Hi Zack - Your left-hand technique looks quite good! Nice job. For the right hand, I'm sure you'll get a lot of suggestions from people on the listserve. The main one that jumps out at me from your video is that your right hand needs to be in line with the arm, not pointing down at an angle. Possibly you're a bit long-limbed, like me, and the gurdy ends up a bit close. A suggestion that Tobie gave me in her class for dealing with the body geometry of a long-armed person is to get the crank end of the instrument up higher on your body. Have a look at me (in the brown t-shirt) in thi s video of a recent session (_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsiuvk-g3XM&feature=player_embedded#at=20_ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsiuvk-g3XM&feature=player_embedded#at=20) ). I'm playing with it propped up on a knee these days. An important benefit to me of this position is it puts my arm in the right position to do the third buzz on the coup de quatre, which is achieved with a push from the arm. Of course I realize that now I've posted a video of myself playing, and I'm going to get critiques of my right hand technique!! Don't be too critical of your right hand playing...it's going to take awhile to develop it. Mitch Gordon Guerneville, California, US [email protected] writes:
Is it acceptable to ask for playing advice here too? I posted a video on youtube: _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgh9Ddu1HWc_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgh9Ddu1HWc) There's a lot to learn, but I'm enjoying the instrument so far. Getting all the different coups down has been surprisingly difficult. I've watched some videos on them, but I'm still having trouble getting them remotely as clean or consistent as the experts. Any advice on how to get the knack? -- 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.
