On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 7:51 PM, morgan cornwall <mcornw...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > internet, and watching footage of lute players I realize that there > aren't strictly thumb-under and thumb-out techniques, but all the > shades in between.
Very true. > circumstances, would you recommend that I learn thumb-under technique? Absolutely. > Does it make more sense to use this technique from the start Yes! It's fun to learn something new, it makes a better sound on a R-lute, it makes more sense with the music you'll be playing, and, why bother with a lute in the first place if you'd be playing guitar on it? Congratulations on the S&S student lute, they're great! > Should I not even worry about using thumb-under? Worry is the last thing you should be doing about it. Just play, enjoy, work at it. David - been there, done that -- ******************************* David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
