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Tiny Balkan Tutorial: Balkan Hijaz with 'Busy Bees' ornaments
This is probably my all-time-favourite ornament. I only can do it when I'm in a regular practicing mode, and my fingers are 'tuned'. And...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Mar 16, 2023
Djunjuritsa - Part 2
Last time you practiced the 9/8 rhythm, and I hope that by now, your fingers and your head have gotten themselves around the rhythm, the...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Mar 9, 2023
Djunjuritsa - a Bulgarian dance that brings smiles
Today I only share the first part of this piece - there are lots of notes to practice, specially in the 2nd part, so you might need time...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Feb 23, 2023
Lamma Bada - moving East of the Balkans and back in time...
I learned this tune a while ago, it's one of those that you can sing round and round without stopping, and it works like a chant... your...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Feb 16, 2023
Ottoman Ornament practice in Balkan Hijaz mode
Do we love technique practice? I actually truly do :-) Especially when using Balkan Hijaz scales, in the triplet patters, which snake so...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Feb 9, 2023
Silent Fields - a few tips on 'beautifying' this Eastern European tune
Today I would like to share a melody with you which I had forgotten about, just rediscovering it when working on the 2nd edition of my...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Feb 2, 2023
Babo Čerkez Čoček - a Macedonian Gypsy Dance piece
This is a mini tutorial for a funky Gypsy dance piece, not a by-ear-tutorial as such so you might need to get the sheet music from the...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Jan 26, 2023
Muro Shavo - By-ear-tutorial
This is one of my favourite songs, great to sing and play and ideally both together, on dark and murky days it really brings brightness...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Jan 24, 2023
Scale+Ornament Practice: Balkan Hijaz on A
Lets start the new year on a new mission: achieve wild fingers ! Today there is no tune, but some technical exercises. Over the next few...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Jan 19, 2023
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