>> With the legato style of playing the baroque lute, there are >so many > slurs, >> hammers-on, pull-off's, etc. It seems almost opposite of >renaissance > lute, >> where every note is plucked. So, with the legato left hand >work, it is >> really not all that foreign to repeat plucked notes with a >right finger. > >> ed > > Also Ed, > I find that if one is constantly mindful of alternating, I, and M, > it throws your hand out of position as well. You should be able to stabilize it with your thighs. RT
>> With the legato style of playing the baroque lute, there are so many > slurs, >> hammers-on, pull-off's, etc. It seems almost opposite of renaissance > lute, >> where every note is plucked. So, with the legato left hand work, it is >> really not all that foreign to repeat plucked notes with a right finger. >> >> ed >> >> >> >> At 11:14 AM 4/27/2005 -0600, Michael Thames wrote: >>> Howard, and all, >>> It sure would be nice if someone out there could compile a > definitive >>> method for baroque lute, also citing historical evidence etc. >>> Martin Shepard has a very detailed account of the thumb under > technique >>> that is really one of the best explanations I've come across. >>> Toyohiko Satoh's "Method for the baroque Lute" doesn't touch on this >>> theory, of not using "A", As a result a guitarist, turned lutenist, it's >>> often times more confusing than enlightening. >>> Also, a guitarist has a natural tendency to alternate I, and M. The >>> idea of repeating the same finger on the same string is totally foreign, > but >>> very freeing on the baroque lute. >>> I think using "A" came about in the 19th century after Sor's time. >>> Michael Thames >> >> >> >> Edward Martin >> 2817 East 2nd Street >> Duluth, Minnesota 55812 >> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> voice: (218) 728-1202 >> >> >> >> > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
