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Book Balkan Music from the Danube: Download and Pre-Order
I have great news!!! 🤩 After much fiddling and faffing, the PDF of my book Balkan Music from the Danube is ready to download. And for...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Mar 20
Pajdushko Demo and Play-along Practice - Balkan Melody Mastery Course
Here's a demo version of Pajdushko, a Macedonian/Bulgarian dance tune in 5/8 time signature. We are playing it here in a slower speed so...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Jul 6, 2024
Have your own band to practice Vranjanski Čoček
This video accompanies the Balkan Melody Mastery Course: A tune that was taught and studied thoroughly, and now it's time to play with a...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Mar 5, 2024
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
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
Az Ördög Útja - The Devils Way
this is a cute little Hungarian folk tune, which will sound much more catchy with a couple of special ingredients, which I will show you...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Jan 5, 2023
Jai de Szep Kek Szeme, or 'What Beautiful Blue Eyes You Have'
This is a mini tutorial, giving tips to (hopefully) enrich your playing of this really beautiful piece. My name for it is simply 'Blue...
Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Dec 8, 2022
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