Re: Gaida\bagpipe help

[Henry <hbg...>]

Hi - I agree, this is a question for the EEFC list, subscribe at
www.eefc.org.

Or even better, before you post, search the list archive -
http://archive.iecc.com/search.phtm.eefc
Spell it "gajda", that seems to be more commonly used.

Or come take gajda classes at the EEFC summer workshops (this year Aug
22-29 in Western MA.)

Or you can write me off list for contact info for potential teachers - I
suspect this is one of those "five minutes with someone who knows what
they are doing is worth a hundred hours of reading about it"  situations.
Sometimes it's something YOU need to be doing differently, sometimes it's
something that needs to be adjusted/fixed on the instrument - especially
when the instrument is a dead goat turned inside out. :-)

HBG



On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, allen watsky wrote:

> Jeremy, You might try posting a question on the eefc mailing list, there
> seem to be lots of people playing Gaida on the list. Its the east European
> folklife center. Also try Balkan.com forum, or did I get that link from you
> ? The eefc is a good bet. AW
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeremy Bloom" <jeremyb (at) bway(dot)net>
> To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 8:01 PM
> Subject: Gaida\bagpipe help
>
>
> > Hello there
> >
> > After getting my Gaida (bagpipes) from Bulgaria, I am having a lot of
> > trouble playing them. If I block the 4 foot long drone chante with
> something
> > to blow up the bag I can usually do before feinting but by the time I make
> a
> > small tone I am so out of breath that I have to stop and get some air
> >
> > Any tips
> >
> > What would be even more helpful is if there are any books or websites on
> the
> > subject
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jeremy
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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