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by jazzdude482
(38 posts)
19 years ago

vibrato

When i was listening to one of my jazz cds i was wondering how to get that "wah wah wah" vibrato sound thx

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  2. by Er087
    (7 posts)
    19 years ago

    Re: vibrato

    basically you just move your jaw up and down. to get different types of vibrato you change how deep the movements are and how fast you do them. that "wah wah wah" vibrato is probably a deeper vibrato, so you would have to make bigger jaw movements than you might otherwise do.

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    1. by morandjp
      (10 posts)
      19 years ago

      Re: vibrato

      in jazz, traditionally the vibrato starts and fades out, where as in legit, the tone is straight and then the vibrato starts.

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      1. by jazzdude482
        (38 posts)
        19 years ago

        Re: vibrato

        how do you fade out vibrato because ive been having problems with that and when doing vibrato is it ok if the pitch sometimes drops?

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        1. by Er087
          (7 posts)
          19 years ago

          Re: vibrato

          to fade out just move your jaw slower as you get quiter. and the type of music you're playing dictates if it's okay if the pitch drops. if you're playing classical then it's not okay for the pitch to drop, but jazz is more open-ended. it would be okay for the pitch to drop during vibrato at times. you could even use it as a type of "special effect"

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        2. by jazzdude482
          (38 posts)
          19 years ago

          Re: vibrato

          thx

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