> I do however agree that it is odd Gallot focuses only on the right hand and > not the left also.
Perhaps you focus too much on a secondary meaning of the French word flatter. Its first meaning is to touch softly, stroke. I take Gallot' advice #5 to mean that students should keep their RH under control and avoid careless strumming in order to keep the level of mental concentration as high as possible. Best, Mathias -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
