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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