Dear Stuart and All,
Stuart Walsh wrote:
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For example, in bar15 there is a simple 8-note run: G in the bass
(and on fourth course) and the run starts on d (second course): d, c,
b flat, a, b flat, c, d, e. Practicing this slowly and carefully is
OK, I suppose. But I can play it. I'm
Sorry - my fixed width spacing didn't start in the right place, so in my
example of bar 20, the quavers should start on the third note of the bar.
Martin
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I practice the runs both ways, with the chord spread, and with the
chord played as one note.
When the chord is spread, you can play the bass note earlier, and the
other fingers catch up. This allows you to play more or less in time.
In actual practice, most of these runs operate at the
I have another take on this. Study slowly and precisely. Streamlining
the motion of both hands. In other words, know what the fingers do,
get rid of superfluous movements and work on muscle memory. Slowly,
don't speed up. Don't fall into the trap of studying your mistakes.
Chop the runs into
Four hundred years later, J. B. Besardo's advice still rings true!
On Sep 10, 2010, at 12:07 PM, Daniel Winheld wrote:
I have another take on this. Study slowly and precisely. Streamlining
the motion of both hands. In other words, know what the fingers do,
get rid of superfluous movements and
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I have another take on this. Study slowly and precisely. Streamlining
the motion of both hands. In other words, know what the fingers do,
get rid of superfluous movements and work on muscle memory. Slowly,
don't speed
I have another take on this. Study slowly and precisely. Streamlining
the motion of both hands. In other words, know what the fingers do,
get rid of superfluous movements and work on muscle memory. Slowly,
don't speed up. Don't fall into the trap of studying your mistakes.
Chop the runs into
I have similar concerns to Stuart's. Well into my senior years, I returned to
the lute 2 years ago after a layoff of about 35 years. First I began the
process of switching from thumb out to thumb in. For speed, I have
incorporated the treble studies that Ronn McFarlane recommended in one of
