You could continue using Classical Guitar technique to begin with but you
will have to concentrate on collapsing the first joint and striking both
strings together. It is easier to do this with the thumb under but not
impossible.
----- Original Message -----
From: "morgan cornwall" <mcornw...@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:51 PM
Subject: [LUTE] should i learn thumb-under technique?
Dear Individual and Collective Wisdom,
I am an amateur guitarist of about 25 years. I play fingerstyle
acoustic, electric, and classical guitar. Because of my other hobbies,
such as gardening, I gave up playing with nails some years ago and
strictly play with my fingertips.
Last year I commissioned a 7-course student lute from Stephen Harris
and Sandi Barber, and it is nearing completion. I intend to play
renaissance music on this instrument. I have wanted a lute for many
years so I am quite excited.
From following this list, reading lute tutors, searching the
internet, and watching footage of lute players I realize that there
aren't strictly thumb-under and thumb-out techniques, but all the
shades in between. Currently my technique is very rooted in classical
guitar technique, and my thumb never crosses under my other fingers.
I have limited time to devote to music, and limited time to devote to
learning lute technique. I am not in a rush to learn how to play, but
I would like to make the best use of the time I have. Given my
circumstances, would you recommend that I learn thumb-under technique?
Does it make more sense to use this technique from the start, or should
I focus on the other aspects of lute technique? If I don't learn
thumb-under from the get go, will this just be more to unlearn later?
Should I not even worry about using thumb-under?
Thank you in advance,
morgan
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