Vibrato

Want to improve your vibrato? Consult our handy guides for help with varying vibrato speed and width, using vibrato as an expressive tool, and applying historically appropriate vibrato.

Latest Vibrato

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Vibrato: three reminders from our online editor Davina Shum

25 May 2023

Don’t overdo it and avoid slipping into auto-pilot mode, writes the cellist

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The Art of Vibrato: Techniques and Tips for Violinists

13 February 2023

Donna Maurer offers six tips to help violinists master the technique of vibrato

More Vibrato

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Should vibrato exercises be practised separately from the repertoire?

4 August 2022

Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts. From 2011

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Violinist Aaron Rosand on how to produce a good vibrato

4 August 2022

The American violinist examines the role of vibrato in enhancing sound and providing character. From 2017

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    10 things you need to know about vibrato

    2 August 2022

    The following quotes, taken from the pages of The Strad over the past 100 years, offer a fascinating glimpse of the changing attitudes and approaches towards this most subjective and controversial area of a string player's technique

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The Art of Vibrato: Techniques and Tips for Violinists

13 February 2023

Donna Maurer offers six tips to help violinists master the technique of vibrato

​Vibrato for Cellists

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Cellist David Finckel on vibrato

1 August 2022