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I am gradually progressing from a weird quaver to something like a respectable vibrato and I am looking for a piece of music that really needs vibrato. I am at the point where I can navigate Kruetzer's Etude #2, so it doesn't have to be too simple. But I assume its going to be slow with sustained notes to show off a vibrato.
What is a good piece to get started showing a vibrato?
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Hey Pop ,
Sounds like yer having fun and making progress ...even a simple tune can sound great with a bit of vibrato ....my fav for getting started with vibrato is Au Clair de la Lune ...even the expanded , simplified version which uses mostly A string with a couple of the same note on D string sounds very nice with vibrato ...and the regular version as well ...give it a look if you are so inclined ...i think you'll like it and get quick results you will be happy with ....
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Au Clair de la Lune, that's nice. I was looking for something a little more classical, something composed specifically for the violin.
I was thinking there might be an Etude composed for the vibrato. I am looking at Kreutzer's Etude #1. There are a lot of long notes there, but its otherwise a pretty tough piece and it will be month or so at least before I can play it loosely enough to apply a vibrato.
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I'm finding Brahm's Wiegenlied for violin to be just about perfect to start applying a vibrato. I'm using the arrangement in Coetzee's Easy Guide to Violin.
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Yeah, I'd agree with scales. And any exercises or pieces that you personally feel will sound good with a bit of vibrato. Might be best to stick with scales or other exercises or pieces you already have down well, so you can focus on vibrato when you're practising it.
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What is a good piece to get started showing a vibrato?
I emphasize, "showing" a vibrato. Sure, when you are first making the basic motions, it is most natural to apply scales, and I have.
But the vibrato is a way of adding expression to a piece and some pieces lend themselves to vibrato more than others, especially when you are just starting out with vibrato. It is a different challenge to apply vibrato in a musical piece than just simple scales.
Basically you need a piece where there are a good number of sustained notes, at least quarter notes, but maybe a few good whole notes too. Wiegenlied is good for that and also the slow pace suggests a nice slow vibrato for the beginning vibrato.
There also should not be too many open strings in the piece either because, you can't perform a vibrato on an open string.
The latest group project, House of the Rising Sun has a lot of vibrato opportunity for the beginning vibrato.
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