i am a self taught beginning violinist. I play everything by ear. I have watched countless videos on vibrato and your video is the only one that made sense to me. You made it so easy to understand that it wasn't frustrating to attempt like in all the videos I previously watched. I now am working on my vibrato again and am making so much more progress. Thank you for your instruction! The video was very clear in explanation and was very helpful!!
Joy thank you so much for your kind comments. Please subscribe and share my videos with your friends. Feel free to ask questions and I might do a video on your question.
ive been playing violin for years and my teacher never explained it this well! this helped me so much and really changed the way i think about it! thank you!
Thank you for keep reminding everyone to take their time and do not stress their muscles. I tried learning vibrato but after 3 days I got tired of that wrist movement technique I saw somewhere here in YT. These ones is much easier.
Also, I have a quick question: Should the side of my hand be touching the side of the neck, or is that a bad habit to keep for vibrato? Is it okay to touch the neck of the violin when I'm playing without doing vibrato?
You are a good teacher. I'm a self learner. Don't know sheet music. I play only by ear. I've seen many tutorial but not so simple and easy to learn. I just started working out. Wow its working. I will share this with my friends too. Thank you very much. May God bless you abundantly.
This is what I was looking for. This is the best explanation ever of how to learn vibrato from scratch!. I've seen other videos about vibrato, but nobody gave me a step by step explanation of how to learn vibrato properly. Nobody mentioned about the thumb off, which is very important for a beginner. You're the best, Thank you!!
I stop to play violin for about 20 yearsk. Now start as total beginer. wanted to pick up the skill again since it is now more access to online tutorial compare to old days. Lucky i didnt learn much of the wrong technique of rolling fingers side by side.Thank you so much to Joy for the clear instruction.
Thanks a lot for your video! Now I can finally vibrate properly with violin... "unfortunately" you're right.. all other videos aren't teaching the right way, I've tried them all and only with yours I could do it! The others try to teach you the vibrato moving your wrist o going back and forth with the finger tip from the side, but the truth is all in your arm! :D Thanks a lot, i was about to quit violin for this reason, even my teacher couldn't teach it to me properly... thanks again!
+Marco Aurelio Thank you so much for your kind comment !! I am so glad you are now vibrating properly. If you have further questions, feel free to ask in the comments and perhaps I can make a video with your question. Best wishes. Joy
Thank you so much for that amazing tutorial, I have been playing the violin for many years but always having problems with my vibrato and trinos, now I'm doing it better with the correct technique, Greetings and a big hug from Ecuador
Im classical guitar player. now i learn violin... so many channel i have watched. in my opinion your explanation is the best... so practical, technical understandable. Thank you very much sorry for my bad english
Thanks so much for this vid! This is a very clear and practical video! I am relatively advanced but have got myself into to some bad vibrato habits meaning the violin shakes and my bow bounces especially at the heel of the bow. I shall be using this vid for the next few weeks - time for some back to basics! Thanks so much again! xxx
You are such a good teacher and explainer! I now know the basics and technique of vibrato! I am starting all over so I can get rid of my tense and bad habits in vibrato. Thank you for helping us musicians out!
This is the clearest and most helpful vibrato tutorial out there!!! I don't have consistent lessons with my teacher hence I need to be an independent learner and so I found your tutorials. 11/10 would recommend!!!
Hi Joy Lee, I've watched too many videos about "How to vibato on violin" and finally you're the best one teacher that I know. I'm just a beginner on violin but anyway, thanks for everything you've done!
I like how you emphasized taking time. When I first began violin, I over practiced. I was making my third finger move from high to low placement when already fatigued. I felt a tearing pain all the way to my elbow. Not fun. 3 months with special hand exercises to recover. It's so important to give muscles time to adapt!
I'm so glad I found this video in my recent violin lesson with my teacher I asked her how to do vibrato and she said move your wrist I said okay and tried and nothing but screeching came out lol so she moved my wrist while I bowed and there wasn't a difference so I tried everything and I generally lost hope for learning vibrato because it was all use your wrist... etc until I saw this video vibrato was made to be so complicated and I don't understand why they can't teach it this way, thank you so much for making this video it's much much more helpful!
I did violin for years in school. Got to Trinity college exams grade 7, if that means anything to you. Then I didn't play for 10+ years. I'm now taking it up again. I was never satisfied with my vibrato before. I don't remember someone teaching it to me. It just kind of happened.. Looking in the mirror, it seems I do extend my finger, but my vibrato is from the wrist. Your vibrato is much nicer. So I'm trying to relearn it with this method. Thank you for your great videos.
FOUND YOUR VIDEO INSPIRING. I SEEM TO STRUGGLE WITH VIBRATO. TRY FOR A WHILE, THEN JUST DON'T DO IT, THINKING IT WILL NEVER COME. UGH! I AM TAKING LESSONS (AM 64 YRS OLD AND GET FRUSTRATED WHICH SEEMS TO LIMIT MY PACE OF LEARNING. I DO NOT WANT TO GIVE UP JUST FIND THE KEY TO CATCHING THE PROPER WAY TO MEMORIZE AND PLAY... THANK FOR YOU EASING THE FEELING OF THE TIME IT TAKES. WILL KEEP ON TRYING.
Joy Lee, Thank you for the awesome tutorial! I just viewed another video (before running into yours) explaining how to use wrist vibrato. :/. I am a beginner, so this definitely helped. Thank you! Look forward to learning from you. :)
Hi, thank you for the vibrato video! I'm a beginner, but I would like to also mention that this is the arm vibrato motion. There's also the wrist vibrato motion, and both are actually correct. But yeah bending at the knuckle is good, I'm working on that right now :)
You are most welcome. I kind of disagree with you but that's not a problem. As long as you love making music that's what I care about. Basically, wrist vibrato has more of a wobble sound rather that a regular oscillation like a singing voice. Thank you for your comments !
Thank you so much, you have no idea how grateful I am at this moment. I'm already able to vibrate but i need to correct my technic and this video is just perfect. Thank you!!
really thank you for the best violin lessons you are really sooo good at violin I watched all of your lessons and they really helped me sooooo much I hope good for you 💙 thank you again for these lessons 💙💙💚
Thank you Michael. In high positions all techniques should be more flexible while adopting the harsh condition. Wrist vibrato can work also well in high positions as well as the arm vibrato. Happy violin playing!
Oh! So that's how you do it!!! Some people say to rock your fingers from one side to the other or another way but this makes much more sense! I should've watched this month's ago 😞
Thank you for the lesson.. finally i know ho to do basic steps of vibrato. Right now i have problem with vibrato and still struggle to vibrate without shaking my violin.. T_T. Thank you so much..
Fantastic video! In the state of learning violin, I always thought that vibrato was in the hand, but it turns out, I was wrong! Your video was extremely helpful, and I really wish to do the wide hand movements you create on the violin, so my vibrato sounds better. But as you said, patience is required, and I'm trying to practice as much as I can ;)
Nice tutorial. I can do about 10 per bow stroke. How many should I aim to be able to do for each bow stroke? Also, what exercises do you recommend for developing vibrato one you vibrate competently? Scales? Simple songs? Thanks.
The correct number of vibrato oscillations per bow would be different for each violinists depending on the progress. If you can do healthy 10 oscillations per bow, this means your vibrato is settling well. Regarding developing vibrato, you could use a simple piece and try to vibrate on long notes. I'll try to make a video about it. Happy practising!
Ms.Joy, I have been doing a vibrato of my own I think, I'm not sure if it's right or wrong, but I'm going to try what you told us to try and see if it works. It's kinda hard to flex the joint of where my hand meets my wrist when it has so much tension... I'm trying hard and all the the other videos are hard to understand... I really hope this works and thank you for this video, you are a great teacher, a nice one too and please pray for me that I will finally learn how to do REAL vibrato before coming winter in 2018. -Thank you:)
Dear Miss Joy, a help is needed here, I'm just started to learn vibrato, 1. Is it normal to touch others strings when my finger is flatten? 2. My hand keep moving toward the peg when I doing the flatten - come back - flatten - come back motion, i need to use force and press on the note, then release the force when i flatten ? Your reply will be appreciated. Thank you. Best Regards,
Miowmio I'm no expert and I don't know the answer to the first. Mine does but I think its the size of your fingers. As for 2 that might be tention somewhere in your hand. But more likely is yoy havent developed muscle memory yet. You need that to vibrate!
Hi Kovo, if you are new to vibrato, a couple times on each finger will be sufficient. So that your hand/ fingers stay nice and relaxed to collect healthy habits.
i am a self taught beginning violinist. I play everything by ear. I have watched countless videos on vibrato and your video is the only one that made sense to me. You made it so easy to understand that it wasn't frustrating to attempt like in all the videos I previously watched. I now am working on my vibrato again and am making so much more progress. Thank you for your instruction! The video was very clear in explanation and was very helpful!!
Joy thank you so much for your kind comments. Please subscribe and share my videos with your friends. Feel free to ask questions and I might do a video on your question.
Joy T how do u play by ear any technique??its difficult thing fr me
@@chitraselvaraj6065 you can't if you care about accuracy.
Am sorry but this tutorial needs a 'heart' button! ❤️
Thank you so much :)
I agree. Two hearts for Joy!
Agreed!
ive been playing violin for years and my teacher never explained it this well! this helped me so much and really changed the way i think about it! thank you!
Wow! This is the absolute clearest explanation I've seen! This is awesome!
Thank you very much Neema! :)
This is the best demonstration of vibrato I have ever seen. Thank you.
Thank you for keep reminding everyone to take their time and do not stress their muscles. I tried learning vibrato but after 3 days I got tired of that wrist movement technique I saw somewhere here in YT. These ones is much easier.
I was mindblown when you pointed out the stretching finger
I've been doing it all wrong omg thank you so much for this video x3
thank you so much !
Also,
I have a quick question:
Should the side of my hand be touching the side of the neck, or is that a bad habit to keep for vibrato? Is it okay to touch the neck of the violin when I'm playing without doing vibrato?
You are a good teacher. I'm a self learner. Don't know sheet music. I play only by ear. I've seen many tutorial but not so simple and easy to learn. I just started working out. Wow its working. I will share this with my friends too. Thank you very much. May God bless you abundantly.
thank you so much !
This is what I was looking for. This is the best explanation ever of how to learn vibrato from scratch!. I've seen other videos about vibrato, but nobody gave me a step by step explanation of how to learn vibrato properly. Nobody mentioned about the thumb off, which is very important for a beginner. You're the best, Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful Franz! Thanks as well!
I stop to play violin for about 20 yearsk. Now start as total beginer. wanted to pick up the skill again since it is now more access to online tutorial compare to old days. Lucky i didnt learn much of the wrong technique of rolling fingers side by side.Thank you so much to Joy for the clear instruction.
You're most welcome Kai. Welcome back to the violin world and happy violin playing!!
Thank you Joy Lee! This is the best I have seen so far. Caught it just in time to prevent bad habits. You are a marvellous teacher!
Thank you so much Denise!
Best tutorial on this I’ve watched yet. You are an amazingly teacher. Your method worked great for me! Thank you!
Oh, you are so kind Jay :) Thank you very much!
Finally someone I can understand thank you for this
Thanks a lot for your video! Now I can finally vibrate properly with violin... "unfortunately" you're right.. all other videos aren't teaching the right way, I've tried them all and only with yours I could do it! The others try to teach you the vibrato moving your wrist o going back and forth with the finger tip from the side, but the truth is all in your arm! :D Thanks a lot, i was about to quit violin for this reason, even my teacher couldn't teach it to me properly... thanks again!
+Marco Aurelio Thank you so much for your kind comment !! I am so glad you are now vibrating properly. If you have further questions, feel free to ask in the comments and perhaps I can make a video with your question. Best wishes. Joy
I love your videos! They are really clear and easy to follow! Thank you!
Best tutorial for vubrato for violin yet. Thank you , Joy Lee. 😊
Joy, thank you so much for this video. This is exactly what I've been wanting to learn and improve.
Thank you so much for spending the time to teach this, and for your encouraging words.
Thank you so much for that amazing tutorial, I have been playing the violin for many years but always having problems with my vibrato and trinos, now I'm doing it better with the correct technique, Greetings and a big hug from Ecuador
Greetings back to Ecuador Mike! I am really happy to hear my video was helpful :)
Im classical guitar player. now i learn violin... so many channel i have watched. in my opinion your explanation is the best... so practical, technical understandable. Thank you very much sorry for my bad english
Wow, thank you so much Hendro!
Thanks so much for this vid! This is a very clear and practical video! I am relatively advanced but have got myself into to some bad vibrato habits meaning the violin shakes and my bow bounces especially at the heel of the bow. I shall be using this vid for the next few weeks - time for some back to basics! Thanks so much again! xxx
You are such a good teacher and explainer! I now know the basics and technique of vibrato! I am starting all over so I can get rid of my tense and bad habits in vibrato. Thank you for helping us musicians out!
thank you so much
This is the clearest and most helpful vibrato tutorial out there!!! I don't have consistent lessons with my teacher hence I need to be an independent learner and so I found your tutorials. 11/10 would recommend!!!
thank you so much ! Please share it with your friends
Grazie mille Joy!!!
thank you so much !
Thank you so much for this video!! Not only does this video have amazing exercises and tips, it mentions some of my problems and how to fix them
Joy, very good advice on vibrato. This is how I learned many years ago. I’m in need of fine tuning my old fingers. Thank you!
thanks for your kind comment ! I am glad this helps.
I am struggling with vibrato. I am sure this will help because your teaching make sense. Thank you
Hi Joy Lee, I've watched too many videos about "How to vibato on violin" and finally you're the best one teacher that I know. I'm just a beginner on violin but anyway, thanks for everything you've done!
You are most welcome. I am also making a vibrato course that will go in depth.
Can't wait no longer
This is very clear and easy to initiate. A practise that's great, thanks you.
Glad it was helpful!
Joy, this is superb. You have explained Vibrato so well. Maestra Joy Lee.
Thank you so much Stephanie!
Thank you Joy Lee, I'm learning again having not played for aaaages, your videos are really helping me!
thank you so much !
I like how you emphasized taking time. When I first began violin, I over practiced. I was making my third finger move from high to low placement when already fatigued. I felt a tearing pain all the way to my elbow. Not fun. 3 months with special hand exercises to recover. It's so important to give muscles time to adapt!
You're not alone, many violinists including myself had to go through some injuries before learning to be patient :)
Thank you, Joy, for the very clear explanation, you're a good teacher
Thank you very much Nug!
Excellent tutorial about vibrato.
You are my new teacher
Yay! Glad to hear that!
Thank you Mrs. Lee for sharing this with us!
You are so welcome
Very useful lesson👍👍👍
Yes! This video was the most helpful out of all the other vibrato videos
Thank you so much! That's so nice to hear :)
❤️thank you! So grateful for your clear explanation! 🙏🏼🍀
Glad it was helpful!
Hi you really helped me in my violin journey! Thank you and God bless.
You're so welcome! So glad to hear I could be helpful :)
I'm so glad I found this video in my recent violin lesson with my teacher I asked her how to do vibrato and she said move your wrist I said okay and tried and nothing but screeching came out lol so she moved my wrist while I bowed and there wasn't a difference so I tried everything and I generally lost hope for learning vibrato because it was all use your wrist... etc until I saw this video vibrato was made to be so complicated and I don't understand why they can't teach it this way, thank you so much for making this video it's much much more helpful!
Thank you very much KawaiiPup. I'm so glad that I could be of a help. I find it fantastic that you kept searching for answers. Way to go!
You were clear in the video and explain faults that other videos had. Thank you for clarifying and inspiring me to improve my vibratio.
That's such a nice thing to say David. Thank you very much David! :)
Really nice explaining, I have actually been doing vibrato wrong, Thank you for showing us how to do it slowly!! I would give this a 5 :)
Glad it was helpful! Thanks also!
Immediate subscriber. Thank you SO much! FINALLY a clear, straightforward and upbuilding tutorial.
Awesome, thank you Janine!
thanks.... you're an awesome teacher
thanks Linda!
I did violin for years in school. Got to Trinity college exams grade 7, if that means anything to you. Then I didn't play for 10+ years. I'm now taking it up again. I was never satisfied with my vibrato before. I don't remember someone teaching it to me. It just kind of happened.. Looking in the mirror, it seems I do extend my finger, but my vibrato is from the wrist. Your vibrato is much nicer. So I'm trying to relearn it with this method. Thank you for your great videos.
You're most welcome Hanlie :) Happy practicing!
You are a GREAT vibrato teacher.
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Thanks for the tutorial. This is the best explanation/exercise I have found so far. It is well broken down with a divide and conquer approach.
thank you also !
I just subbed..
Love your teaching techniques..
Thank you for taking time to make these superb videos👍
The most intelligent video on vibrato I've seen. Thank you!
you are most welcome :)
You taught very well..it was very helpful..thanks so much
Thanks so much for explaining it, way easier than i thought
FOUND YOUR VIDEO INSPIRING. I SEEM TO STRUGGLE WITH VIBRATO. TRY FOR A WHILE, THEN JUST DON'T DO IT, THINKING IT WILL NEVER COME. UGH! I AM TAKING LESSONS (AM 64 YRS OLD AND GET FRUSTRATED WHICH SEEMS TO LIMIT MY PACE OF LEARNING. I DO NOT WANT TO GIVE UP JUST FIND THE KEY TO CATCHING THE PROPER WAY TO MEMORIZE AND PLAY... THANK FOR YOU EASING THE FEELING OF THE TIME IT TAKES. WILL KEEP ON TRYING.
Finally, a clear vibrato tutorial. Thanks Joy!
Thanks as well! :)
Joy Lee, Thank you for the awesome tutorial! I just viewed another video (before running into yours) explaining how to use wrist vibrato. :/. I am a beginner, so this definitely helped. Thank you! Look forward to learning from you. :)
Your videos are a God send !
Deltafour1212, You're so kind. Thank you!
this is very helpful video. i love the way you teaching. great job
What a useful sharing! Really appreciate it!!! Keep sharing 😘😘😘
My pleasure 😊
Hi, thank you for the vibrato video! I'm a beginner, but I would like to also mention that this is the arm vibrato motion. There's also the wrist vibrato motion, and both are actually correct. But yeah bending at the knuckle is good, I'm working on that right now :)
You are most welcome. I kind of disagree with you but that's not a problem. As long as you love making music that's what I care about.
Basically, wrist vibrato has more of a wobble sound rather that a regular oscillation like a singing voice. Thank you for your comments !
Thank you so much, you have no idea how grateful I am at this moment. I'm already able to vibrate but i need to correct my technic and this video is just perfect. Thank you!!
I am so happy to hear that
Really great tutorial !
Wow! That is super tough to master! I will certainly give this a try. Thanks!!!!
Great lesson!
im loving your videos! im just starting violin and im learning a lot! thank you!
you are most welcome
you are a great teacher! Watched the other vibrato lessons on youtube, but only your advice helped me finally!! Thank you!
Thank you so much !
This instruction was awesome! Can't wait to get home and try it on my violin!!!!
I am so glad that you benefited !
really thank you for the best violin lessons you are really sooo good at violin I watched all of your lessons and they really helped me sooooo much I hope good for you 💙 thank you again for these lessons 💙💙💚
glad to hear !!
Thank you very much. I'll try to be patient, again.
very nice video, i will try it ...i am also a beginner ..but it is one of the best video on vibrato ....
thank you so much
I'm learning vibrato and this video really cleared lots of things up, so thank you Joy Lee.☺
welcome !
Thanks so much joy! I will try this today
Thanks Joy! What a wonderful video! I was wondering if the wrist wobble type of vibrato is useful in high position work?
Thank you Michael. In high positions all techniques should be more flexible while adopting the harsh condition. Wrist vibrato can work also well in high positions as well as the arm vibrato. Happy violin playing!
THANK YOU!!! ❤️ The most thorough explanation. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
thanks so much !
Help ful video ❤️
i love it. thank you so much. i will surely do all that you have taught :)
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Thanks .you r a good teacher
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I seriously owe you!! This video was the only one I understood. Thanks so so much!
I am so glad to hear !! I do accept donations if you want.
This’s really helpful! Thank you
you are most welcome !
Very good tips. Thank you so much. 👍🏼🎶
you are most welcome !
WOW, that was great! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Best Tutorial I have seen, thank you very much!
Thank you Regina :)
Oh! So that's how you do it!!! Some people say to rock your fingers from one side to the other or another way but this makes much more sense! I should've watched this month's ago 😞
I am glad that this is helping !
Thank you for the beautiful video ❤️❤️❤️
You're most welcome! Thank you also :)
Thanks Joy! I'm learning a lot from your videos ☺
Thanks. I'm so glad to hear
Thank you for your time creating these videos. Count me in learning your method, as I am on day 5...
thank you for your kind comment !
that's the best video ever to learn vibrato!!! Thank u very much😍👏😙
Thank you so much !
Thank you for the lesson.. finally i know ho to do basic steps of vibrato. Right now i have problem with vibrato and still struggle to vibrate without shaking my violin.. T_T.
Thank you so much..
Great lesson and it works!
thanks for your kind comment ! I am glad this helps.
As a new subscriber you are so talented you are so helpful thank you for all you share with us you are truly gifted . And very pretty as well. 🌷🌷😉
you are most welcome !
Fantastic video! In the state of learning violin, I always thought that vibrato was in the hand, but it turns out, I was wrong! Your video was extremely helpful, and I really wish to do the wide hand movements you create on the violin, so my vibrato sounds better. But as you said, patience is required, and I'm trying to practice as much as I can ;)
thank you Lala, I am making a new vibrato course for next year
Best technique to learn vibrato
Thank you so much Kiran!
Wow! thanks you this was super helpful.
Thank you! I'm so glad to hear that :)
Good one I like it
Thanks a lot!
Great thanks!!
Nice tutorial. I can do about 10 per bow stroke. How many should I aim to be able to do for each bow stroke? Also, what exercises do you recommend for developing vibrato one you vibrate competently? Scales? Simple songs? Thanks.
The correct number of vibrato oscillations per bow would be different for each violinists depending on the progress. If you can do healthy 10 oscillations per bow, this means your vibrato is settling well. Regarding developing vibrato, you could use a simple piece and try to vibrate on long notes. I'll try to make a video about it. Happy practising!
Ms.Joy, I have been doing a vibrato of my own I think, I'm not sure if it's right or wrong, but I'm going to try what you told us to try and see if it works. It's kinda hard to flex the joint of where my hand meets my wrist when it has so much tension... I'm trying hard and all the the other videos are hard to understand... I really hope this works and thank you for this video, you are a great teacher, a nice one too and please pray for me that I will finally learn how to do REAL vibrato before coming winter in 2018.
-Thank you:)
thank you so much !
Dear Miss Joy,
a help is needed here, I'm just started to learn vibrato,
1. Is it normal to touch others strings when my finger is flatten?
2. My hand keep moving toward the peg when I doing the flatten - come back - flatten - come back motion, i need to use force and press on the note, then release the force when i flatten ?
Your reply will be appreciated. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Miowmio I'm no expert and I don't know the answer to the first. Mine does but I think its the size of your fingers.
As for 2 that might be tention somewhere in your hand. But more likely is yoy havent developed muscle memory yet. You need that to vibrate!
I think gradually as you practise more, your finger wont be as flattened and touch other string:)
How many times am I supposed to repeat switching from one finger to the others? Like in a day?
Btw, thank you for this tutorial!
Hi Kovo, if you are new to vibrato, a couple times on each finger will be sufficient. So that your hand/ fingers stay nice and relaxed to collect healthy habits.
Thank you Joy you helped me so much! LOVE you XXXOO
you are most welcome