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How to Play the Cello : Vibrato Technique for the Cello

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Uploaded by on Apr 27, 2007

Learn vibrato technique for the cello in this free online music video lesson.

Expert: Russel Squires
Bio: Russel Squires has been playing cello for 14 years. He has played in symphonic, orchestra, quintet, and modern rock groups.
Filmmaker: Keith Brown

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  • Basically Vibrato is like the Whammy bar on Guitar Hero, LOL.

    Expert Village is not the place you want to learn from.

  • wow that sounds like shit...

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  • @SatchmoSings I'm studying my masters in music performance on cello, I have learnt from many professional cellists and I have played many concertos and many symphonies, I know A LOT about music, and vibrato is a significant part about ANYONE'S playing. I played a Haydn concerto once, and yes, I didn't use vibrato, but that is the style. I have also played Tchaikovsky symphonies, and I used a lot of vibrato. Maybe you should do your research before you criticize something so significant in music.

  • @MrAjleask Haydn's music is not supposed to have a huge amount of expression; it's supposed to sound like background music?

    That's a helluva an insult from someone that knows little about music; no wonder you endorse and justify such a cheap, overused technique!

  • @SatchmoSings Every string player in the world uses vibrato, it's a form of expression...of course you don't use much vibrato in a Haydn symphony, Haydn's music is not supposed to have a huge amount of expression, it's supposed to have a nice clean sound, kind of like background music. Watch Rostropovich play cello, he's possibly one of the best cellists of all time, he always uses vibrato, It's not a "cheap" way to sound nice, if anything, it's a professional way.

  • he didn't just say fastly. he didn't. please God tell me he didn't.

  • move it up and down, as if we were gonna be drinkin'

  • gosh darn, that famous "verbato" style!

    and playing fastly, too...

    what a genius he must be :-D

    LOL!!!

    and those of you who want a good laugh, should also check out his "awesome" right hand technique!

  • Who is this guy? is he educated?

  • @gotatochigs314 I don't know what "verbato" is either and I still think you need to get an internet connection.

  • @gotatochigs314 I got a good laugh out of your response; too many "oh-so-serious" people here who marked you as spam; I give you a hearty "thumbs up" and wish I could give you more!

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