[HANASHIR:13099] Re: finger picking versus strumming

Jim Sutton has fingerstyle guitar lessons. I just got part one out of 5 yesterday. They're only 15 bucks a piece. guitar-jimsuttoninst.com is his website. Jim did some transcriptions for me of Lanzbom's Carlebach renditions and it helped my playing out a lot.

>From: deborah dolin

>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org

>To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org

>Subject: [HANASHIR:13067] Re: finger picking versus strumming

>Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 17:08:49 -0800 (PST)

>I pick and strum...all depends on the song, kids, etc...

>as for how I learned...I took a few private lessons..and he wrote out different patterns for me to use.

>b'shalom,

>deborah dolin

> Joy Newman wrote:On a side bar, in general, to most of you use finger picking or strumming

>when leading a service or a song session? I exclusively use chords, for a

>few (not so good) reasons.

>a) I actually don't really know how to finger pick, although I would like

>to learn. I think that if somebody showed me I could easily figure it out,

>I just...I've actually sat down and done that!

>b) I work at a day camp, in which the chords are just easy, loud, and help

>convey a rhythm that the kids NEED.

>I've always wondered if I should change, or just alternate between picking

>(if I learned!) and strumming. What do ya'll do?

>Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>~smile always~

>-Joy Newman

>Rochester, NY

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