HI Julia,
This is the e-mail he sent me under his 'what me' address. I assume it was Adrian? Just read your long reply to the detached note debate with that quote from Clough which was right on. There is always something to be learnt from other folk in whatever field they are working which has been what I have been doing in reed and pipe making as well as playing. The bit about what folk were trying to do was exactly what drew me to Billy Pigg's playing despite all his 'mistakes'. My idea that that there should be an extended spot for players on courses who are booked as tutors is borne out by what has been said about Adrian and Pauline at Manchester whoe seem to have done their usual high performance double act there. Not all tutors can do this,e.g. myself, but for those who can there is probably more done to teach piping in those spots than in the tutorial room. This debate about detached notes is almost pointless as the nature of playing closed fingering produces that effect anyway and we all instinctively know that this is the essential feature of playing the small pipes. The debaite should be more about how we can vary it with associated gracings and vibrato to bring out the variation in interpretation that makes the music interesting to play and listen to. Colin R -----Original Message----- From: what.me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 0:33 Subject: Re: [NSP] George Atkinson Mr Ross,? have you competed in any piping competitions? (I do not think so)? I have.? What are you trying to say?? I am playing, now, in a most 'proper' form and you are trying to change it.? The correct method is closed fingering; if you cannot do it, give up; or at least try.? Mr Schofield ? ________________________________________________________________________ AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
