Re: Vibrato

[John Santana <santana@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 6 Jun 1995, Winslow Yerxa wrote:

> TO: internet:harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> The human voice naturally modulates a held note. This pleasing quality
> is imitated by instruments, and it can be accomplished by both AM and
> FM. As long as it sounds like the voice modulation, it's vibrato. If
> it goes over into something other than that, then maybe another name
> is appropriate.
> 
Your whole message was well-said.  To add just a curious side note: Some 
singers have developed a sound that varies the amplitude much more than 
the pitch.  Singers do call this tremolo.  This does not change your 
above satement which says *naturally modulates* and the tremolo is a kind 
of sound that comes from poor training or bad practice techniques and is 
generally considered undesirable.  It's an *un-natural modulation* of the 
voice.

JS