The object of every musician is excellence. To be recognized as one of the best in the field that he belongs to is also one of the priorities of every one whose life is already dedicated to making beautiful music. I think it is true for every artist, and not just to musicians, the aspiration to achieve or at least come near perfection is the drive that makes him go on no matter what. That is exactly the same kind of determination that I feel whenever I go and play my violin. Yes, the violin is my musical instrument of choice, and I am slowly but surely improving and getting to the point where I want to be. At this point the key to my eventual success would be patience, and to also continue being dedicated to my craft.
I am dedicated and determined to painstakingly learn, and even master, every aspect of playing the violin. There are times when I am thinking that it is indeed a tough challenge, but I simply remember what it is that fuels my drive, and I am back and even more focused than before. So I am determined to learn every little skill, every single musical trick that I can use, just so that I can improve the sound of my music. Just like the violin vibrato, which I am currently studying. The vibrato is a device that is commonly used by violinists to vary the pitch of the instrument to go up and down quickly. It is meant to draw a more emotional sound from the violin. To those wanting to know how to play vibrato on violin, here’s how.
Playing Vibrato on Violin
Vibrato’s technique involves moving the fingers that is being used to hold down a string and make very small yet detailed motions that allow the note go either sharp or flat. There are actually three distinct kinds of vibrato: arm, hand, and finger.
• To start, place the violin on the shoulder and with the use of one finger, hold down a string. The left arm should move towards the body of the violin, using only the hand and forearm. Note that the finger should roll with the arm’s movement, and the arm should go towards the scroll.
• The preceding movements create the vibrato, and practice it by drawing the bow across the string that was chosen. Slowly at first, with increasing speed as you go along. And the arm only needs to move a little, a few inches or so.
• Place a finger on the string, and this time around you should use your wrist to move the hand in the same motion as before. This creates hand vibrato, and you need to start slowly with it before you pull the bow across the string, build up the speed until you are able to create vibrato.
• This time place a finger on a string and only move that finger back and forth. Use the same motion for the arm vibrato. In terms of its difficulty, this is the hardest of the vibratos as you are only able to move your finger a little.