Complete Balalaika Book

Complete Balalaika Book

The balalaika is most often associated with Russian folklore. In this comprehensive method book, concert and recording artist Bibs Ekkel shares his extensive knowledge of the balalaika as taught in Russia today. This 182-page book is divided into four sections: an extensive Foreword, the Tutor, A Brief History of the Balalaika, and a Repertoire Section. The 20-page Foreword offer insights on the tunings of all the instruments in the balalaika family, hand positions, string sources and height adjustment, and chord shapes. The author even describes how to make a bass balalaika pick from shoe leather. The Tutor or instruction segment is written for the â€˜prima balalaikaâ€™ which is correctly played with the fingers only rather than with a pick. The Tutor jumps right in with exercises and tunes in quarter, eighth, and sixteenth-note values with occasional dotted notes and syncopation. Perhaps half of the music in this section is shown in both standard notation and tablature. A glossary of musical signs and Russian musical terms is included. A Brief History of the Balalaika is well written and nicely illustrated. The Repertoire Section offers a valuable resource of Eastern European folk tunes. All but two selections in this section are written in both notation and tab with suggested guitar chords, the exceptions being an arrangement for balalaika and piano, and a balalaika orchestra score. More than simple melody chord leadsheets, these are the authorâ€™s own arrangements of tunes for solo balalaika and balalaika orchestra. A companion audio with selections performed by the author completes this highly effective instructional package. Includes access to online audio.
Country USA
Manufacturer Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2016-01-08
EANs 9780786694990

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2016-01-08
EANs	9780786694990

Complete Balalaika Book

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