I believe they're North Korean.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Mast" <[email protected]>
To: "Martin Shepherd" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Lute List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 3:01 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Renaissance lute & string length
A friend just sent me a youtube showing 5 very young children (Chinese or
Japanese?) performing as an ensemble. They were playing full sized guitars
(none of this Suzuki 1/4 or 1/2 size for them!) which were bigger than they
were. With their very small hands they were able to get around the
fingerboard quite well, including chords. I think this shows that,
starting at a young age, one can adapt to whatever size instrument he/she
plays. And I think it was common for musicians during the Renaissance to
begin music studies at a young age. So, no problem for them playing the
longer string length instruments - even if they were generally of smaller
stature than we are today - I would guess.
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