Slurred = muddy would be an alternative to the one I just gave. Don't confuse with sliding from one note to the next, which can be very effective.
In 'Miss Hannah Ormston' I don't recall any slurs, and a slide (e->f) in only one place - it's a lovely, and probably effective, lullaby. John -----Original Message----- From: what.me [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 May 2006 10:44 To: Dave Singleton Cc: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: staccato ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Singleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "what.me" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [NSP] staccato > Hi Adrian, > We will never know, but don't miss the point, when the > chanter got closed, BOTH legato and staccato could be played with ease, > and to good effect. > And as we all know if you have the possibility, and you don't have to, > it's a challenge not to. > I agree that staccato should come first, otherwise the musculature never > gets trained for staccato playing, after you can play staccato, why would > one play a lullaby that sounds like machine gun fire ? --- oh yea --- keep > the little b*gger awake until midnight then it'll sleep right through --- > must tell my brother in law about that one !! > I would love to be able to play "Ã les pois qui tombent" and at the > requisite speed of the melodies, but it ain't gonna happen, I don't have > the dedication to practise every day or the capability to memorize tunes, > I need the dots. But I agree with the primitive urges, all for them in > fact -- but keep off my end -- it is staying firmly on the end of my > whatsit, along with all those metally thingies up and down the black > doodah, > > Dave Hello Dave, if you notice, when playing legato, there is an unpleasant sound of wafting air. I dare say that there is a lot of turbulance as one finger is placed on a hole and the next finger is lifted, especially if it is the hole adjacent to it. I can't condone this, as it sounds like a slow punture from an inner tube. Adrian To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
