[LUTE] Re: beginner question about right arm position

2010-08-20 Thread Taco Walstra
On 08/20/2010 02:54 AM, David Tayler wrote: Ditch the Poulton :) There are lots of youtube videos now where you can see many different styles of playing. dt At 01:18 PM 8/18/2010, you wrote: very true. And a very good example to start is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhgkubo6YqI (The series

[LUTE] Re: beginner question about right arm position

2010-08-20 Thread Mathias Rösel
I'm not religious about Poulton or arm postures. But if you look at pictures and videos, you will more often than not find that compromise posture where the right crosses the strings in something like a 45° angle. You will notice even a few baroque lute players with thumb-in technique. All I'm

[LUTE] Re: beginner question about right arm position

2010-08-20 Thread Martin Shepherd
Hi All, I just have to correct a misunderstanding about Poulton - every one seems to be assuming that when she says the right arm should approach the lute at the level of the bridge, she meant the arm coming round the end of the lute, RH more or less parallel to the strings, the classic

[LUTE] Re: beginner question about right arm position

2010-08-19 Thread David Tayler
Ditch the Poulton :) There are lots of youtube videos now where you can see many different styles of playing. dt At 01:18 PM 8/18/2010, you wrote: Hello all- I have a few questions for the experienced players out there who might be so kind as to answer. I've been working through

[LUTE] Re: beginner question about right arm position

2010-08-18 Thread Nancy Carlin
There are some nice videos that will answer some of your questions on the Lute Society of America web site [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/download/index.html Scroll down to the section that has Instructional Materials. Nancy Carlin I have a few questions for the

[LUTE] Re: beginner question about right arm position

2010-08-18 Thread Mathias Rösel
Nancy Carlin na...@nancycarlinassociates.com schrieb: There are some nice videos that will answer some of your questions on the Lute Society of America web site [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/download/index.html Scroll down to the section that has Instructional Materials.

[LUTE] Re: beginner question about right arm position

2010-08-18 Thread Edward Mast
Hello John, I don't know if I qualify as an experienced player yet, but since I've been going through some of the battles you now face I thought I would comment briefly. In returning to the lute about a year and a half ago after 30 + years away from it, I learned about thumb under technique.