Hey once again...just curious in how you can produce that `special` sound ...ive heard flutes and bassoon...do that...they can or they cant....depends on if its marked in the music...but is there any technique...(details)please... i would appreciate the replys...

Thanks...again
Hayley

there are several ways to do this, the prefered way is with your mouth, tighten and loosen it a little bit, the frequency depends on what sounds right to you. another is with your diaphram, most directors will tell you that this is the perfered method, but in most professional`s and judge`s opinions it sounds like a goat, ie not good. you can use a combination of two. experiment and see what you like.

a few rules of thumb:
1: use vibrato in moderation, it sounds good, but its like chocolate, too much will make you sick
2: dont use vibrato in situations where it would clash with the other players, if there is more than just you playing that part, I wouldnt recomend using it.
3: vibrato is not to be used as a bridge for long sustained notes, thats in fairly bad taste if you do it all the time, and a lot of the time, a good sustained not will be more impressive, as it is harder to do.

diphram is talking about your control over air / your lungs BTW

pat...

Thanks...but is there any details i would need to know about doing the technique...called vabrato? i really dont know how to do it...and i think i do...by...blowing blows hard and soft...every second...but that gives me....bad effects...like to hard and to soft...of a vabrato...and well...i think its so cool how to do it...every now-n-then..but...in Details...HOW DO YOU DO THIS....im very good at clarinet and new...to the alto sax for jazz band...but i think this technique i will need to know...to give the music EFFECTS...but thanks for the advise...and please...explain..and thanks for being the only one to drop in ...got to go...and please reply back....and btw...what do you play??

Hayley

what your describing is diaphram vibrato (vibrato as in vibrate, vabrato isnt a word) It doesnt sound too good this way.

the way I reccomend is embrochure vibrato. hold a long note, then close and open your embrochure slightly (usually done with the jaw), it will bend the pitch up and down, do this continuously, there is your vibrato. just play around with it until it sounds right to you. but that is the basic technique

I play bari, going on 6 years of solid sax now, switched from alto to bari a few years back

http://www.geocities.com/harrir/saxophone/vibrato.html check this out if you need more help

Wow! Thanks alot for your advise...and i really learned alot from your page....it really helped...but i printed it out and im going to study later....and i guess there is nothing like three pages...of info...so i think i got it now...! Thanks AGAIN....and talk to you soon....

Clarinet...state...marching
Alto...new...jazz band

Hayley

btw....where r u from?

-Hayley