Brother J! I think the algorithm can read my mind - every time I come to a new realization about my playing - for instance - I wanted to improve my vibrato - your video just pops up! So dope!
I'm still learning, and I can't get the hang of any style of vibrato. But I figured out - if you just shake the harmonica up and down you can get a pretty good vibrato without any practice! But I'm always wary about coming up with my own techniques in-case there's a good reason nobody else does it like that.
😆! Thats cool! The best reason I can come up with not to do that is it would be impossible to keep your cupping technique either acoustic or amplified while doing it.
Woow - Chris Michalek was an extraordinary teacher, just watched his feedback to his student and amazed, RIP Chris! Wish had more videos of him giving feedback.
A little late to the comment party but can’t resist a compliment, Jason. Sweet vibrato analysis and demo! There’s the naturally fast throat vibes of Butterfield and Breslin on one side and the slow vibes of Cotton and Wolf on the other. That’s where the real beauty lies IMHO. Then there’s the rest of us who have to work hard to stretch a medium speed in either direction. Aside… first time I heard Lisa she was 18 and at this corner bar in Rockville CT blowing through a Twin, and already had a fully developed vibrato. I wanted to toss my harps in the Hockanum River but she talked me out of it. After decades of practice I’m not so sure that was the right decision. 😳 I could listen you play and workshop all day but my wife saw your hands up to your mouth and asked if I’m watching a vape instruction video. I’d better sign off for the night.
U R totally right about players overusing vibrato. There's lotsa stuff great players do that I can only listen to for a song or two before I have to put on a different record. More harpers need to stop oversoloing and use the instrument to HELP THE SONG, not take over the song. This video is super helpful to because it's helping me clairfy the dif types of vibrato I've bene using but not choosing.
Before I started lessons, I used to do a tongue vibrato (if you're wondering how I pronounce it, I emphasize the VI instead of the BRA). I wanted to have Terry McMillan's vibrato, which was a very sweet sounding and a little dramatic throat vibrato. Listen to the ending of "Ol Red" by Blake Shelton to hear what I'm talking about. I tried the throat vibrato before, but I thought my throat was too small to alter the pitch of it. So I had to do a tongue vibrato, which I move my tongue back and forth to alter the pitch. You could hear how it sounds in my earlier recordings from when I started my UA-cam channel. I mentioned this to Todd Parrott, who knows his Terry McMillan stuff very well, during my first lesson with him and he has been training me to get that throat vibrato. I practiced my throat bobbles day and night with a metronome. Eventually I got it down packed.
Thanks so much for this. Mostly for making sense of it all. Great insight. You kinda said what I was thinking but need to hear it out loud. Also when you throw names around I realised the fraternity of shot players (sure it’s same with other instruments and subject matter) but loved this. Cheers from the UK
I've been trying to improve my vibrato on my chromatic and very quickly made adjustments by trying the breath, throat and jaw techniques with noticeable improvements after watching! Yes...the the major hurdles were slowing down the tempo and getting a pleasing/convincing vibrato, and trouble achieving much of any vibrato from most of my draw notes with my chromatic. Thanks so much for the detailed tutorial. Hope to see you touring again and would love to see you out on the west coast!
Great lesson Jason. Thanxx. Did You know, that not only Your Harp Playing is unic, but also Your Style of Teaching? No man, You are far too modest. Thanxx a lot. Cheers from Blackwood Forest
Just discovered you via Ronnie Shelling's page. I love your style, and teaching technique. Vibrato is something I've been wanting to sort out. Much thanx dude. One Love.
Thanks Jason, this is one of the best vibrato videos I've found. I love your honesty too in the way you share what you feel are your own shortcomings, or where you find a technique challenging. This gives us strugglers hope. I can say "Hey! even Jason struggled with such and such" So much better than my first harp teacher who told me "either you got it or you don't"
Nice one Jason. Interesting to hear you say you've had to work on playing a note and adding the vibrato towards the end of the note. That's always been my natural way of adding vibrato - I have to force myself if I want to play it from the start of a note!
I'm always amazed by how many slight variations different people have with their technique. I think I use a variation of the ya ya, more of a 'you you you you' articulation, with a very slight opening of my hand cup (maybe half an inch) in sync with the articulation. It might be a slight pitch vibrato. I suppose it could be worse. We've all met the 'me me me me' musicians. I'm just not being selfish! :) I asked Adam about vibrato speed once. He had a good video on it. I looked up some vocalists on it too. When I play I usually use a pretty slow vibrato roughly to the beat. Most people seem to play it a lot faster. I find I can do pretty decent vibrato when I force myself but it's not something I tend to incorporate it into my playing except on very slow stuff.
I find it so hard to get a really good throat vibrato along with great tone. But when I use my tongue it sounds better than no vibrato. What’s that all about? You’re the best. Thanks for everything.
Great lesson on vibrato, ive been trying for months and months to get it down, and have what i think is quite a strong breathe vibrato. Id love to get the throat vibrato down, so i always watch myself in the mirror whilst doing it, to see if my adams apple moves up and down, but it doesnt seem to quite yet hahah. Also Nat Riddles had an amazing vibrato!
13:48 I'm really pleased with my vibrato but when I do it on a bent note it sounds like one of my previous cars trying to start. This bent vibrato here is what I'm after.. :)
@@jasonricci would love to know when you are performing somewhere I can go hear you. I'm in the Dallas area. I would love to meet up and talk harmonica with you. What is your "go to" harp?
Thanks for your genorosity, Jason, learnt a lot. Mark of a good teacher to highlight those who excel in other aspects of vibrato as well. Particularly liked your explanation of the Butterfield approach. For those interested, there is no finer exposition of his attacking harp style than your solo in the 1915 induction of Mike Boomfield - Paul Butterfield Blues Band Mike Bloomfield - 2015 Rock N Roll Hall of Fameua-cam.com/video/oWXlPKeuZRM/v-deo.html Tone, attack its all there. Masterful!
This gets more confusing by the day for a newbie like me. Many players say that, without pitch variation it ain't vibrato, merely tremelo. So, with what you've said here, Jason, I'm lost. 😱
Who cares about the semantics! Pick one you like or all of them and Just get in there and rock ! Let the keyboard warriors argue over the rest while your practicing and playing! Go get em! "You can name it your Mammy if you want to" -Sonny Boy II
@Herbivore, of course Jason is right in that definitions aren't everything, but as a learner I get that you are confused. Know that most musicians will agree with what you were told. Technically tremolo is changes in volume, vibrato is changes in pitch
@@jangohemmes352 "Restricting the meaning of vibrato to just pitch is a fairly recent idea. Historically, anything that can put a pulsing ripple in a sustained tone has been called vibrato. In the harmonica community, for the better part of a century, chromatic players have talked about hand vibrato, which changes tone color and volume, but not pitch." -Winslow Yerxa
Brother J! I think the algorithm can read my mind - every time I come to a new realization about my playing - for instance - I wanted to improve my vibrato - your video just pops up! So dope!
I'm still learning, and I can't get the hang of any style of vibrato. But I figured out - if you just shake the harmonica up and down you can get a pretty good vibrato without any practice! But I'm always wary about coming up with my own techniques in-case there's a good reason nobody else does it like that.
😆! Thats cool! The best reason I can come up with not to do that is it would be impossible to keep your cupping technique either acoustic or amplified while doing it.
Woow - Chris Michalek was an extraordinary teacher, just watched his feedback to his student and amazed, RIP Chris! Wish had more videos of him giving feedback.
That playing the note and then adding the vibrato is beautiful. I never remember to try it. Great Singers do it all the time.
So glad your uploading again regular
EVER Friday AT LEAST!
Cool cat beanie. The cat knows.
You described Will Wilde's vibrato so so well hahahahaha
I ordered a Chris Michalek Bhudda Harp just before he passed away... Best sounding harp for vibrato I ever tried.
A little late to the comment party but can’t resist a compliment, Jason. Sweet vibrato analysis and demo!
There’s the naturally fast throat vibes of Butterfield and Breslin on one side and the slow vibes of Cotton and Wolf on the other. That’s where the real beauty lies IMHO. Then there’s the rest of us who have to work hard to stretch a medium speed in either direction.
Aside… first time I heard Lisa she was 18 and at this corner bar in Rockville CT blowing through a Twin, and already had a fully developed vibrato. I wanted to toss my harps in the Hockanum River but she talked me out of it. After decades of practice I’m not so sure that was the right decision. 😳
I could listen you play and workshop all day but my wife saw your hands up to your mouth and asked if I’m watching a vape instruction video. I’d better sign off for the night.
@@AerRider 😆😆😆
U R totally right about players overusing vibrato. There's lotsa stuff great players do that I can only listen to for a song or two before I have to put on a different record. More harpers need to stop oversoloing and use the instrument to HELP THE SONG, not take over the song. This video is super helpful to because it's helping me clairfy the dif types of vibrato I've bene using but not choosing.
@@gregoryvincentdepaul2544 so glad to help! We're all works in progress! ❤️
Jason your the ultimate coolest brother! 😎
Before I started lessons, I used to do a tongue vibrato (if you're wondering how I pronounce it, I emphasize the VI instead of the BRA). I wanted to have Terry McMillan's vibrato, which was a very sweet sounding and a little dramatic throat vibrato. Listen to the ending of "Ol Red" by Blake Shelton to hear what I'm talking about. I tried the throat vibrato before, but I thought my throat was too small to alter the pitch of it. So I had to do a tongue vibrato, which I move my tongue back and forth to alter the pitch. You could hear how it sounds in my earlier recordings from when I started my UA-cam channel. I mentioned this to Todd Parrott, who knows his Terry McMillan stuff very well, during my first lesson with him and he has been training me to get that throat vibrato. I practiced my throat bobbles day and night with a metronome. Eventually I got it down packed.
I like your vidio lessons until 14. Now I'm 23. Thanks.
Thanks so much for this. Mostly for making sense of it all. Great insight. You kinda said what I was thinking but need to hear it out loud. Also when you throw names around I realised the fraternity of shot players (sure it’s same with other instruments and subject matter) but loved this. Cheers from the UK
I live this philosophy
Seen Butterfield in 1971 in Seattle and it tore me up!✌🏻😎
Interesting Video my friend, You have much to give. 💪🎶
As a beginner I found this video tremendously helpful Jason. Thanks for laying it out so clearly!
Very clear explanations even for a French girl like me. thanks Jason 😸
de rien, mon plaisir
That was a fascinating lesson! Cheers Jason
Thanks!
Very nice video on Vibrato.
I was waiting for you to mention the Blind Owl! Best timed vibrato ever!
I’ll 2nd that !!
Lesson is awesome, hat is even awesomer lol!!
I’ve been playing for awhile and this is awsome
Such a nice vibe hearing you teach dude. You got a Bob Odenkirk vibe, humorous and easy going but really skilled/talented.
I've been trying to improve my vibrato on my chromatic and very quickly made adjustments by trying the breath, throat and jaw techniques with noticeable improvements after watching! Yes...the the major hurdles were slowing down the tempo and getting a pleasing/convincing vibrato, and trouble achieving much of any vibrato from most of my draw notes with my chromatic. Thanks so much for the detailed tutorial. Hope to see you touring again and would love to see you out on the west coast!
Great lesson Jason. Thanxx. Did You know, that not only Your Harp Playing is unic, but also Your Style of Teaching? No man, You are far too modest. Thanxx a lot. Cheers from Blackwood Forest
Awe Heiko Too Kind Sir! Thank you! Send my love and light to all the creatures and spirits in the Black Wood Forest!
Just discovered you via Ronnie Shelling's page. I love your style, and teaching technique. Vibrato is something I've been wanting to sort out. Much thanx dude. One Love.
Welcome and thank YOU ❤️!
wow thanks, best explanation out there and I think i have seen most of them.
Beautiful stuff - thanks for sharing - its great
Thank you! Cheers! ❤️
Thanks Jason. Great lesson man. Really understandable and I'm actually starting to get it
Thanks Jason, this is one of the best vibrato videos I've found. I love your honesty too in the way you share what you feel are your own shortcomings, or where you find a technique challenging. This gives us strugglers hope. I can say "Hey! even Jason struggled with such and such" So much better than my first harp teacher who told me "either you got it or you don't"
Awe bro your so cool!
Thanks Jason. This lesson is perfect timing for the music I’m working on now. Glad to see & hear you doing so well amigo
Gracias maestro mucho exitoo para ti ..saludos desde Argentina
Denada mi Hermann! ❤️
Thanks Jason. Very instructive !
Thanks Jason. This is inspiring and informative. ( Also gives me hope that I can get it at some point!)
Really enjoyed this video, you explained it very, very well. Patience has to be key. Again, thanks.
Awesome - Well done…
Thanks Jason!!
Thanks for this piece of lesson Master Jason!!!!!
Great lesson! Greetings from Brazil
butterfield and the big bad wolf were the best on throat vibrato
Thank you so much for sharing this Jason!🤛❤️😺
Thanks for this valuable vid, Jason!
Nice one Jason. Interesting to hear you say you've had to work on playing a note and adding the vibrato towards the end of the note. That's always been my natural way of adding vibrato - I have to force myself if I want to play it from the start of a note!
Thats awesome!!! Your a rare and wonderful cat!
@@jasonricci thanks mooncat! You can hear the vibrato come in late on the 3 draw at the start of this video: ua-cam.com/video/hyUCLXfPIGI/v-deo.html
Guess it reminds the listener of a singing voice vibrato
Thank you Jason. These are some great tips and are very helpful! :-)
Amazing expressive teacher 😊 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thank you for this, Jason.
I love your lessons man. Thanks!
Good Un. I like the jaw vibrato on the deep bends.
Damn, that was an awesome explanation/tutorial on harmonica vibrato!
Getting a sweet, smooth vibrato on the 3 draw half step bend has always been challenging for me. I find that jaw vibrato can be useful for that note.
I'm always amazed by how many slight variations different people have with their technique. I think I use a variation of the ya ya, more of a 'you you you you' articulation, with a very slight opening of my hand cup (maybe half an inch) in sync with the articulation. It might be a slight pitch vibrato.
I suppose it could be worse. We've all met the 'me me me me' musicians. I'm just not being selfish! :)
I asked Adam about vibrato speed once. He had a good video on it. I looked up some vocalists on it too. When I play I usually use a pretty slow vibrato roughly to the beat. Most people seem to play it a lot faster. I find I can do pretty decent vibrato when I force myself but it's not something I tend to incorporate it into my playing except on very slow stuff.
Glad to see you doing good :)
Meow!!!!!
Still trying - but THANKS Jason....
I find it so hard to get a really good throat vibrato along with great tone. But when I use my tongue it sounds better than no vibrato. What’s that all about? You’re the best. Thanks for everything.
Not sure! But you WILL find a good deep vibrato that's ALL yours soon! Just keep playing!
So baddass and informative man. Thx again.
Great lesson on vibrato, ive been trying for months and months to get it down, and have what i think is quite a strong breathe vibrato. Id love to get the throat vibrato down, so i always watch myself in the mirror whilst doing it, to see if my adams apple moves up and down, but it doesnt seem to quite yet hahah. Also Nat Riddles had an amazing vibrato!
I remember we talked about this and of course Chris "Buddha" Michalek's Greatness 😒 Thank you Jason for this video 🙏
Roly Platt also has great "jaw vibrato" he calls it embouchure vibrato.
I’ve also heard that called “chewing” the notes.
Awesome! Thanks Jason :-)
13:48 I'm really pleased with my vibrato but when I do it on a bent note it sounds like one of my previous cars trying to start. This bent vibrato here is what I'm after.. :)
AWESOME!!!
Good
Fantastic job. Really enjoyed it. Learning a lot about harp even after forty years on it and enjoying the videos. Do you ever get to Texas?
Houston a lot, Austin rarely, everywhere else even more rare! 😑
@@jasonricci would love to know when you are performing somewhere I can go hear you. I'm in the Dallas area. I would love to meet up and talk harmonica with you.
What is your "go to" harp?
@@calvinturnage8986 keep checking back here and on www.mooncat.org I like the Hohner Marine Band Deluxe the best!
Why did the harmonica player blow into the hole? Because it's there! I really appreciate and enjoy your teaching, and stories, Jason. :))
Thanks Deena!
Thanks for your genorosity, Jason, learnt a lot. Mark of a good teacher to highlight those who excel in other aspects of vibrato as well. Particularly liked your explanation of the Butterfield approach. For those interested, there is no finer exposition of his attacking harp style than your solo in the 1915 induction of Mike Boomfield - Paul Butterfield Blues Band Mike Bloomfield - 2015 Rock N Roll Hall of Fameua-cam.com/video/oWXlPKeuZRM/v-deo.html Tone, attack its all there. Masterful!
Awe thank you ❤️!
Cool cat. Best.
Constant vibrato : wish it was my issue for a while 😢😂
So will wld not let you show his image?
This gets more confusing by the day for a newbie like me. Many players say that, without pitch variation it ain't vibrato, merely tremelo. So, with what you've said here, Jason, I'm lost. 😱
Who cares about the semantics! Pick one you like or all of them and Just get in there and rock ! Let the keyboard warriors argue over the rest while your practicing and playing! Go get em! "You can name it your Mammy if you want to" -Sonny Boy II
@Herbivore, of course Jason is right in that definitions aren't everything, but as a learner I get that you are confused. Know that most musicians will agree with what you were told. Technically tremolo is changes in volume, vibrato is changes in pitch
@@jangohemmes352 "Restricting the meaning of vibrato to just pitch is a fairly recent idea. Historically, anything that can put a pulsing ripple in a sustained tone has been called vibrato. In the harmonica community, for the better part of a century, chromatic players have talked about hand vibrato, which changes tone color and volume, but not pitch." -Winslow Yerxa
Great video! Do you tongue block while doing vibrato?
You can do either!!!
nice!
Youre nice!!!! And a total 100% board certified bad ass!
@@jasonricci WOW!!! Board certified! Golly! Take care of your badass self!
I've been checking out your videos recently. Lots to learn!
Oh come big bro youve forgotten bibles worth of info i havent learned yet!!
could you do a video on deloading--why, when and how?
What's deloading?
Sorry. It has nothing to do with harping I mistakenly posted it here
Vibrato...sounds familiar
What is the best technique for blowing single notes without tongue blocking.
Lip pursing! ua-cam.com/video/OsNQJ6TlIVw/v-deo.html
Back again on another lesson…
Hi Jason regarding rhythm of the Vibrato. Is it triplets or 16th notes
Triplits that I'm doing in the demo but I suppose you COULD do 16ths!!!!
Cheers
This 10 hole blow band vibrato is like Magic Dick from j-geils band:)
Jason try moving your jaw forward that might help you
Thanks I'll try!!!
That's what Lee Oscar told me to do
💕👍
Is that Buddha in the thumbnail?
INDEED and talked about a lot in this video! You ROCK!!!
. I commented before watching. Lol. Never do that ... Great video, as usual.
@@kerryc5821 happens to me all the time
Momma does better vibrato then you. 😂 THANKS man! Great lesson.
Jason you on Facebook I’d love to run some stuff by you