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Double Bass Sustaining vibrato exercises
- Thread starter AlexJenkins
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I have definitely not mastered vibrato yet.
But what I found most useful was Gary Karr's suggestion using a wine bottle half filled with water.
Hold it in front of you vertically and by the neck, with a relaxed grip and a bent elbow, mimicking the position of your left hand on the bass. Then gently shake it up and down about an inch, rhythmically.
My vibrato was always much better after this. Same muscles apparently.
But what I found most useful was Gary Karr's suggestion using a wine bottle half filled with water.
Hold it in front of you vertically and by the neck, with a relaxed grip and a bent elbow, mimicking the position of your left hand on the bass. Then gently shake it up and down about an inch, rhythmically.
My vibrato was always much better after this. Same muscles apparently.
