Benslow Music Workshop: Ornaments and Finger Speed in Balkan Tunes
This course focusses on embellishments in Balkan music. We shall learn pieces from Balkan regions, and indulge into ornamentation, phrasing and playing techniques, everything which will make them sound truly Balkan.
We will learn tunes from Rumania, Bulgaria, Macedonia and probably Serbia. I expect we may cover 2 more complex pieces and 3 simpler/shorter ones. For each piece we will start with the skeleton tune, and then study and practice phrasing and ornamentation, combined with practicing
Fee: £45 (25% off for under 27s)
London
Sat 8 May to Sat 22 May 2021