I was very interested in the central body of Anthony's contribution - my
experience is exactly the same. I first took up the lute in 1978 and gave it
up, to all intents and purposes, in 1982 because my professional duties
increased to the point where I simply could not find the time to practise
On Feb 22, 2008, at 7:46 PM, Alan Hoyle wrote:
So... might I ask if anyone out there can suggest good ways of
spending the
first half hour or so of practice time so that, like Anthony, I
don't have
to spend all my precious playing time trying prevent my playing
deteriorating once again, but
Alan
If you are in the situation I was when beginning to play again, it
is more a question of getting your hands back into a supple enough
state to be able to do lute exercises.
The index of my left finger after one or two exercises would click,
and then a sort of burning sensation would ap
On Feb 22, 2008, at 5:46 AM, Alan Hoyle wrote:
> So... might I ask if anyone out there can suggest good ways of
> spending the
> first half hour or so of practice time so that, like Anthony, I
> don't have
> to spend all my precious playing time trying prevent my playing
> deteriorating once a
