Material for Beginners
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Lessons for Beginners
Just starting out on the lute and looking for some introductory lesson materials? Here we have a set of introductory lessons to help you get started.
The pieces are taken from Lute Society publications and the lesson material is provided by Lynda Sayce. All the pieces chosen from '58 Very Easy Pieces' have been recorded by Jacob Heringman on Magnatune also on a CD available with the book; and all the pieces taken from '70 Easy Pieces' have been recorded David van Ooijen on Youtube.
Jacob Heringman is making a whole series of recordings for the Early Music Shop, at earlymusicshop.com/blogs/lute-info and has made filmed performances of all 58 pieces at: earlymusicshop.com/blogs/lockdown-lute The films can be found individually 1. vimeo.com/504762370, 2. vimeo.com/507944411, 3. vimeo.com/509880345, 4. vimeo.com/513409366, 5. vimeo.com/515324076, 6. vimeo.com/519014191
- Beginners' lesson - 1 - Primum Fundamentum from Phalese 1545, which is the first piece in the 70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces collection, recording by David van Ooijen www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhgkubo6YqI
- Beginners' lesson - 2 - Christ ist Erstanden by Hans Judenkünig - piece 24 from the 40 easy pieces collection.
- Beginners' lesson - 3 - O what it is to love - piece 8 from the 58 very easy pieces collection, recording by Jacob Heringman: magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=8
- Beginners' lesson - 4 - The Hunte ys uppe - piece 48 from the 58 very easy pieces collection, recording by Jacob Heringman: magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=48
- Beginners' lesson - 5 - Prelude by Le Roy - piece 48 from 70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces, recording by David van Ooijen www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpGV0JLf1Y4&list=PL94744F4C63D9AE5E&index=48
- Beginners' lesson - 6 - Met dat schuijtgen al over dat meertgen , from The Thysius lute book - piece 98 from 114 Early to Intermediate Pieces for Renaissance Lute
- Beginners' lesson - 7 - Anonymous, Fantasia - Piece 45 from '70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces', recording by David van Ooijen www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6EcAz0pzrw&list=PL94744F4C63D9AE5E&index=45
- Beginners' lesson - 8 - Newsidler, Hastu mich genumen - from The Lute Society's complete edition of Newsidler's 'Erst Buch'
- Beginners' lesson - 9 - Robin Reddocke - piece 11 from the 58 Very Easy Pieces collection, recording by Jacob Heringman magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=11
- Beginners' lesson - 10 - Trenchmore - piece 29 from the 58 Very Easy Pieces collection, recording by Jacob Heringman magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=29
- Beginners' lesson - 11 - Corrente, piece number 24 from '70 Easy and Intermediate Pieces', recording by David van Ooijen www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_DHhd2VPXM&list=PL94744F4C63D9AE5E&index=24
- Beginners' lesson - 12 - 'Il Conto dell'orco', Caroso. (58 Very Easy Pieces, no.21), recording by Jacob Heringman magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=21
- Beginners' lesson - 13 - 'Bagpipes' ( 58 Very Easy Pieces, no.3), recording by Jacob Heringman magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=3
- Beginners' lesson - 14 - Volte Jungker Hans (70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces), recording by David van Ooijen www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxzMvUQmq4I&list=PL94744F4C63D9AE5E&index=7
- Beginners' lesson - 15 - Neusidler's Elslein setting (Lute Society's version of Neusidler's 'Erst buch'), recording by Jacob Heringman magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-neusidler?song=4
- Beginners' lesson - 16 - How to tune your lute
- Beginners' lesson - 17 - Sellingers Round (piece no.7 in '58 Very Easy Pieces'), recording by Jacob Heringman magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=7
- Beginners' lesson - 18 - Hast du mich genumen (piece no.15 in '40 Easy to Early Intermediate Pieces')
- Beginners' lesson - 19 - The Owld Man (piece no.2 in '58 very Easy Pieces'), recording by Jacob Heringman magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=2
- Beginners' lesson - 19a - Ballet (Piece number 28 from 114 Early to Intermediate Pieces)
- Beginners' lesson - 20 - Das Unse Grete (piece number 62 from The Lute Society's '114 Early to Intermediate Pieces)
- Beginners' lesson - 21 - Canson Englesa (Lusty Gallant) - piece number 47 from ‘58 Very Easy Pieces’, recording by Jacob Heringman magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=47
- Beginners' lesson - 22 - 58/13 Larouse - no.13 from '58 Very Easy Pieces' , recording by Jacob Heringman magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=13
- Beginners' lesson - 23 - Caring for your hands
- Beginners' lesson - 24 - Spagnolleta - piece 12 from '70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces', recording by David van Ooijen www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjVVWmVDMFI&index=12&list=PL94744F4C63D9AE5E
- Beginners' lesson - 25 - La Bassa Della Ninfe (piece number 12 from '40 Easy to Early Intermediate pieces')
- Beginners' lesson - 26 - Courante Sa Beauté extreme (piece number 13 in ‘114 Early to Intermediate Pieces'), for 10c lute, recording by Francisco Vedremo www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7IeVlu9b9A and by J Boyer www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaMRO3EeOeI
- Beginners' lesson - 27 - Preludium (piece number 53 in ‘114 Early to Intermediate Pieces'), recording by Francesco Vedremo, www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Jj-F1PBe0&t=0s&list=PLulCwdIZLgbJk7hQaM-5H_HJta5s5f0M0&index=69
- Beginners' lesson - 28 - Bouffons (piece number 108 in ‘114 Early to Intermediate Pieces') recording by Francesco Vedremo www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0jkZo_6mQQ&index=85&list=PLulCwdIZLgbJk7hQaM-5H_HJta5s5f0M0
- Beginners' lesson - 29 - Will ye go walke the woode so wilde (piece no. 53 in ’58 Very Easy Pieces’), recording by Jacob Heringman magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-blamenot?song=53
- Beginners' lesson - 30 - Margraffen Dantz (piece no.11 in '70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces'), recording by David van Ooijen www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF6e9XN6fiQ
- Beginners' lesson - 31 - Branle de Village (piece no.8 in the Lute Society’s ’70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces’), recording by David van Ooijen www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML1SgqD9ilY
- Beginners' lesson - 32 - Lady Rich Galliard (piece no.18 from the Lute Society’s ‘114 Early to Intermediate Pieces for Renaissance Lute’)
- Beginners' lesson - 33 - Robin (piece no.10 from ’40 Easy to Early Intermediate Pieces for Renaissance Lute’)
- Beginners' lesson - 34 - Adrian le Roy Fantasie (Piece no. 57 in '70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces for Renaissance Lute')
- Beginners' lesson - 35 - Recercar d’Antonio (Piece no 28 from '158 Early Cinquecento Preludes and Ricercars for Renaissance Lute')
- Beginners' lesson - 36 - Sight reading
- Beginners' lesson - 37 - Ick Claeg Venus Dieren (piece number 46 from ‘114 Early to Intermediate Pieces for Renaissance Lute’)
- Beginners' lesson - 38 - Gigue (piece number 4 from 'Diverse Collection of Easy Pieces for the Baroque Lute’)
- Beginners' lesson - 39 - Il Bianco Fiore (piece no.8 in the Lute Society’s '40 Easy to Early Intermediate Pieces')
- Beginners' lesson - 40 - Courant L'Onesta (no. 63 from ‘114 Early to Intermediate Pieces for Renaissance Lute’)
- Beginners' lesson - 41 - Drewries accordes - lute duet
- Beginners' lesson - 42 - Weiss Menuet (piece no.32 in the society’s ‘A Diverse Collection of Easy Pieces for Baroque Lute’)
- Beginners' lesson - 43 - Fantasia (no from '114 Early to Intermediate Pieces')
- Beginners' lesson - 44 - Lute tuning 2
- Beginners' lesson - 45 - Getting started with social music-making
- Beginners' lesson - 46 - Judenkünig, Das Fünfft Priamel
- Beginners' lesson - 47 - Starting continuo
- Beginners' lesson - 48 - Galliard (no 45 from the Lute Society's '114 Early to Intermediate Pieces')
- Beginners' lesson - 49 - Hennen Dantz (no 42 in the Lute Society's '70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces')
Full copies of the playing editions from which the lessons are taken can be ordered in our catalogue (look at Renaissance lute student materials)