Music Discussion thread

[MyRedNeptune]

I was learning the Violin and kinda found the Vibrato technique. I found it hard to learn. Really did.
I was wondering, is inducing rapid, but soft pressure on the strings with the left hand fingers is included in the Vibrato technique?

Shouldn't your teacher take care of that stuff?

I don't really understand what you mean by pressure in this case, but from what I understand vibrato in strings is a rapid fluctuation of pitch produced by wrist motion that rolls the tip of your finger back and forth.

I don't play any strings myself, but the usual approach to learning anything new while avoiding mistakes is to take it slow and steady. It might be a good idea to practice slow pitch fluctuation at first. As you get comfortable, you gradually increase the speed of the fluctuations, until it turns into vibrato.

Don't take my words for granted though.

EDIT: This seems to be a cool video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8OT7EFKE78