[NSP] Re: technique etcetera
The first tune I ever did this with was Crooked Bawbee, as suggested by Bill Hume. It worked well for me, I didn't get bored with it. Helen Yup, great tune and one that like even the way I play it myself. It's a healthy exercise on the tightrope between beauty and sentimentality/kitsch - and I mean this in a positive, not sarcastic, sense. You can get away with a few slurs too ;- I think the meatiest I've ever got into in a big way is Jackie Layton (variations) - a bit of everything in there to keep you busy for a good while. Csírz To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: technique etcetera
Helen, Good choice for a starter. The beauty with that tune is it can be tried: a) as a very free air, b) steady waltz, c) faster Circle Waltz, to keep interest up. Cheers Anthony --- On Wed, 22/12/10, Helen Capes helen.ca...@paradise.net.nz wrote: From: Helen Capes helen.ca...@paradise.net.nz Subject: [NSP] Re: technique etcetera To: John Dally dir...@gmail.com, NSP group nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Wednesday, 22 December, 2010, 7:50 Quote from Anthony Robb: May I suggest picking one tune that really speaks to us but isn't yet inside us (this includes brain, heart and fingers) and devote half our practice time each week to that single tune for 1-6 months (depending on time allocated to practice and complexity of tune). Which do you suggest? The first tune I ever did this with was Crooked Bawbee, as suggested by Bill Hume. It worked well for me, I didn't get bored with it. Helen To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: technique etcetera
When I first started David Burleigh kindly pointed me in the direction of the first four tunes in Derek Hobbs' Folk in Harmony, Book 1: Morag of Dunvegan Leaving Lismore Queen Mary Believe Me Highly recommended for beginners. C -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Anthony Robb Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 11:23 AM To: NSP group Subject: [NSP] Re: technique etcetera Helen, Good choice for a starter. The beauty with that tune is it can be tried: a) as a very free air, b) steady waltz, c) faster Circle Waltz, to keep interest up. Cheers Anthony --- On Wed, 22/12/10, Helen Capes helen.ca...@paradise.net.nz wrote: From: Helen Capes helen.ca...@paradise.net.nz Subject: [NSP] Re: technique etcetera To: John Dally dir...@gmail.com, NSP group nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Wednesday, 22 December, 2010, 7:50 Quote from Anthony Robb: May I suggest picking one tune that really speaks to us but isn't yet inside us (this includes brain, heart and fingers) and devote half our practice time each week to that single tune for 1-6 months (depending on time allocated to practice and complexity of tune). Which do you suggest? The first tune I ever did this with was Crooked Bawbee, as suggested by Bill Hume. It worked well for me, I didn't get bored with it. Helen To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: technique etcetera
Quote from Anthony Robb: May I suggest picking one tune that really speaks to us but isn't yet inside us (this includes brain, heart and fingers) and devote half our practice time each week to that single tune for 1-6 months (depending on time allocated to practice and complexity of tune). Which do you suggest? The first tune I ever did this with was Crooked Bawbee, as suggested by Bill Hume. It worked well for me, I didn't get bored with it. Helen To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
