Re: Beginner Video - Tom M.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:17 pm
Hi Andy - Sorry I wasn't clear. Yes, I recognize those accompaniment chords, and I understand how the finger placement should remain unchanged as the hand "shifts" from chord to chord.
But that's tough for me - moving the hand/fingers as a unit, when changing from one chord to another. I can repeat the change a dozen times, but when I add melody, the "pattern" often falls apart.
For example, I can do Darr #23 "pretty" well, as the LH stays on the A string and I "know" where they go. So playing the RH accompaniment strings (G chord and D chord) goes smoothly. But in Darr #26, LH uses D as well as A string notes, so as I "feel" for those, the RH chords start crumbling.
I can sure see why zitherists might ignore the right hand accompaniment notes, and just choose to play "the chords that sound good"!
What might be helpful: an experienced zitherist giving me a specific, simple, Darr (or Hintemeyer, or Harris, or Taborsky, or Kabatek) exercise to learn, with points to be careful about. Then I post the video of it and same zitherist makes an evaluation.
Thanks.
Tom M.
But that's tough for me - moving the hand/fingers as a unit, when changing from one chord to another. I can repeat the change a dozen times, but when I add melody, the "pattern" often falls apart.
For example, I can do Darr #23 "pretty" well, as the LH stays on the A string and I "know" where they go. So playing the RH accompaniment strings (G chord and D chord) goes smoothly. But in Darr #26, LH uses D as well as A string notes, so as I "feel" for those, the RH chords start crumbling.
I can sure see why zitherists might ignore the right hand accompaniment notes, and just choose to play "the chords that sound good"!
What might be helpful: an experienced zitherist giving me a specific, simple, Darr (or Hintemeyer, or Harris, or Taborsky, or Kabatek) exercise to learn, with points to be careful about. Then I post the video of it and same zitherist makes an evaluation.
Thanks.
Tom M.