DVD – How to Play Klezmer Fiddle – Learn the Melodies, Techniques and Styles of a Great Tradition

Klezmer, the celebratory dance music of Eastern European Jews, has gained popularity in recent years, partly through the work of the musical super-group, the Klezmatics. Lisa Gutkin, their virtuosic fiddler, has made a DVD that’s perfect for anyone. She details the scales, rhythms, grace notes, trills, fill-ins, slides and other techiques you’ll need to play authentic klezmer tunes, plus info on interpretation, improvisation and history. Along the way you’ll learn four pieces/dance forms: freylekhs, bulgar, hora and khosidl. Includes booklet as PDF file on the disc. 110 min.