Laurent Bitaud's book "La Vielle a Roue: Doigtes et Virtuosite.....Exercices gradues pour vielles accordees en DO, SOL et RE" is still available.
I thought that I would let everyone know that I recently emailed Mr. Bitaud about the availability of his book and he says that he still has copies for sale. They are 15.00 Euro plus shipping. I have not found any on ebay or through other sources, so this may be your opportunity to get the book while he still has them. Although entirely written in French, it is easy to comprehend and the lessons are easy to follow. It is written for D/G (Re) and G/C (Do/Sol) instruments. There is also an audio track that demonstrates each lesson as it should be played, as well as it's variations ( I am not sure if the tape/CD is included in the price). For those of you that would like to challenge yourself, this is your book. It even includes variations that use the thumb for playing, as well as different coup practice to play with each variation. For those of you that are just starting but like to stock up on those method books this is your chance as well. It may be a bit advanced for a beginner but you can certainly work your way up to it. You can reach Mr. Bitaud at laurent.bitaud(at)club-internet.fr (switch the (at) for an @). He only speaks French so you may want to use a translator such as Babelfish.com to ask him to send you a copy(although babelfish has certainly come up with some interesting translations in the past I have found it useful for basic translations). Regards, Scott I receive nothing in exchange for this message. Frankly, I am not sure he even knows I have posted it. -- 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.
