Armenian Duduk: Complete Method and Repertoire

The Third Edition of Armenian Duduk Method is the only trilingual comprehensive and easy-to-use guide designed for anyone interested in playing Armenian Duduk from the complete novice just learning the basics to the more advanced player. Using his prominent performance and pedagogy background Georgy Minasov takes an all-in-one approach by combining theory, scales and technique into a single volume. For those who want to enrich their repertoire the book features over 250 songs from different music genres including such duduk standards as Hovern Enkan, Machkal, Eshkhemet and much more. The book is divided into four sections. The first section aims to teach the beginners to perform smoothly and correctly read the notes. Section II fixes and further builds on the skills gained in Section I, adding competence of correct performance of folk and gussan songs, dance melodies, and spiritual music. Sections III and IV include ensembles and mughams – the pearls of Eastern culture along with their audio tracks accessible online. More information about the book can be found by accessing book's official website at www.minasovduduk.com