On Jan 7, 2007, at 6:17 PM, Dale Young wrote:
> ...There can
> always be exceptions. But that means there is always A RULE. The
> old guys
> knew best.
Definitely a very useful dictum for today's HIP musicians to live by,
but the problem is that we seldom seem to talk about what those rules
Sorry that sentence should have said;
Just a little attention to details, like alternating fingers ( middle /
index) and
always attempting to use the middle finger on the strong beat, can be very
effective a bringing out the true nature of the melody.
Dale
- Original Message -
Fro
I believe that underlying all this is that we / I can become complacent
about plucking with whatever finger happens to show up nearby the string.
That's not good enough.
Just a little attention to alternating fingers ( middle / index) and
always attempting to use the middle finger on
Hi Robert,
I can only concur with that.
If I look at Weiss autograph fingerings there are only few for the right
hand - and only once with the ring finger.
But regarding left hand there are many examples of his personal way to
play.
And maybe the main principle that we can learn from it is his hu
Dear Robert,
Thank you for what you say about right-hand fingering, and for
giving us the two website addresses.
Whether or not it is a good idea to use the ring finger is
determined to some extent by one's hand position in relation to the
bridge. If one's right hand plucks close to the rose, the
