/relearn my vibrato amongst many other things. Thank you for taking the time.
HI, NIKKI! FROM YOUR LOYAL STUDENT IN GRANTS PASS, OR. USA. IVE HAD TO CLEAN MY EVA PIRAZZIS, THE HIGH E WAS LOOKING RUSTED, SO I USED A DROP OF EUCALYPTUS OIL ON A COFFEE FILTER AND GENTLY SWABBED THE OLD ROSIN AWAY. I THEN PROCEEDED TO play my rendition of abbas the visitors. IM AMAZED, MY INSTRUMENT IS NOW A SONG BIRD WITH THESE EVA PIRAZZIS. THEVE BEEN ON MY VIOLIN 3 OR 4 DAYS NOW AND THE WAXY FEEL HAS GONE, I MAY HAVE RUINED THEM BUT THEY SEEM TO MATCH ABBA OVERTONES CONSONANTS AND VOWELS AND REMARKABLY SMOOTH! THANK YOU AGAIN! NIKKI ,I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR STRINGS LIKE THIS FOR A LONG TIME., BUT JUST DIDNT KNOW HOW GOOD THEY COULD BE. THEY ARE SO SENSITIVE, THAT THE CLEANING PAPER STRUMMED SEVERAL OCTAVES. ITS WILD, ITS UNCANNY! NO WONDER POBABLY MORE MUSICIANS USE EVA PIRAZZI THAN ANY OTHER VIOLIN STRING? THAT MAY BE EXAGERATED BUT I THINK IT MIGHT NOT BE TOO FAR FROM THE TRUTH. MY NEXT BIG CONQUEST? GAMMA GUT! SO I CAN WOLLOW IN BAROQUE. THANK YOU AGAIN NIKKI! YOUVE MADE ME A VIOLINIST! AND AS LEO. HOURBACH 16:1said it must sing! But he wasn't about to tell me how. Bye for now my session is over, the heat is bad where I live.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤6
Hi Nicky, I managed to do a vibrato yesterday on all 4 fingers for the first time and to be honest, I was expecting the sound of a pneumatic drill but got the complete opposite😁. It was a fast and narrow vibrato where my left hand and fingers were relaxed. The only lessons I had was for Bb clarinet!
My violin suprises me every day!
Hi Nicola! It's an honour to have my comment up there! It's 7 2 24 and I've just had a run through with the basic vibrato exercises here at 10:43 concluding. I'm using a 1 1/4 length rubber band transverse cross over my bow to secure my middle and ring ringers. I'm sounding extremely close to your beautiful instrument except my timing is weak. This afternoon I will give a run through I think I'll say.. by O.N.J. I'm so proud of myself! I give myself two gold stars. It's so wonderful to have you for a teacher! Thank You!your you tube student, c.e. in usa.😅
Thank You for Actually Caring that those of Us Who Love the Violin Truly Learn! I’m incredibly Grateful for You.
Ditto! Bravisimo!
absolutely amazing information she's really one of the top violinists alive, mindblown that she took some time to explain these things
Best video, yet! I’m certainly working on this. My vibrato has only one speed ☺️
Great video lesson, and it's really nice to see you develop your vibrato through the years. It assures us vibrato is always a work in progress.
This video was a game changer for my vibrato!
Thank you for such useful guidance. Love the clips you chose!!!
You know...I was in fact watching her bowing....it's really fantastic!!! And now I am watching her vibrato explanation. It is too😂😂
Dear Nicola, Epifany-EPIFANY!....SHE SINGS! ..SHE SINGS! GOD BLESS YOU! AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!
From Sunday, I am looking forward to these videos! Many thanks for them! :)
of all the videos, post etc that I have seen or read without a doubt this is the best video !! thanks you so much
Who realy explained to me how to practice vibrato? It's you!!!! THANKS!!!!❤️❤️❤️
My endeavor to learn violin vibrato is handicapped by the beauty of the instructor...
Hi Nikki, ive been working on my trailer, so have not practiced a day or so, my discovery of 45 degree rosin routine the other day may have led me to rest on my laurels. It doesnt matter what others think, its my ears that matter. And I SAY I HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS. I HAVE YOU TO THANK AND MR. WALLACE RITCHIE! ITS BEEN TERRIBLY HOT HERE IN THE ROGUE VALLEY, SO I AM NOT RELISHING PULLING OUT MY VIOLIN TO PRACTICE TONIGHT. I MIGHT, I MIGHT NOT. I JUST LOVE WATCHING YOUR VIDIOS, AND HOPE THEY BECOME CLASSICS! PLEASE
I don’t play the violin but your videos are fascinating and my understanding of music is soaring! Thank you!
Back after my trust with" lay all your love on me" by abba. It went well I was greeted with general finger positions and enjoyed playing the song. Unexpectedly your Dutch cabinet popped up and so I played along with that too! Such a wonderful duet! Thank you! Very enjoyable! I'm all tired out now and want to relax! Thank you! Nicola! Bye for now. Back tomorrow nov. 25, 2023 yippie I get a gold star! Thanks bye!😅
Duchamp Cabieza I meanyt to say!
Really appreciate all the work and time to make these videos, I like the variety of adding in examples and clips of other videos. Thank you!
THAN YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS LESSON NICKY. YOU ARE EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND VERY HELPFUL. I GET EASILY DISCOURAGED AND AM DETERMINED TO GET THIS. : ))
Wow... great tips... a whole bunch of wisdom... so good and simple... beautiful illustrations... Thanks a million Nicola...
Excellent!!! Thank you. Started working on vibrato last month. Keep the lessons coming. I love your style of instructing and your video quality is excellent.
I just bumped into your vibrato video and really appreciate your not just showing us the skill, but acknowledging how and in which ways learning vibrato can be, well, a challenge. You inspire me to try yet again. Thank you!
Absolutely superb lesson and presentation. You really highlight what is required and the emphasis on not rushing is very relevant. Many thanks
Also, yes! Even the great can get better. You were great at 8 and 15 and better now. Thanks for sharing. These are great videos.
Outstanding example of teaching; some of the best to share with my students, both beginning vibrato, and those who've just begun. Thank you, Nicky.
Thank you 🙏
Great instruction--thank you for this, Nicola!
Had a great practice of beginning vibrato this morning. It's 7 1 24 ce. From usa.hi Nicola! I practiced vibrato this morning. I capped it off this evening with bow practice and acouple run through with I think I'll say, by O.N.J. I like light country music! She taught me to appreciate it. In the same way.Nicola you have taught.me how to appreciate Jules Massenette Meditation! Overdone or not it's growing on me. My sincerest appreciation, see you tomorrow a.m. for another run through beginning vibrato! Yours, c.e.😅
I have gone through a lot of vibrato videos on youtube and this is one of the best! The details and explanation in this is amazing!
Your videos are of great quality ! Thank you
Thanks so much for your humble, honest and time saving sharing of how to be gloriously, uniquely yourself, inspired...to express creatively the amount of vibrato you need for that carefully prepared moment suffused by notes like that in a birdsong in dawn chorus... free, intimate and tremendously expressive as your chosen examples of the best showed !
This is the best video on vibrato I've found, by miles. Thank you. You're amazing.
A marvelous video-THANK YOU!!!
Excellent lesson...I can't wait to add these steps--SLOWLY!--to my daily practice. Thank you.
Thank you for this great video! It's been really helping me, as I'm only a beginner at vibrato. Looking forward to next weeks video! ☺
Ive been viewing so many videos on how to learn vibrato and yours has been by far the best one for me. It's only day 2 but I already feel like Ive improved so much.
This is the best tutorial I have seen. Thank you.
Hi Nicola! Just got through playing "DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUMB FARIES" BY TCHIKOFSKY. I WAS TRYING A NEW TUNNING METHOD AND STUBLED ACCROSS IT! I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF. I PLAYED EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE PIZZICATO. ITHINK IVE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING.C.E.SEP. 10, 2023 YOURS TRULY CHRIS IN USA @7:12P.M.❤❤❤
Hello Ms. Nicola Benedetti. I am practicing on my vibrato. I learned a lot from watching your video. Thank you.
thank you so much for this, i can feel how much effort you've put into this video and it is by far the best video i've seen
You are one of my fav violinists of all time and a huge inspiration to me and I just find out you have a channel omg. It makes me so happy!!!!
I love it, It's so we'll explained, thanks. You're a really good teacher
Best explanation I've seen yet. Inspirational.
Thank you for answering and taking your time.
Parabéns Nicola Benedetti...
Um dos vibrato mais bonitos que já vi !!!
Priceless! Thank you so much!
Tuesday is now my favourite day of the week! :)
Until now the best video about vibrato👌🏼
And I watched many...
Thank you so much😊
It was amazing. Thanks for breaking it down and explaining it in details.
Brilliant work! I’m so excited to have the comparison of so many different artists for clear understanding
My sister is stuck at home whilst working on her degree and I’m an aspiring violinist so these are soooo helpful as I can practice and not distract her. Thank you so much x
Great video on this subject ! Thank you
Thanks Nicky.
You have a beautiful face, violin and playing style and way of putting that lot forward for what must be the hardest thing to achieve on a violin.
The vibrato is the soul of the violin and brings it to life to make our eyes wet and contain gulps we don't want others to hear or see!!
That was the best vid yet on vibrato.
I find it immensely hard but at 70 I am beginning to get it at last!!!
I valued all the demonstrations you showed of various violinsists and their styles.
You put a lot into that video.
Many thanks.
Peter
Ps Christy gets a gold star for today.
The most useful vibrato video I’ve found for me and my students. Thanks for this. Beautifully done and a pleasure to watch.
Wow, just discovered you and what a treat you are!
Brilliance and humility, humour and immense talent.
You are wonderful, Thankyou so much :}
This is such a detailed and helpful tutorial thank you so much. I love your violin playing and it’s so kind of you to share your wonderful talent and examples of the differences in vibrato playing from other amazing violinists, very interesting and eye-opening actually. Thank you.
Hi Nicola! Im in it for the long haul. I intend to master vibrato. My fourth grade violin teacher balked at teaching us vibrato because he thought it was overdone. I still wanted to grasp vibrato because I thoght it was beautiful. Ive waited 40 years to be allowed to be instructed in vibrato technique. Even abba had vibrato in one of their songs called Hey hey hey hellen. It was a doupleted A
At moderato pace, back the way up the way back the way up the way. Imsure it was an overdoub, but none the less it is there. Summoning and eery ... "yes you do!A a a a hey hey hey he hellen! Etc. Im quite familiar with it. Thats why I would like to master vibrato. Not that I would ever nesessarily master it, but advance in understanding vibrato. If i have to go at a snails pace I will learn vibrato, by hook or by crook! Thst is my task. That is what I want to do. To borrow from Ohysicist William F. FRY.
This is amazing and I've been definitely wanting help on my vibrato so this video and the exercises really helped and i have practiced them at home.
Patience! Concentrate! Thank you so much!!! I'm going to be very diligent and follow all these tips, pinky promise!!!
And it was about 3- 6 months later, following these exercises, that I was able to do vibrato!!! Little by little, we have to be patient and consistent. Thank God and thank you for this video once again!!
Thank you for putting this together. This video is fabulous! I am a middle school orchestra teacher. We are now out of school for six weeks due to the Corona Virus. To me, this means we have practice time! I will share this video with my violins and violas in the 7th and 8th grades to support what we have learned thus far in class.
Thank you! This is sooo helpful! These tutorials really help to keep me focused : )
Watching and practicing to make a better vibrato.
P.S. I'm so stoked! Thank you Nicola!😅
Too good! Thank you and God bless you.
Thank you for the tips!!
Thank you so much! You're amazing 💕💕💕
You signed my copy of Tchaikovsky concerto in D-minor when you were in Seattle! I'm currently learning vibrato, so it was a pleasant surprise to see you have a youtube channel!
Oh Maxim. So wonderful
Dear Nicky it's Dec.17 2023 I am taking lessons from Mr.Kalinovsky for a few weeks to study bow hold. So may not be as communicative as usual. Possibly view your u tube after Christmas if not before.Going back to basics to improve my tone have been playing in late evening with improvising. Your earnest loyal student Chris e. Usa❤ ps may revisit your channel in 3 or 4 days. Studying circle grip or compact Franco Belgian bow grip. Bye for now!😅
May I please be excused for several weeks to study with Mr.Kolinovsky? Please and thank you.chris e.bye
This is the best tutorial so far on this topic. Thankyou, I am a beginner (adult) and it's tough, but I love it!
Great video! Thank you!!
Thanks Nicky
Thank you for those lessons!🤍
Thank you for sharing, it's gonna be a great help working my way towards a good vibrato...♥️
Excellent. Thank you.
Bravo Nicola!! Tus explicaciones son fantásticas y lo comunicas de maravilla. Muchas gracias
It's really really helpful thank you for this amazing video!
Excellent!!!! Thank you!!!
VERY helpful, thank you so much!!
I’m glad you chose the Sibelius Concerto to exemplify; excellent choice!!!!!
Thank you Nicky, that was very helpful and informative.
Hi Nicky, spent morning reviewing the drinking glass mechanics of vibrato.holding the glass in reverse is vibrato. Spent late afternoon listening to sonny and cherr the beat goes on. According to Sonny he wrote it himself. I think It will become a classic! So I did the best I could to mimmick the song on my violin. It was OK. Didn't move me like there version but I felt inspired. I also am tinkering with my bows to incurred tonal bliss. Then after dinner I watched the slow motion Menuhin vibrato vidios I like Kogan and that French guy. I've noticed Pinkus Zukerman seems to have a hand pattern similar to yours. ERGO THE THIRD FINGER ASSIST TO THE FOURTH AND THE FINGER GROUPINGS ETC. I THINK I DID WELL TO UNDERSTAND THE WATERGLASS TRICK. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PALM THAT PIVOTED BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE REAL ROTATION COMES FROM THUMB. THE REST OF THE TIME ITS THE FINGER JOINTS. WELL THATS HOW I OBSERVED IT. LONG DAY, RETIRING FOR THE EVENING. JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW I WAS PRACTICING. IM SO PROUD OF MYSELF. BYE FOR NOW. 12 5 2023 838PM.