West Coast Class Materials
page updated September 12, 2023
CONTENTS
- Catherine Foster—Clarinet; Ornamentation
- Valeri Georgiev—Bulgarian Kaval
- Christos Govetas—Greek Singing; Improvisation & Soloing
- Mensur Hatić—Accordion
- Jerry Kisslinger—Tapan
- Mark Levy—Macedonian Village Ensemble
- Konstantin “Kotse” Marinov—Bulgarian Dance
- John Morovich—Croatian Singing & Tamburica Ensemble
- Benji Rifati—Brass Band
- Varol Saatcıoğlu—Gajda
- Aya Safiya—Greek Violin
- Carol Silverman—Romani Singing
- Michele Simon—Balkan Vocal Technique
- Lily Storm—Balkan Singing Survey
- Sean Tergis—Doumbek
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Catherine Foster
Clarinet; Ornamentation
CLARINET
Audio files:
ORNAMENTATION
Ornamentation phrase charts:
Audio files:
Valeri Georgiev
Bulgarian Kaval
BEGINNING
INTERMEDIATE
- Terzeliiska Ruchenica / Stoyan Chobanov — Chart PDF
- Horo Ot Trakiia / Dragan Karapchanski — Chart PDF
Christos Govetas
Greek Singing; Improvisation & Soloing
Link to Google folder with materials
Mensur Hatić
Accordion
Repertoire of Milan Zavkov
Charts PDF
YouTube links:
Rumenka Kolo / Boban Prodanović
Rumunsko Horo-Sanovo Pravo Horo / Mensur Hatić
Stefanovo Oro / Ilčo Jovanov
Vratničanka / Ismet Alajbegović-Šerbo
Jerry Kisslinger
Tapan
INTRODUCTORY DOCUMENTS
LEVEL I
Notes:
Music Files:
LEVEL II
Notes:
Music Files:
Mark Levy
Macedonian Village Ensemble
Crnogorka
Pajduško
Potrčano
Žensko Dračevsko
Collected Tapan Patterns for All Tunes
Chart PDF
Konstantin “Kotse” Marinov
Bulgarian Dance
Link to Google folder with materials
John Morovich
Croatian Singing & Tamburica Ensemble
YouTube links:
Benji Rifati
Brass Band
Audio files:
Varol Saatcıoğlu
Gajda
Vassil Bebelekov – Godfather’s Rachenitsa – chart PDF
Materials for Rhodope gajda collective camp set:
Aya Safiya
Greek Violin
Audio files:
Link to Google folder with additional Greek violin music files
Carol Silverman
Romani Singing
INTERMEDIATE
Amen Sama But Roma
Astargja O Horo
Čerda Mile
Rakencar Phirava
Lyrics PDF
Rakencar Phirava / Esma Redžepova — audio file 1
Rakencar Phirava / Esma Redžepova — audio file 2
Romani Čhaj Amari
ADVANCED
Habibi
Jasenovac
Ka Merav
Tabljola I Šutka
Žimi Tebe, Dušo
Michele Simon
Balkan Vocal Technique
Lyrics PDFs:
Lily Storm
Balkan Singing Survey
Link to Google folder with materials
Sean Tergis
Doumbek
Link to Google folder with materials