Moog Claravox Centennial, User Manual

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the note up and down just slightly. Vibrato that
is too wide, covering several steps, is a trill and
generally doesn’t sound as pleasant. There is no
“correct” way to perform vibrato, but generally
you want to find a technique that is both precise
and physically comfortable to sustain.
Using only your wrist to provide the necessary
back-and-forth motion can become painful
even after just a few minutes. Instead, try leav-
ing your wrist relaxed and flexible, using main-
ly forearm movements to shake your hand.
Pitch and Volume Exercises
Refer to Figure 13
Now it’s time to practice both hands working in
concert.
1.
Hum a note and play it aloud.
2.
This time, before sliding to the second note,
slowly mute the volume.
3.
Raise your volume hand just after your pitch
hand has glided to the second note.
Do this again, syncing a dip of your volume
hand as you glide between the second to the
third note. Don’t get frustrated if you find it dif-
ficult to keep both hands moving accurately at
the same time; just keep practicing!
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