Hello everyone. I am currently 12 and a half years of age and I`m a relly good violinist in my 7th grade orchestra at my school. I will be starting 8th grade pretty soon and I`de like to learn how to do vibrato. If anyone can help me on this, please reply or e-mail me at cutechick1900@yahoo.com Thanks y`all.

what school do you go to

I go to Huron Middle School in Colorado.
Do you have any tips on Vibrato?

Wiggle your fingers or arm.

Ill tell you how i was taught verbrato by one of the best violinists in the country. First learn 1st 2nd and 3rd finger verbrato in thirs position, unless you don`t yet know third position. It`s easiest to start in third position because the violin is a rest for your hand as you rotate your fingers. start with first finger third position on the A string ( The note D). Play this note solidly and get it in tune, check it to your open D string if you want to. Now VERY slowly roll your first finger back and make the note flat. Then roll it up to a D sharp slowly. Continue rocking it slowly back and forth. This will sound bad, but all vebrato is is this technique much faster. Speed up the rolling and roll back and forth slowly about 20 times on that finger. You can use rythmes or just rotate steadily. Once you`ve done this place your second finger down and repeat the rolling slowly back and forth. do this for 1st 2nd and 3rd finger in third position on all strings. When you have perfected it you can use the fourth finger in third position, which is slightly more dificult. U should be getting a sound of verbrato in slow motion. every day speed this up more and more until u hear the desired verbrato sound you`d like. Then you`re ready for first position verbrato. Use the same exercises but progress faster as you`ve begun to train your fingers and wrists. Once you can play a nice clean verbrato on all strings and fingers just work on keeping your verbrato perfectly steady. Play scales and vibrate each note. This process may take a while but it will give u the best sounding verbrato. Start slow and train your muscles, speed it up and move to first position, then perfect it in songs and scale work.
reply to this comment if you have further questions.

-VITviolinist

sorry about spelling vibrato wrong in my vibrato lesson above.

Opps! I just posted a very similar topic :P. I`m a bit thick you see.... Good luck!