Thank you Sam and Ron, Your answer, Sam, makes sense to me. The fact that Ron agrees makes it all the more sensible. I never expected the transition to thumb under to take so long. Practicing this morning, it occurred to me that practicing some single line passages with t-m (making sure that t stays under m), as well as with t-i, might aid attaining a suitable hand/finger position.
Best, Ned On Nov 1, 2010, at 12:18 PM, Ron Andrico wrote: > Sam Chapman wrote: >> The main thing is to find a good position for the lute, arm and >> hand, then let the fingers move naturally. There is no point trying > to >> force the thumb or a finger to move in a direction it simply doesn't >> want to go in! > This is a very sensible approach and I agree wholeheartedly. > Ron Andrico > www.mignarda.com > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
