Hi, Don't forget that increasingly there are now tuition DVDs, such as the one from Neil Brook. This will make a lot of difference to new players who can't reach a teacher.
Paul On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[email protected]> wrote: > the closest teacher in my case is more than 7000km and a whole ocean away... > I did get some instruction by some really good teachers and world-renowned > musicians when I collected the instrument from the maker, but it was only a > couple of afternoons. But that's it. > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Simon Wascher <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Hello, >> >> Am 09.09.2010 um 13:25 schrieb michael: >>> >>> You obviously have not seen our Hurdy-gurdy Method, which has been rated >>> highly by many players, one high school teacher saying it is the best >>> instrumental method he has ever seen. >> >> sorry if I gave the impression that I do not like your Hurdy-gurdy Method. >> This is not the case. >> I just wanted to point out how VERY important a good teacher is, as you >> too point out in your text: "a book is no substitute for a teacher". >> >>> the unavailability of teachers is evidenced by the number of enquiries >>> that are posted to this forum. >> >> the question of availability of teachers is more a matter of personal >> impression and the willingness to accept whats needed. Many requests come >> from people who just do not know about hurdy-gurdy players in their area at >> all, but this list often helps out wit local contacts. Other hurdy-gurdy >> owners think it would be too much effort to drive twohundred miles for >> meeting a tutor. All I want to say is: yes its really worth the effort! >> My first, and very important lessons I got from Claude Flagel in Brussels, >> about 1200 km away from my home. It was one afternoon, and it was worth all >> the effort. I benefited from it for years. >> In the following years I went to workshop-weekends in Germany as there was >> no possibility to get lessons in Austria at that time. >> >> Especially learning a good playing technique needs regular supervision. >> Every mistake practiced for one month will take another month of pracicing >> to be corrected (the more basic musical skills can be aquired from any local >> music teacher). >> >> I teach hurdy gurdy for many years now, and I have seen many beginners >> that are constricted by their erroneous playing technique. Many of them >> never saw someone playing really well and some of them just missinterpreted >> the method they bought and never got corrected. >> >> So if one wants to learn the hurd-gurdy playing well: go for a tutor and >> for workshop- weekends as often as possible, ...and the tutors will know >> about good methods anyway. >> >> kind regards, Simon >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy >> >> The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at >> http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new >> subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
