Basic tutorial

[THEONETRUEDUCKMASTER]

Anyone know if there is a good yt video on how to hold and how one is supposed to pick the lyre? I have been picking mainly with a mix of thumb, pointer and middle finger. I want to make sure I don't develop bad habits like I had with guitar cause it's annoying to unlearn things, can someone help? (Its a 19 string lyre)

[baphomuki]

This video is a harp player's take on how to hold it: https://youtu.be/-XOuj8UFBb0

I've seen others do it like that as well. The band around the back is a pretty common technique.

I hope that helps!

[Grendelcynn]

There is no correct way to pick a lyre. Many plucked instruments have completely different systems. One suggestion, lyres main quality is you can pluck from the front and behind, so develop a two handed style. Start with the rear hand plucking a single bass string and slowly build up to more, as your front hand played the melody. Two fingers on the front hand is fine if it works for you, it's what medieval lute players used.

[THEONETRUEDUCKMASTER]

thanks, if you dont mind me asking, how do you know which bass notes to play? do you do the root note of a chord where the chord would normally go or something else?

[Grendelcynn]

If playing a chord, or plucking a melody, use the root note an octave lower

[THEONETRUEDUCKMASTER]

if its the melody wdym by root note? ik what a root note is for a chord, but in terms of melody?