Don't play Dim's too soon, it will make the note sound like it has been cut
off.
Scales
When practicing Scales, try to get the
best you can play out of each note.
Never play Scales with Vibrato
Tone Color
1st Color: Play four notes together. Use no
Vibrato and try to get the best tone you possibly can out of each note.
You can start with the beginning of a scale.
2nd Color: Very Strong Tone with Vibrato
3rd Color: Very open without
Vibrato
4th Color: The 3rd Color plus Vibrato
Vibrato
Very personal thing
"Window into the Soul of the player" - Baxtresser
Learn Vibrato once you can get a clear, good sound.
Make sure that Children
that are learning it, don't learn it wrong. Don't do it with your throat.
Don't lose the control of the ability to get a good non vibrato sound
Teaching Vibrato:
"Hahahahahahahaha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
"Dahahahahahahaha
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
\ Vibrato Sound / \
Non-Vibrato /
Never practice Vibrato without playing a non-vibrato
sound.