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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Oct 23, 2023
* Discover North Macedonia * .......... More Sokol Pie at the Fortress of Skopje.
More Sokol Pie is the songs about a Falcon who saw the brave man coming back from battle with 9 wounds from gunshots and 10 wounds from...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Oct 21, 2023
Explore Skopje's Čaršija with Veleško Oro
Veleško Oro, an old Macedonian Čalgija piece is at home at this old shopping quarters from Ottoman times. With this video, I would like...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Oct 19, 2023
Balkan Turns without Finger Twists
Here a Mini Tutorial to practice another ornament frequently used in Balkan and Eastern European Music - Turns :-) Soft ones, accented...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Mar 9, 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...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Feb 23, 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...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Feb 16, 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...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Feb 9, 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...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Feb 2, 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...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Jan 26, 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...
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