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chewing vibrato vs. tremelo-triggered vibrato

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Wed, 12/24/2014 - 13:11
HarpKat
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At the end of your vibrato lesson “Other Vibrato Types”, you say that “chewing vibrato is for the middle of a bend, not the bottom, and not the top”.  My interpretation of this for the first 6 holes is: use chewing vibrato on these (middle) notes: 1’, 2’, 3’, 3”, 4’, 6’.  Apply tremelo-triggered vibrato to all of the other bent and unbent notes (tops & bottoms): 1, 2, 2”, 3, 3’’’, 4, 5, and 6.  Are these two lists correct?  I imagine that the tremelo-triggered vibrato is the superior vibrato and is favored over the chewing vibrato, because of the ability to transition back and forth between vibrato & tremelo--something that can't be done with chewing.

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Thu, 12/25/2014 - 10:20
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Hello HarpKat. You are correct, the "tremelo-triggered vibrato" is preferred when available. What I mean by "middle" is 2' and 3", sorry, I should have been more clear on this. 3" and blow bends are the most common ones to use chewing vibrato on.

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