Baroque Lute Technique

Baroque Lute Technique
Compilation of exercises for the right and left hands

Adapted to the 13c lute by Vinícius Perez Diverse authors
i m ) - Typical "baroque" lute rh fingering for several passages
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(i i
a m i m a m a i
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Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
XŁ XŁ XŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ
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a i m i a i a m
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3
Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
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m i m a m i a i
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Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
2) Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
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m a m i m a i a
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Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
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i m a m i a m a
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3) Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
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i m i a i a i m
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Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m
m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a
a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i
i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a
m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i
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i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m
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Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
4) Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ
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XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ XŁ
a m a m a m a m a a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m
m a m a m a m a m m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a
a i a i a i a i a a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i
i a i a i a i a i i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a
m i m i m i m i m m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i
i m i m i m i m i i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m
21 5)
Ł ŁŁŁ ŁŁŁ ŁŁ Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
XŁ XŁ XŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ
a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a
m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m
a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a
i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i
m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m
i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i
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VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ VŁ
a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a
m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m
a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a
i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i a i
m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m
i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i
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6) Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł
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1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 1 1 16 1 2 1
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ł Ł ł Ł ł Ł ł Ł ł Ł ł Ł ł Ł ł Ł ł Ł ł Ł łŁłŁłŁłŁłŁłŁ Ń ł
7)
3 3
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2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 26 1 2 1 2 1 26 1 2 1 3 2 3 2 3 2
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Ń ł Ń ł Ń ł Ń ł Ń ł ŃłŃłŃłŃł ŃłŃłŃłŃłŃłŃł ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń
2
3 3
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3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 362 3 2 3 2 362 3 2 4 3 4 3 4 3
         
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ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń ń Ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ņ ń
3 3 3 3
           
4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 46 3 4 3 4 3 46 3 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2
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ŅńŅńŅń ŅńŅńŅńŅń ŅńŅńŅńŅńŅńŅń Ņ Ń ŅŃŅŃ ŅŃŅŃŅŃ
3 3
         
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 46 2 4 2 4 2 46 2 4 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1
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Ņ Ń Ņ Ń Ņ Ń Ņ Ń Ņ Ń Ņ Ń Ņ Ń Ņ Ń Ņ Ń Ņ Ń ń ł ń ł ń ł ń ł ń ł ń ł
3 3
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3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 361 3 1 3 1 361 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1
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ń ł ń ł ń ł ń ł ń ł ń ł ń ł ń ł ń ł ń ł Ņ ł Ņ ł Ņ ł Ņ ł Ņ ł Ņ ł
              
4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 46 1 4 1 4 1 46 1 4 1
Exercise 7 needs to be executed by the left hand alone and on the
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2nd, 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th courses as well.
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In this exercise 8 only the fingers required to produce actual notes are to realize pressure on the course's strings
Fix on the
while the others are to rest pressureless on the remaining frets of the 3rd course.
       ņ   Ň   ň ň  ŉ   Ňņ   ňŇ
3rd course 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 2
8)  ņ Ň ň ŉ
ņ ņ  Ň Ň  ň ň  ŉ ŉ  Ňņ  ňŇ
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ņ Ň ŉ Ň ņ
Ň ņ
  ŉň   ŉŇ   ňņ   ŉņ 
3 2 3 2 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1
 ŉň  ŉŇ  ňņ  ŉņ 

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ň Ň ŉ ň ŉ Ň ň ņ ŉ ņ
ň Ň ŉ ň ŉ Ň ň ņ ŉ ņ
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 1
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1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2
Opposing
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Motion
Ń ł Ń ń Ń ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ń ń Ń ł Ń ł
9) ł Ń ń Ń ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ń ń Ń ł Ń ł
Ń ł Ń ń Ń ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ń ń Ń ł Ń ł Ń ł Ń ń Ń ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ń ń Ń ł Ń
3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 1
1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2
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ł Ń ł Ń ń Ń ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ń ń Ń ł Ń ł Ń ł Ń ń Ń ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ń ń Ń ł Ń
In this exercise 9, first you have to play all notes

3 3 3 3 3 3 staccato, moving from one eight-note to the next
2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 as quickly as possible. Then you should try to play
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1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2
it in a fully legato manner.
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ł Ń ł Ń ń Ń ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ņ ń Ń ń Ń ł Ń
   Rasgueados. In this exercise the RH fingers must strike as many courses as they can,
          
c a m i i c a m i i c a m i i producing a short, dry, percussive sound, in which all 16th notes are clearly audible
109 and articulated.
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10) Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł ŁŁŁŁŁ ŁŁŁŁŁ
Some considerations on Right and Left hand technique

1) The fingers of the RH must be always as relaxed as possible, only partially contracted towards the palm of the hand, as can be observed
when the hand is in a neutral position (ex.: arms resting upside-down a table);
2) The thumb must be only as much outside the hand as needed, so that the index finger does not block the thumb and vice-versa.
Any distance bigger than this represents unecessary tension. This results in a simple difference between thumb-in and thumb-out techniques:
for the thumb-in, the remaining fingers of the RH (i, m, a) need only to be a bit more stretched than the average so that the thumb can
easily go towards the palm of the hand;
3) The RH fingers (i, m, a) must strike the courses from the middle joint mainly, and while plucking a string the distal joints must always bend,
for they must be flexible at all times. The stroke (mostly rest stroke) consists of 4 stages, namely:
1) preparation; 2) pressure; 3) release and 4) recovery;
4) The LH, must as good as possible, be kept at a 90° relationship with the lute's neck. This results in a strong position, in which all fingers of
the LH are aligned. In order to be able to do so, the left elbow should be slightly elevated, only enough to keep the wrist as straight as possible;
5) The LH's fingers should stop the strings with as little pressure as possible; a small exercise can be done in order to adjust the LH's fingers
right ammount of pressure: place a finger pressureless on a course and start playing the note while putting gradually more and more pressure
on the LH's finger. As soon as a buzzing sound is heard, only a minimum ammount of pressure is needed for a clean good sounding note;
6) In order to avoid unecessary tension on the LH, the thumb must always be helped by the weight of the arm, taking advantage of the gravity.
In order to be able to do so, the lute must always be a bit upwards bent.

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What techniques are discussed for the right and left hands?

What is exercise 9 about?

Baroque Lute Technique

Compilation of exercises for the right and left hands

 ŉň  ŉŇ  ňņ  ŉņ 

In this exercise 9, first you have to play all notes

Some considerations on Right and Left hand technique

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