Fiddle Technique Tutorial – Vibrato
In this technique tutorial, Casey Willis discusses different types of vibrato and teaches the basics of his use of the technique. Open up the potential of your fiddle by coloring notes with this approach. There are several different versions of vibrato; this is Casey’s favorite.
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Good idea about the film canister. Better grab one before they go extinct though! I also use a “shaker egg” percussion tool. Fits well in the hand and lends itself to rhythms if you’re listening to tunes. Sadly, it hasn’t helped much with my vibrato technique, but I’m hoping…!
Good point on extinction…the shaker egg will be around longer than the film canister!! And vibrato is one of those things that (at least for me) took a long time to master, and then one day, all the hard work paid off and it just kind of clicked…You’ll get it!
C
I love hearing about all the little Tricks for learning Vibrato. In your quest let us know if you find out some new ones. Thanks for posting
Casey when you said “ I’m not really pulling my hand away from the instrument I’m just relaxing it and allowing it to shift a bit.” That made all the difference in the world for me. My Cairo waltz is sounding so much closer to how you sound and I love your sound! I can’t believe after all these years and countless vibrato videos and lessons. I’m not sure how I even found this video. You should put it under technique videos because its a hidden gem.
I was thinking on the Dropdown technique list… I guess we could do a search for it too! Sorry…I just got excited 😊
Thanks, Sonya! Happy to hear vibrato is adding to your sound…especially on such a great waltz! Too funny on the technique dropdown thing…I guess it’s a good problem to have so many lessons on the website.
All the best!
C