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Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 17:10:07 -0500
From: "Chris Michalek"
Subject: RE: Throat Vibrato vs Diaphram Vibrato

The vibrato that I use is solely produced in the front of my mouth. I
whistle more than I play harp, so much of what I do comes from my
whistling technique.

Try whistling and then add vibrato by bending the note up and down. I
find this technique to work well on all notes and produces a more
consistent sound on all notes ie: overblows, bent overblows, deep
bends and regular notes.

You can do the dsame thing while singing. Try to vocalise
ai-yai-yai-yai-yai.... whistling or singing my jaw is the thing that
does all of the work.


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: whiten~iwaay.net
>To: harp~arply.com
>Subject: RE: Throat Vibrato vs Diaphram Vibrato
>Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 16:06:47 -0500
>

>>
>>One should take note of what Chris says... His vibrato is as good as

>it

>>gets. Really.
>>
>>Chris, a few years ago at BHF, you briefly described producing your

>vibrato

>>essentially using the same technique that one uses to add vibrato to

>plain

>>old whistling. Not to put words into your mouth, but you might

>expound a

>>bit on that notion for the benefit of this group. I know that I

>found it

>>helpful.
>>
>>Don
>>
>>
>>At 12:11 PM 9/3/02, Chris Michalek wrote:
>>

>>>Why not learn both? Honestly, I'm not sure what either of them

>sound

>>>like. I do my vibrato strictly from my mouth as a series of little
>>>bends. My vibrato is very Rosco Selley like...
>>>
>>>I'm not a big fan of that stutter (temelo) effect that most refer

>to

>>>as vibrato.

>>
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