Thanks @HP. Similar to cello there. I have thumb positioning issues. I am working on it. Proper form on my first go round with cello and violin did not deal much with proper posture, hold, fingering, etc. Kinds is no surprise, same teacher at that point. Mentioned here only so people know that if it is not done by your instructor and you can’t get another, search and find info and figure it out. You need it as you progress. Live and learn. 

My thumb seems to have contact cement on it. I am slowly removing it.

I used a heating pad on left shoulder, arm, wrist and fingers before starting cello yesterday. I seemed to be a lot more relaxed. I also had the Vocal Pitch Monitor App helping with my vibrato practice. I had a fairly productive vibrato session. Slow, but it is going to be a long time to speed it up. 

I have not done it on violin. I think the finger movement will be a tad different. Different angles of the entire arm and instrument. The same finger movement on the cello string for it is not possible on my violin string, at least by me. I gave it a whirl, just to see. I am not ready for vibrato on violin yet. It was interesting to note.

I did do a slow vibrato in places in some of my songs on cello that need it. Yep, even slow bad vibrato helped. I had issues before the vibrato and ending it to get to the next note. I will wIt until I am doing that in lessons now. I don’t want any bad habits forming.

I am thinking that I will give the heating pad another go again before practicing my cello  today. I want to see if it was a fluke. Has anyone else used a heating pad to “warm up”?

It makes me not go fast and to pay attention. His android version was free. Apple was 99 cents. That is about my limit on apps. 😁

@Pete_Violin, right now I am working on cello vibrato. Not doing it on my violin yet. The cello is a different movement, from what I can tell.

BUT, this is a fantastic video. I do recall seeing this back in the Fall when I purchase a violin. He has more than one video. I had them bookmarked with an old phone. Then I forgot all about his videos. He explains it so well. And he makes it make so much sense. Will have to do it again. Thanks for posting that. I really love his videos and everyone trying to learn vibrato should check this out.

I am going to check out that book. I think I checked out that book before, too.  Ever got it though. Not sure why. Will find out if it was too much money or what when I check.

I will be starting violin lessons again this week. Will be alternating hour long lessons every week between violin and cello. This week is violin. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

That was probably the issue.

Thanks, again, @Pete_Violin. I read information today that said the book was for more advanced players. I think the price and no shown pages, sneak peak,  deterred me the last time. 

HGordon Shumway said
Dare I say it, but a book on warming up is probably overkill, as is most of Fischer's published material. Ask your teacher how they warm up.

Start with do, re, mi, fa, so, fa, mi, re, do major and minor on the A string to get your hand frame, thumb position and wrist straightness right.

Maybe do Schradieck 1.

If you want to warm up your vibrato, do it in 3rd position.

If you don't know what 3rd position is, don't vibrato.

My original post was for general vibrato, cello, violin, viola discussion. So this is a generalized comment. 

I know what you are saying, but I disagree. Situations are different for different people. Some people do not have access to an instructor; to which many people say, “There are YouTubes”. Two points here, not everyone has what is needed to view a YouTube video. Not all YouTubes are very good. Not everyone can learn that way. I know, I need to see on paper, I need structure in paper, I need to see examples being done and hear. So, for me, a good structured book for reference is a necessary part of learning and understanding. A well organized book, not just one splashed together. It has to explain and give reasons, if possible. That is the way my mind works. I need the “why” to understand the “how” something works and then I understand it better because it makes sense. YouTubes are done quickly and it is hard to backup and “read” again.

Another issue is, that to just say, “if you don’t know what 3rd position is, don’t do vibrato” is kind of saying, “don’t try”. I don’t really subscribe to that train of thought. I subscribe to the idea that you do what you can to learn something. You search out information anywhere you can, however you can. You ask questions, if need be: you get a book, if need be; you watch a video, if need be and possible. 

Not the way everyone warms up works for everyone, for whatever reason. So, that person should not be told not to do it simply because some other person does it a way that person cannot do it.

Maybe someone is pretty good in first position, but needs some flourish or whatever to make his/her pieces come alive, or to put more enjoyment in his/her playing. The person does not have an instructor and is not able to shift, for whatever reason, for brevity (if you can believe it), I will not give the many reasons for this, is that person supposed to give up and not do vibrato, and further, not continue with violin because they need a book and don’t have an instructor? 

Like I said, I understand your point, you can do it. Some members of the forum, or unknown guests, will read that and say, “Well, I don’t have an instructor, I don’t know where 3rd position is, I therefore should not try to improve my first position playing. Might as well give up.” I beg to differ. Do whatever you need to fulfill your wish to play the violin, viola, or cello the best way you can with your resources and abilities, and have fun.

Also, you could have an instructor, as I did, who is just not fit to teach, and no alternatives available. Should I have just given up? No, I am using whatever resources I can find, even books others find useless. It is really a matter of preference, what suits that person’s learning style or system of learning. 

I know you were not meaning to say to just give up, I just wanted to explain why I differ with that opinion, which is rare, because I usually don’t differ from what you say, or to this extent. 

Being on the receiving end of the “then don’t do it” statements a number of times, I just didn’t want anyone getting discouraged and give up. Sometimes you find that you never reach that goal, but don’t not try because one path is blocked. Cut another path.