For classical players here....

wordsmith · #1 05-10-2009, 01:55 PM

.....an extract from a fine book by the late Uruguayan player Abel Carlevaro, whose technique flew in the face of 'traditional' teaching, especially regarding right-hand fingerwork. It's a very readable book.....a total analysis of everything that's going on when playing.

I zipped the file to save my megabytes, as I'm on a modem with an allowance. Not much compression, though.

m78w · #2 05-10-2009, 02:10 PM

Cool, thanks for posting!

MW

jack_gvr · #3 03-30-2010, 04:25 PM

Thanks, I'm interested in reading that.

randalljazz · #4 03-31-2010, 03:57 AM

good technique is what works. ch'in (chinese lute...actually, a zither) players developed techniques plucking one string with one, two and three fingers at the same time. very powerful.

see r.h. van gulik the lore of the chinese lute.

like theory, attack is a pedagogical device. masters of the instrument have infinite shading and nuance in performance, beyond any practical analysis.

$.02