You're right, Gary - my mistake. On Aug 20, 2011, at 3:37 AM, Gary Digman wrote:
> 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. >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.901 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3843 - Release Date: 08/18/11 > 11:34:00 > >
