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Level one: A good sound. Know what they knew, and practice. Tuning. Simple pieces, basic technique. Beginning notation. Throw away your solo CDs.
Level two: books of songs; simple scores, two clefs. Jack & Joan. Simple pieces and songs from both Tab and keyboard notation. The grand rotation.
Level three: basic singing, basic sight-reading; intermediate musicianship.
Level Four: The art of accompanying. Ensemble skills. Medium to high difficulty part songs.
Level five: the great solos and real renaissance ornaments; complex scores, clefs. Different Tab versions, singing from TAB. Arranging. The art of orchestra playing. Advanced rhythms such as late 14th century music and pieces by Tye and Baldwin.
Level Six: True professional, thorough knowledge of the middle ages, renaissance and baroque. All clefs. Al scores. All solos. All songs.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION Pages to finished August 07 |
As nearly everyone knows full well, the lute is the most important instrument of the renaissance, middle ages & baroque, and one of the most important of the 21st century. It is therefore of the uppermost importance that we set forth a curriculum & cursus for ourselves & our students. To that end, I have made this starting point, in the hope that others will join in. You may join the free lessons project, as well. I call it the camerata, so that it may have a convivial atmosphere of support & learning. Please feel free to chime in with ideas. The curriculum is organized in levels. It is clear from a reading of history that the lutenists of the renaissance were truly remarkable players & scholars, so I have set that as my goal. Though daunting at first, when we see how high the bar is set, we should press on, and say Huzzah! Else we will feel listless like our friend Mr. Toad, or just stay in our holes like Mr. Badger. |