Hi All,
I just have to correct a misunderstanding about Poulton - every one
seems to be assuming that when she says the right arm should approach
the lute at the level of the bridge, she meant the arm coming round the
end of the lute, RH more or less parallel to the strings, the classic
"thum
I'm not religious about Poulton or arm postures. But if you look at
pictures and videos, you will more often than not find that compromise
posture where the right crosses the strings in something like a 45°
angle. You will notice even a few baroque lute players with thumb-in
technique.
All I'm sa
On 08/20/2010 02:54 AM, David Tayler wrote:
Ditch the Poulton :)
There are lots of youtube videos now where you can see many different
styles of playing.
dt
At 01:18 PM 8/18/2010, you wrote:
very true. And a very good example to start is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhgkubo6YqI
(The series
Ditch the Poulton :)
There are lots of youtube videos now where you can see many different
styles of playing.
dt
At 01:18 PM 8/18/2010, you wrote:
>Hello all-
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>I have a few questions for the experienced players out there who might
>be so kind as to answer. I've been working thr
Hello John,
I don't know if I qualify as an experienced player yet, but since I've been
going through some of the battles you now face I thought I would comment
briefly. In returning to the lute about a year and a half ago after 30 + years
away from it, I learned about thumb under technique. I
"Nancy Carlin" schrieb:
>There are some nice videos that will answer some of your questions on
>the Lute Society of America web site
>[1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/download/index.html
>Scroll down to the section that has Instructional Materials.
>Nancy Carlin
One could m
There are some nice videos that will answer some of your questions on
the Lute Society of America web site
[1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/download/index.html
Scroll down to the section that has Instructional Materials.
Nancy Carlin
I have a few questions for the experie