Gundula Stojanova Gruen
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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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Jan 24, 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...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Jan 19, 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...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Jan 11, 2023
Hora Nunzi - a groovy Wedding dance
Hora Nunzi is a catchy and groovy wedding dance from Central Romania, nowadays it will probably only be performed for old-fashioned rural...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Jan 5, 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...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Dec 15, 2022
Veleshko Oro - Learn some Chalgja by ear...
This tune sounds almost Turkish, and it is so flexible to perform, either as a complete solo, or with percussion only, or with a full...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Dec 8, 2022
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...
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Gundula Stojanova Gruen
Dec 8, 2022
Amalo - learn the piece which I called 'Friend'
This is a by-ear-tutorial of a lovely tune, one of those ones that makes you feel good and easy going, and plants a smile on everyone's...
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