Vibrato

from: Advanced Bluegrass Fiddle with Chad Manning

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Vibrato

Learn some exercises for developing your vibrato. Chad starts by explaining that vibrato should not be just a shake of your finger but very deliberate changes in pitch. Fiddle vibrato tends to be slower and wider than classical vibrato. Chad gives you some great vibrato exercises to try, starting with slowly rolling your finger flat and then back to pitch. You’ll practice this by repeating it in cycles. Vibrato should be rhythmic, and Chad demonstrates this by playing a few snippets of melody from “Kentucky Waltz.”

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