Learn how to play the baroque lute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video series.
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Learn the history of the lute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about the Baroque lute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Get a description of the Baroque lute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to tune a Baroque lute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about the strings on a Baroque lute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to read Baroque lute music with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the Baroque lute with the left hand with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the Baroque lute with the right hand with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn what type of music to play on the Baroque lute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn the correct technique for playing the Baroque lute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
See a demonstration on how to play the Baroque lute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Contrary to what many people think (who have never seen a lute), the lute is actually not a woodwind instrument but rather a stringed instrument. Playing the lute is not wholly unlike playing the guitar, due to the many similarities between the instruments. In fact the lute and the guitar look so much alike it is easy to mistake them from afar. The lute is easy to learn how to play especially if you have a strong back ground in playing the guitar. If you would like to learn how to play the lute, you can learn from one of our experts.
In this free video series of music lessons, learn how to play the Baroque Lute from professional musician Foti Lycourdis. Foti will teach you about the history of the Lute and what exactly is a Baroque Lute. He will demonstrate how to tune a Baroque Lute, how to read Baroque Lute music, how to play the Baroque Lute with your right and left hand. Foti will also show you proper Baroque Lute playing technique to help you learn how to play the Baroque Lute.
Foti Lycouridis Foti Lycouridis was born in Egypt of Greek parents and grew up in Athens, Greece. In 1981 he came to the United States to study music. Foti holds a Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance and holds a Master of Music in Music Theory, both from University of Portland. He has studied guitar with Jeffrey Ashton and Evangelos Asimakolpoulos, theory and analysis with composer Tomas Svoboda, and he also performs on the 13-course Baroque lute. He has transcribed piano music of Cimarosa, Mompou and Cage for 2 guitars. In addition to performance, Foti has a strong interest in guitar construction and is working towards completing his first handmade guitar under the guidance of Portland luthier Mike Doolin.dkdk
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