Hi, I'm just wondering, what type of strumming strokes are supposed to be used in early French baroque, in particular E. Gaultier, La Cascade (Saizenay MS version).
I'm really trying to learn the piece and I'm not quite sure how I'm supposed to play the strummed strokes. I know that a dot in front or behind all the letters means it's a strummed stroke, but that's about all I understand. I've been playing dots in front as upwards (treble down towards bass) and dots behind as a downward stroke (bass toward treble), with the back of my finger. Both strokes I've been playing with my middle finger and index simultaneously. The problem is, I'm having trouble getting a good tone with these strummed strokes. Can anybody shed any light on if I have this right, or any suggestions on how to play these stroke better? Best wishes, James. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
