kurt felix <guy_3001@y...>
> laura it was suggested to me by a teacher to try and not to vibrato at all whenever possible as it is detrimental to the health of your voice She referred me to the vocal chords with the similarity of strings on a guitar or violin, whenever violinists created vibratos on their strings they wear on it alot, causing them to usually break most of the time after continued use... their strings can be replaced but our "strings" we have for life.
Hi Kurt, good to have you on the list.
Respectfully, I have to disagree with the teacher. My understanding of vibrato is that it happens naturally when the voice is completely free of tension. It's taking out vibrato puts a degree of tension in.
I also disagree with the teacher's analogy of vibrato being bad for string instruments. I happen also to play the viola, a bowed string instrument, and I find that analogyto have no truth whatsoever. Modern instruments are meant to be played with vibrato. Vibrato is a basic technique taught to all string players (of bowed instruments - that lets out the plucked string instruments like guitar). Now fretted string instruments (like viols) are not meant to be played with vibrato, because the frets dampen most of any attempt to do so.
Peggy
Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
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