Hello all, First question here. To my ear, many players use throat vibrato mainly on sustained draws. Yet, it is possible to always use vibrato, from distinguishing fast notes on runs, one resonation per run, to blows and chords blown or drawn. In extreme form throat slap on tongue blocked work (to make up for tongue slap that you can't do) can even be considered a type of throat vibrato. How much of the time do you guys use vibrato and in what contexts? Cheers, Walter
I typically use vibrato on sustained notes and usually any time i pass the 3 hole bend. Dunno why i do it, just sounds right. I don't like the sound of a forced vibrato when it doesn't have time to resolve, the bent 3 hole seems to be building tension, which is why i think i add vibrato even if it is short.
I also started using my vibrato percussively after watching this guy:
You can do some cool Bo Diddley type stuff...
Last Edited by on Aug 05, 2009 9:47 AM
Despite my lack of harp expertise, I was gonna say more or less what Buddha said.
Every piano teacher I ever had told me to imagine that the melody was being sung, after all, instruments are just an extension of that ancient instrument we all have.
Having said that, I do sometimes chuck in a very quick throat vib, like on the first 3 draw in Canned Heats 'On The Road Again'. That riff sounds pants otherwise. ---------- 'If it sounds GOOD to you, it's bitchen; if it sounds BAD to YOU, it's shitty' - Frank Zappa
