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"I recently got a violin and have been teaching myself how to play simple melodies with it. (I know, I know... I should probably get a few lessons when starting out... I may do that eventually, but not right now.)\n&#13;\nIn any case, I'm OK with playing simple melodies... What I'm struggling with is vibrato.\n&#13;\nI've found a few tutorials on the net on violin vibrato, but what I can't figure out is... Is violin vibrato supposed to be like B.B. King's guitar vibrato (finger stays in one place, rocks back and forth in a circular motion as if it were trying to screw something in a wall) or is it supposed to be like you're polishing something (finger kinda stays in one place, but rocks parallel with the string)?\n&#13;\nAnd what happens with the thumb while playing vibrato? From the tutorials I've found, I guess you're supposed to hold the violin with pretty much your chin when you're doing vibrato (I'm able to do that), but I'm not sure how much support (if any) the thumb is supposed to have on the back of the neck while playing the note with vibrato.\n&#13;\nSince there's no violin forum, I figure this is the best place to ask...    :)    Thanks in advance for your help...\n&#13;\n[ 01-12-2002: Message edited by: popmusic ]"
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