Upcoming Hungarian Singing classes on Zoom, Ohio, Ljubljana, publication, and more!

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From: Zina Bozzay, Vadalma & Hungarian Folk Singing Circle <zi...@zinabozzay.com>

 

Upcoming classes, Ohio, Ljubljana, publication, and more

View this email in your browser Greetings, friends! I'm writing from Cleveland Ohio, where I am this week giving lectures and teaching at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Cleveland State University School of Music, the AHEA conference, and in the local Hungarian community. If you're in the area, reach out! I've heard that a lot of you don't see these newsletters because they go to Spam or Promotions folders. If you get them, drop a note to help me feel I'm not sending them out in vain! 😊 In April and May, we're offering two parallel online class series before our break over the summer. Instead of the same materials at various class times, we have a Transdanubia series on Sundays, and a review series on Tuesdays. See below! We also continue to offer the recorded class option. In other news, the Institute for Musicology in Budapest has just published an article I wrote about teaching Hungarian folk singing to people of diverse backgrounds. If you'd like to take a deep dive into my teaching methodology and philosophy, see below. Upcoming in April - June: WEEKLY SINGING CLASSES: Online Folk Singing Classes: 6-week Series on DUNÁNTÚL on SUNDAYS April 26 - May 31. Covering the same wonderful songs from Southern Transdanubia as in our fall class, at the new Sunday class time. Join us! Sign up NOW!   Online Folk Singing Classes: REVIEW Series on TUESDAYS April 21 - May 26. Covering all of the songs from 2025-2026 series (from Dunántúl, Magyarbőd, Gyimes, and Moldva), open to returning students as well as newcomers. Full details at the link. Recital on June 2. Sign up NOW!   In-person Folk Singing Classes: Óbuda Folk Music School In Budapest, from April 20 - May 25 we will also be reviewing our songs from this school year as well as preparing for a year-end performance. LECTURES AND CLASSES IN OTHER LOCATIONS: Cleveland and surroundings, Ohio, USA - April 13-19 Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Cleveland State University School of Music, Hungarian community, AHEA conference - Details here Private lesson availability - reply to schedule   Zagreb and Ljubljana - May 12-13 Lectures and Folk Singing Workshops at the Liszt Institute Zagreb, Liszt Institute Ljubljana, and University of Ljubljana - Details here Private lesson availability - reply to schedule BOOK RELEASE Táncház 50 book release - May 7 Held at the Institute for Musicology, Budapest As always, we are very grateful if you share these classes with folks you think may be interested! All my best, Zina   🤎 Donate or become a member now 🤎   I originally wrote this for a conference at the Institute for Musicology in Budapest, to share my thoughts and experiences with my colleagues there about working with English speakers — looking at current common practices, assorted barriers to learning, and how we can more successfully adapt our teaching methods (rather than, say, simplify the tradition) when teaching diaspora Hungarians and non-Hungarians. For anyone who wants to take a deep dive into my teaching methodology and philosophy, the article is on page 105!  Feel free to share your thoughts and feedback with me, I would love to hear them! Free download of the whole book The official book release will be on May 7 at the Institute for Musicology in Budapest, after which physical copies will also be for sale at the usual stores in Hungary.   Copyright © 2026 Zina Bozzay, Vadalma, & Hungarian Folk Singing Circle, All rights reserved.