Re: Hand position.

2005-07-05 Thread Brian and Ann Dunbar
Herbert Ward wrote: A central tenet of my lute lessons is: Both hands should remain in a relaxed position -- as if the player were asleep, and the fingers had curled up. Even fingers which are busy should depart from this relaxed position as little as possible. Is this a common thing

John Willams in Seattle

2005-04-07 Thread Brian and Ann Dunbar
As someone with a B.Mus, M. Music and a bit of Doctoral work in Classical Guitar Performance, I guess that I still don't truely understand music because I really do like JW's playing. He played here in Seattle on tuesday and below is a review of that conceret that also refects on why I enjoy

Re: vihuela vs guitar

2004-09-17 Thread Brian and Ann Dunbar
bill kilpatrick wrote: from what i've understood so far, the only difference between a vihuela and a guitar is the tuning - variations in shape, sound hole configuration and number of courses being shared by both. The same could be said about the guitar and lute... To get on or off this

Re: Being gracious as a performer.

2004-06-17 Thread Brian and Ann Dunbar
Candace Magner wrote: I think it is always appropriate to do the same after a performance: smile, say thank you so much and perhaps add, I'm so glad you were able to attend or I'm so glad you enjoyed the music. I agree, I always say Thank you! I'm so glad that you enjoyrd it! Thanks so much

More Re: Being gracious

2004-06-17 Thread Brian and Ann Dunbar
Brian and Ann Dunbar wrote: I agree, I always say Thank you! I'm so glad that you enjoyrd it! Thanks so much for coming! It turns the situation around from them expressing graditude, to you expressing it. People then feel a sincerity. A former teacher pointed out that most of your audience

Re: Astrologos

2004-04-30 Thread Brian and Ann Dunbar
James A Stimson wrote: Dear Peter and All: Hey, let's cut to the chase: How much did it cost? A quick check on the URL, as included on your email post, lists the price as $157.20. The URL for the book on UMI's site is http://wwwlib.umi.com/bod/fullcite?id=153122 .

Re: Facsimeles etc.

2003-12-03 Thread Brian and Ann Dunbar
On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at 07:32 PM, Michael Thames wrote: After this experience, You can bet I will do everything in my power to access these works of Bach, and free them to the world. God forbid you come across any Weiss, then I'll really get mad! I'm curious? Do you support