On May 9, 2008, at 5:04 AM, Daniel Ramey wrote:
Are there any general rules for fingering position with the
left hand?
I tend to use my pointer finger for the second fret and my middle
for the
third, but I find it difficult when I have two or three positions I
need to
have
Ed Durbrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
On May 9, 2008, at 5:04 AM, Daniel Ramey wrote:
Are there any general rules for fingering position with the
left hand?
I tend to use my pointer finger for the second fret and my middle
for the
third, but I find it difficult when I have two
Daniel,
these general rules can only be applied for single note runs, which
are not normally a problem. When playing more than one voice
(chords), the fingering depends on what is before and after the chord.
The best solution, obviously, is a teacher. It might however be
difficult to
To: Daniel Ramey; LuteNet list
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Left hand positioning
On May 9, 2008, at 5:04 AM, Daniel Ramey wrote:
Are there any general rules for fingering position with the
left hand?
I tend to use my pointer finger for the second fret and my middle
for the
third, but I find
If I read you correctly you should be using a bar with the index finger when
the stops are on the same fret. You might want to pick up a copy of Variety
of Lute Lessons, a facsimile edition of a Lute primer from the sixteenth
Century, there is some information on both hands.
- Original
Daniel,
It would be worthwhile getting a teacher to guide you through these early
stages, but I appreciate that there might not be any teachers in your area.
In that case you will have to start analysing the natural movements of each
hand very carefully, because if you try to ask the hand to do
