Keep up the good work!
David
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David van Ooijen
[1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com
[2]www.davidvanooijen.nl
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On 9 January 2017 at 11:07, Rob MacKillop <[3]robmackil...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Delighted to announce the launch of my Introduction to the Lute -
for
Lute and Guitar players!
[1][4]https://youtu.be/rheANN8gpVo
The book contains 31 great tunes, all in both guitar tab and lute
tablature, from easy to advanced, and sound files for every piece
and
exercise.
The text deals with finding a lute, resources, technique for both
hands, learning to read tablature, notes on composers and pieces,
etc,
etc.
Available as a hard copy book, or online eBook from
[2][5]http://www.melbay.com/Products/30589M/introduction-
to-the-lute.aspx
The book is focussed on the six-course Renaissance lute, but has
lots
of tips for guitar players as well.
Any questions, ask away.
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Well, that's the publicity. The reason behind the book is that
the
folks at Mel Bay quite rightly pointed out that it's not just
classical
guitarists who come to the lute today, many come from rock or
acoustic
fingerpicking guitar as well. And of course some come to the lute
as
their first instrument. I've tried to welcome guitar players, and
show
where there are connections between lute technique and some of
the
techniques they might already have. For instance, it's not
unknown for
players of the 6c lute use left-hand thumb on the 6th course. And
many
fingerpickers on steel-strung guitars play with a thumb-in
technique.
They might use this book to play lute music on their guitar,
acoustic
or electric, but they might also be persuaded to try a real lute.
I'm particularly pleased that all the music and exercises are
recorded
on a 6c lute. And although guitar tab is included, they are
encouraged
to learn to read lute tablature as well. I've already started
using the
book with a couple of my guitar students, and now they are
watching
lute videos online, and asking interesting questions!
Rob MacKillop
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References
1. [6]https://youtu.be/rheANN8gpVo
2. [7]http://www.melbay.com/Products/30589M/introduction-
to-the-lute.aspx
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[8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
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References
1. mailto:davidvanooi...@gmail.com
2. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/
3. mailto:robmackil...@gmail.com
4. https://youtu.be/rheANN8gpVo
5. http://www.melbay.com/Products/30589M/introduction-to-the-lute.aspx
6. https://youtu.be/rheANN8gpVo
7. http://www.melbay.com/Products/30589M/introduction-to-the-lute.aspx
8. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
