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Practicing Vibratos - how flat is too flat

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Wed, 12/02/2020 - 15:56
Angel Georgiev
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Hello Dave,

 

When practicing a vibrato (in this case I visualisze holes 1 through 6) should I aim to get the pich as close as possible to the intended note or can I vibrate it a little flatter?

when I bend it a bit I find it easier to get a vibrato out of it.

Bent notes are easy to vibrate but unbent ones not so much..

I guess what I am trying to ask is how flat is too flat?

Another case is when bringing note up from a bend to it's natural pitch and then finnishing with a vibrato.

I have noticed that when you play that you bring the note up to the original pitch and then doing the vibrato.

Would it also be ok if I start bringing it up and then stop before it is at the desider pitch then finnisj with a vibrato?

I would guess not becaue then i would never have played the intended note.

Does it also depend which position I play in? If yes in what way?

Thanks in advance!

 

 

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Wed, 12/02/2020 - 16:10
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David Barrett
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> Hello Dave, Hello Angel.

> Hello Dave,

Hello Angel.

> When practicing a vibrato (in this case I visualisze holes 1 through 6) should I aim to get the pich as close as possible to the intended note or can I vibrate it a little flatter?

Go as close as possible to the intended note.

> when I bend it a bit I find it easier to get a vibrato out of it.

Yes, it is.

> Bent notes are easy to vibrate but unbent ones not so much...

Exactly

> I guess what I am trying to ask is how flat is too flat?

It needs to be VERY slight, otherwise the center of your note will sound flat (out of tune).

> Another case is when bringing note up from a bend to it's natural pitch and then finnishing with a vibrato. I have noticed that when you play that you bring the note up to the original pitch and then doing the vibrato.

Correct

> Would it also be ok if I start bringing it up and then stop before it is at the desider pitch then finnisj with a vibrato?

No, your pitch center will be flat

> I would guess not becaue then i would never have played the intended note.

Exactly. The pitch is going to fluctuate... the important thing is that more time is spent on the natural pitch than the bent pitch.

> Does it also depend which position I play in? If yes in what way?

No

> Thanks in advance!

Sure!

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