Interesting. The frames per second are a little sparse so some of the bass notes don't appear to be struck in the video. Or did he pluck them with the left hand? Or is there someone else just playing the odd bass note? The others seem normal. The video is not choppy. I don't get it.
The first bass note that I do see, appears to be struck with just the thumb. Is that correct? He seemed to just jump his thumb over while cradling the risha in his fingers. Coincidentally, I just jammed with an oud player (for the first time) from Bahrain last Tuesday. cheers, On Dec 11, 2006, at 1:25 AM, bill kilpatrick wrote: > thanks to you all - > > the crosspicking i've been trying goes duu - on my > mandolin that would be 3-1-2. someone named jessie > mcreynolds is credited with "discovering" this style > on the mandolin but there must be earlier references > for it on the cittern, i'm sure. > > it might be useful to cite two video examples. i find > each of them impossible to do - i would say humanly > impossible but seeing and hearing is believeing. in > both cases, they start out slow, gradually picking up > speed to a point where i simply can't keep up - call > it a sound barrier: > > http://www.musicmoose.org/content/view/76/32/ > > .. beginner mandolin lessons - "crosspicking" by > anthony hannigan > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59WNi75iiRM > > .. about 30 seconds into the video clip ronny starts > doing something that make my brain stop. > > i can "crosspick" quickly and accurately by doing > ddudu - 3-2-2-2-2 using alternate strings, treble and > bass, but a speedy dd or uu of any picking sequence is > proving to be impossible. > > - bill > > --- Pedro Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> bill kilpatrick wrote: >>> i'm determined to use an oud risha on my mandolin, >>> figuring that any knowledge i gain on it will >> transfer >>> to the oud. tremolo, ordinary strumming are all >> ok >>> but the biggest problem i have is cross picking. >> i >>> looked through the archives and found several >>> informative references to plectra - quill, horn, >>> plastic and wood were all mentioned. >>> >>> as the cittern has metal strings and frets and - >>> presumably - some form of picking style similar to >>> cross picking, may i ask if there's a practice >> regime >>> or magic formula to help improve my cross picking >> and >>> pick up speed ... or is it simply a case of >> pressing >>> on regardless and one day it will come? >>> >>> i try to relax my wrist, go slow and gradually >> pick up >>> speed but it always breaks down at a certain point >> - >>> even with an ordinary, guitar pick. i can hit the >>> bass string and one treble fairly quickly and >>> accurately but don't seem to be able to >> incorporate >>> that second treble string. >>> >>> thanks - bill >>> >>> Send instant messages to your online friends >> http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >>> >>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> >> > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> If it's anything like an electric guitar, that's >> pretty much it, it's a >> matter of practice. Try to anchor your hand above >> the lowest string >> (with the side of your thumb/wrist) and don't forget >> to use the plectrum >> at an angle in relation to the strings. That works >> for me at least. >> Hopefully someone will give you better advice. >> >> Pedro >> >> >> > > Send instant messages to your online friends http:// > uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
