A brief guide (mostly for beginners) to plucking strings on the lute with the thumb-inside technique.
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@jsmongesАй бұрын
Even though I've played classical guitar for many years, I'm realizing how much I don't know about the lute. Thanks for these videos, they'll be really helpful!
@renaissance99325 жыл бұрын
Im 15 and decided to learn the lute, I will not let the lute die 😤
@apollbro79574 жыл бұрын
same brother
@sorntorkelson61193 жыл бұрын
I'm 16 and play classical guitar. I'd love to play lute, but they are just so damn expensive.
@GunsNRoosendael3 жыл бұрын
@@sorntorkelson6119 There's some affordable options out there. But affordable as in over 1K, but in perspective with a high end guitar, it's about the same as a Gibson or high end Fender would cost.
@Philrc3 жыл бұрын
@@GunsNRoosendael gibsons ? fenders? the comparison has to be with classical guitars surely
@snickelman5 жыл бұрын
Going to make an extremely obscure reference: Watching this video is like reading Erdnase.
@iberius99374 жыл бұрын
I love the interior and atmosphere of this man's home. Very Mediterranean. Nice lesson.
@susannekalejaiye43516 жыл бұрын
Thank you, yes, thank you for both sharing your knowledge and making the videos, and yes please more of these.
@jsguitargeek14323 жыл бұрын
This was a brilliant tutorial. Thank you very much
@ricardoarnt58866 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, sir!
@187brokeN6 жыл бұрын
Please keep on making these videos !
@danielsebrian43306 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your videos Martin!
@Marianofrv3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful explanation
@silmarilasmr68014 жыл бұрын
I love this guy, alright, you’ve got a new subscriber 👌🥰
@alphamale31414 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Thank you.
@JoelAdamson Жыл бұрын
"Under my thumb" 🎵
@Goodmorningroosterlive6 жыл бұрын
Well done. I teach for many years but other instruments. I'm new to Lute. Thanks for a great video. i'm not used to the thumb on the inside position. Do you think a guitarist who plays thumb outside should continue doing so on lute because of hard ingrained muscle memory already acquired? Or should I try to learn thumb inside at 40 years old?
@luteshop6 жыл бұрын
Historically, most players used thumb inside before 1600 and thumb outside after. It's certainly easier to play the earlier music thumb inside. You will find that you cannot directly transfer your guitar playing to thumb outside on the lute and you will have to devise a method which allows you to play both strings of a course simultaneously. Whichever you choose to do, good luck!
@caneti34 жыл бұрын
1:20 You Must See If You Want To PLay Lute. 100% Recommended
@jake.the.riffer2 жыл бұрын
Im a guitar player, but lately I really want to buy a Renaissance Lute and learn to play. 😬
@JuanDeMarias4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. 2 questions: How different is the plucking of the m and a fingers, you just talked about the index. Also, are the nails used traditionally at all or is it a choice? Thanks
@luteshop4 жыл бұрын
The m and a fingers pluck in the same way as the index, though because of their different lengths they start in different places. The a finger is not used much except for chords. Playing with nails is possible but probably better with a "thumb-outside" technique. The important thing is that both strings of a course are played together and simultaneously.
@MacKenziePoet3 жыл бұрын
May I please ask how you are stabilizing the right hand? Is it by the little finger touching the sound board???
@luteshop3 жыл бұрын
Yes the little finger rests lightly on the soundboard. This is a consistent feature of historical lute technique and persisted into early 19th century guitar technique. In the baroque period, when lutenists were playing with the thumb outside the fingers (as in modern guitar) they still rested the little finger, close to the bridge, on top of the bridge, or even behind the bridge.
@yuridanylko Жыл бұрын
How about fast scales? Does this use flamenco techniqur?
@luteshop Жыл бұрын
Fast runs are usually played with alternating thumb and index finger. In the 16th century, this was the preferred technique for most runs (thumb-inside). After 1600, with thumb-outside, slower runs were usually played middle-index, fast runs thumb-index.
@yuridanylko Жыл бұрын
@@luteshop Clear answer, thank you (:
@Philrc3 жыл бұрын
it's very close to classical guitar technique but with lutes isn't the index finger also used to play down strokes?
@luteshop3 жыл бұрын
In renaissance lute tablatures the single dot below a note means it is struck upwards with a finger (not necessarily the index finger, though in later tablatures two dots are used for middle finger). According to Le Roy, dot below a chord means play without the thumb, and in his music and that of Albert de Rippe you often find 3-note chords marked like this, often preceded by a bass note played with the thumb - in this case you play the 3-note chord with ima just like you would if you played them simultaneously with the bass note. In later French baroque lute music a dot next to a chord can mean a brushing downstroke with the index finger. The vihuelists also used a technique called "dedillo" for fast scale passages where the index finger plays up- and downstrokes alternately, like a plectrum player would today.
@Philrc3 жыл бұрын
@@luteshop i was only asking about playing downstrokes with the index finger. I've just watched a video of a lutist doing just that , especially with a scale, So i presume that is a standard technique. As a classical guitarist I'd love to also have a lute but sadly that are way too expensive