Nigel's Notes

[Eric Renshaw]

Nigel, from time to time you have handed out some very useful notes on various different aspects of mandolin playing, such as embellishments, double stopping, etc. Although I have collected some of these over the past 18 months it is quite possible that there are others that I have not seen. Although your web address features in the headings I have not been able to track them down on your website (though this may well be my fault), so is it possible to obtain the full collection - e.g. by downloading from a specific web page or buying them in booklet form from you?

Also, can you recommend a simple introductory book along the lines of "An Idiot's Guide to Writing Harmonies" for someone (i.e. me!) who has never had the good fortune of being able to attend a music theory course.

Many thanks,
Eric

[nigelgatherer]

My hand-out notes are not on my site, and your question simply raises more questions. Should my sheets be on the site? How much should a course of mine build up into a comprehensive book? How many of my opinions are worth being made widely available? How useful/annoying is the fact that many of my handouts are in A5 booklet form?

I shall ponder these thorny questions and get back to you.

[Eric Renshaw]

(28-02-2009 03:27 PM)nigelgatherer Wrote:  I shall ponder these thorny questions and get back to you.

Oops, sorry - I didn't realise that this would be a problem, as I just assumed that you had these to hand. Since your Joy of Sets books are such a great success, one possibility might be just to combine all the sheets that you do have into a similar style booklet and sell them for a similar price? I would certainly buy a copy. However, I know that such an enterprise might be rather time-demanding, and I am sure your diary is completely full as it is. So please don't do anything unless you really want to.

As regards your queries: (i) in my view ALL your views are well worth knowing, especially since you are able to write in such a clear style; (ii) A5 is a nice handy format to have.

Apologies once again; the last thing I wanted to do was to create more work for you.

Best wishes, Eric

[Ursula]

don't worry Eric... Nigel is obviously still suffering from trying to control CTMG on Friday night..he will return to his usual sunny obliging self after our gig on the 14th
Ursula

[nigelgatherer]

(01-03-2009 08:46 AM)Ursula Wrote:  ...Nigel is obviously still suffering from trying to control CTMG on Friday night..

You're not joking, Ursula! As much as I love CTMG (Crieff Traditional Music Group) I sometimes view them as one of life's little tests.

And Eric - please don't apologise; these are the sort of little problems that I love. I have wondered for a wee while whether I should re-present the hand-out booklets as A4, to fit in with the tune hand-outs, as most people place them in loose-leaf binders, it may make sense. And the question of whether all my material should be available on-site is one worthy of consideration.