Vibrato
Lesson time: (2min 20sec)
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This lesson is part of the course Toca trompeta latina auténtica
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Lesson transcript:
Understanding Vibrato
You may have heard that on that long note, I'm playing it with a little bit of a shimmer on it. This is called vibrato.
Listening Practice
Maybe you can try listening to me do that again. Perhaps you can hear it when I play it this time.
What is Vibrato?
How do we do that? Vibrato? Well, there are different ways we can obtain a vibrato:
- Finger Technique: One method is to use the finger on the valves.
- Air Control: What I do when I'm playing vibrato is I tend to use the air.
Using Air to Create Vibrato
How do we use the air to make vibrato?
- We can change the speed of the air.
- We can change the speed of the air by moving the tongue.
Playing Without Vibrato
Let's play it without vibrato. First, you try playing it like that.
Now, Let's Add Vibrato
Now I'm going to play with vibrato. So, how do we do it?
- We use the air stream.
- You try having a go, making that kind of whistling sound.
Technique Explanation
What I was doing there was actually moving my tongue up and down in my mouth whilst the airstream was going across the top of it. That actually changes the speed of the air, which helps to change the pitch.
The Effect of Vibrato
Vibrato does have an effect where it slightly changes the pitch of the note, like this.
- So we're doing two things:
- We're changing the pitch slightly.
- We're also changing the sonority of the note.
Vibrato helps notes to be alive. It helps notes project.
About the instructor
Mike Lovatt estudió en el Trinity College of Music, donde recibió la Jon Kelly Jazz Scholarship. Ha actuado y grabado en una enorme variedad de estilos con artistas como Quincy Jones, Robbie Williams, Eric Clapton, la Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, la Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Buble, Oasis, Michel Legrand, Tony Bennett, Shirley Bassey y Danny Elfman, entre muchos otros. Como trompeta principal en el West End de Londres, Mike ha actuado en Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, The Producers, Billy Elliot, Guys and Dolls, Saturday Night Fever, My Fair Lady y Spamalot, entre otros. Ha tocado en bandas sonoras de películas como las de James Bond, Harry Potter con la London Symphony Orchestra, la premiada Chicago, Beyond the Sea de Kevin Spacey, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Madagascar y The Corpse Bride. Aparece a la trompeta y la corneta en Mrs Henderson Presents de George Fenton, y a la trompeta en Looking for Eric. Mike es trompeta principal de la John Wilson Orchestra, nominada a un Grammy, y ha destacado en sus célebres conciertos y grabaciones de los BBC Promenade. Mike es muy solicitado como profesor y clínico, y es catedrático de trompeta en la Royal Academy of Music y en el Royal College of Music. En abril de 2013 tuvo el orgullo de recibir la prestigiosa Derek Watkins' Chair of Trumpet en la Royal Academy of Music de Londres. En sus cursos de MusicGurus, Mike comparte los secretos de su versatilidad, mostrándote cómo clavar los estilos de trompeta auténticos de swing, rock y latino para que puedas tocar cualquiera de ellos con confianza y el feel adecuado. read more