There are specific skills you need to be a professional
yes, but, what kind of professional?
even if you could, as some of
the great cornetto players can, improvise in the style of Bassano and
others, this would definitely not land you a job.
In itself, perhaps not, but one
However, her lute teacher recently pointed out to her that if she
hopes to play the lute professionally in the future she will need to
become much more proficient in playing improvisationally.
Interesting; the unquestioned linkage to a professional lutenist's
career with improvisational
On Aug 26, 2009, at 6:17 AM, Christopher Witmer wrote:
s improvisational ability something that you either have or you
don't? Or is it something that can be learned? Are there any tips
concerning how my daughter could most effectively approach this?
I'm assuming the skills we're talking about
In the current (August 31) issue of The New Yorker, Alex Ross has an
article called Taking Liberties: Reviving the art of classical
improvisation. He points out that while modern musicians specializing
in the Renaissance and the Baroque have been leaders in improvisation,
the idea
Others will go into more detail, but the best advice I can give your
daughter is to not worry about making mistakes when learning to
improvise. This is especially important to those who have spent all
their time trying to play the score 'correctly'. And, yes, I believe
EVERYONE can
Hi Chris,
Regarding question 1, I would recommend reading an interview with Paul
O'Dette in the most recent issue of Lute Society of Amerca Quaterly
(Volume XLIV, No 2). In it, O'Dette is asked what kind of training a
person planning a career in lute performing should be looking
Question 1. [improv]
you might find more on improv in the archives, it has been discussed here
before.
My first instrument was voice, followed by guitar, eventually I came to
lute. In all of that I was one of those who play by ear. I find it
difficult to play from score, if the version of a
As you probably know, if she is going to make a career practicing
something foreign in Japan, it is essential that she study abroad in
order for her to get the Japanese stamp of approval. Do read that
Odette interview. He mentions that continuo and the ability to read
notation are
An easy method of writing counterpoint:
http://www.shipbrook.com/jeff/
See bottom of the page under Miscellaneous Information.
Peter.
On Wed, 26 Aug 2009, Christopher Witmer wrote:
It has been quite some time since I posted to the list, but I have two
questions for list members. Perhaps
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From: Ed Durbrow edurb...@sea.plalinguage a.or.jp
To: Christopher Witmer cdwit...@spamcop.net; LuteNet list
lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:24:51 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Any hints on how to develop improvisational
ability?
As you
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