Re: Goodbye cruel lute
In a message dated 12/14/03 9:18:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have quicktime .avi files of RF and Pat O'Brien demonstrating thumb > under RH technique As was posted recently, there are also some silent video files showing showing videos of several professional lute players from recently LSA seminars at www.lutesocietyofamerica.org Kenneth Be (I was the camera person!) --
Re: Goodbye cruel lute
Already my first attempt to email the files failed due to their large size. Instead I have posted them on my ftp site: ftp://ftp.dshoskes.com ronrighthand.avi and Pat right hand.avi
Re: Goodbye cruel lute
My number one suggestion: get a lesson, even if you have to fly halfway across the country to do so (like I do!) and/or come to the LSA annual workshop and have a few lessons by different teachers. I struggled with thumb under based on book tutor descriptions for 2 months and thought I had it, only to be corrected on a couple of key points within 10 seconds of my first lesson with Ronn McFarlane. I have quicktime .avi files of RF and Pat O'Brien demonstrating thumb under RH technique at my lessons which I am happy to email anyone who contacts me directly, but be warned that they are 2.1 and 1.2 MB files respectively and some ISP's refuse files that big. > >But all is not lost, my first efforts at thumb under technique (as >described >by Damiani, in the fine translation by our Doc Rossi) were a disaster, >although I had thought I was doing it right from the limited impressions >I'd >gotten here. Then I did find, after a few hours, that there was a nature >to >it. I can guarantee that soon I'll be HIP (if the "I" stands for >"informed"), but I have serious doubts if, at my age, I'll make it to >HCP >(with the "C" meaning "competant"). So I'll just be Historically >Incompetant >Player. But it's nice to know the difference. > >And the effort is worth it, from the few sounds I've made since the book >arrived. I hear the difference. The object of any exercize is to start >with >the basics, then if need be to wander away from them for enjoyment. But >always regard the basics as the foundation to return to. >
Goodbye cruel lute
No, not really. But I take the opportunity to apologise to the list for some of my pontifications with only a general knowledge of music, and my usual certainty. (My wife says "ask Murphy the time and he'll tell you how to build a watch"). My copy of Damiani's "Method" arrived in the the mail today from Ut Orpheus Edizioni. Wow, do I have a lot to learn. That doesn't mean I'll change my opinions, it just means that I've got a lot of work to do to make them properly informed. But all is not lost, my first efforts at thumb under technique (as described by Damiani, in the fine translation by our Doc Rossi) were a disaster, although I had thought I was doing it right from the limited impressions I'd gotten here. Then I did find, after a few hours, that there was a nature to it. I can guarantee that soon I'll be HIP (if the "I" stands for "informed"), but I have serious doubts if, at my age, I'll make it to HCP (with the "C" meaning "competant"). So I'll just be Historically Incompetant Player. But it's nice to know the difference. And the effort is worth it, from the few sounds I've made since the book arrived. I hear the difference. The object of any exercize is to start with the basics, then if need be to wander away from them for enjoyment. But always regard the basics as the foundation to return to. I thank you all for helping me get started, and for putting up with some of my noise. And for those still arguing about language and spelling I sign, Slainte, Ian Dhu
