Greets Rick et al. >We're talking about >something more simple than that, just learning to control the >instrument.
Of course, and there's no better way than strict slow tempo staccatissimo. But what you do in your practice is of necessity, I think, exaggerated. <Or do you consider playing well a different style of >playing than playing sloppily? No, but I do think while being able to play, for example the accordion, in a very strict and clipped way a la Jimmy Shand is probably essential for a solid technique (I don't play accordion) you don't necessarily have to play that way in performance. A certain freedom and flexibility is not necessarily "sloppy". Where would jazz be without a studied blowsiness? (if that's how you spell it). Phew, managed to keep it brief and non-self-regarding this time ;-) To go back to what triggered all this in the first place this time round, I think we should be more worried about the psychological fate of the victims of bumptious parenting (JL is likely to get herself disliked) than of the fate of piping (which appears to be alive and well, thanks to both the die-hard traditionalists and the "innovative" for want of a better word. Peaceful co-existence would be nice.) And I would add my here here / hear hear / ere ere to Anita's. chirs To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
