vibrato

[mycrabface]

Anyone can tell me how to do a vibrato on clarinet?

[pianistimo]

we don't use those for new year's celebrations here.  just the regular old kazoo.

[Bob]

Classical clarinets don't use vibrato.

Jazz clarinets might.  The individual sound thing.  Move your jaw to get a vibrato.

There is also hand or finger vibrato and vibrato from the air/breath, but jaw probably works best.

[I Love Xenakis]

Almost sounds dirty.

[mycrabface]

Almost sounds dirty.

I like the saxophone growl..

[quantum]

I use jaw vibrato (on non classical pieces of course).  There are several different kinds possible.  You might want to try that pink saxohone book as I remember a chapter on vibrato there (don't remember the author but if you've seen it you know what I mean). 

There's also that machine gun type heard on recordings in the early half of the 20th century - I think it's done by letting the jaw quiver - but don't quote me as I haven't experimented enough to use it.  Diaphram (like flutes) may be possible. 


Since were on the topic, how do you do flutter toungue on clarinet?  I can do it on flute where there is nothing stuck in your mouth, but how do you do it with a reed?

[mycrabface]

I use jaw vibrato (on non classical pieces of course).  There are several different kinds possible.  You might want to try that pink saxohone book as I remember a chapter on vibrato there (don't remember the author but if you've seen it you know what I mean). 

There's also that machine gun type heard on recordings in the early half of the 20th century - I think it's done by letting the jaw quiver - but don't quote me as I haven't experimented enough to use it.  Diaphram (like flutes) may be possible. 


Since were on the topic, how do you do flutter toungue on clarinet?  I can do it on flute where there is nothing stuck in your mouth, but how do you do it with a reed?

stick it in your mouth and do it!! but it won't sound very nice on clarinets. flutes and saxes are better. how d you do it on flute? by saying rrrrrrrr or using your diaphragm?

[danyal]

how d you do it on flute? by saying rrrrrrrr or using your diaphragm?

No, that is a different technique called "flatterzunge". I really dont think there is clarinet vibrato... classically anyway. And, if there was I dont think it would sound too great... I'll ask a clarinetist friend of mine when I get back to school tommorow. (Final year... YEAH!)