Learn to play an easy and wonderful Slovak music instrument

[Bob Rychlik]

Please forward the article bellow, or the attachment, to anybody who
would like to learn to play fujara and/or koncovka in a week long
course. There has been only one such course in the USA, and I have
been teaching it for past 3 years in the nice little campus of
McDaniel College on the edge of Westminster, Maryland. The class
registration is now open, the course runs in the first week of July
2014.
Thank you!
Bob

Learn to play an easy and wonderful Slovak music instrument

The symbol of Slovak folk music, the "fujara" flute is often
presented as a gift to visiting heads of states and it has been
recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of Heritage of all Humanity
(2005). Some bought a decorated fujara and it is now hanging on the
wall, because they assumed that it is difficult to play that
instrument. I have great news for everybody: IT IS NOT DIFFICULT AT
ALL, and after a week long course you would be on your way to enjoy
playing fujara or koncovka for yourself or for your community.
It doesn't matter if you already play a music instrument, or if you
have never played one in your life!
Slovak overtone flutes are very easy to play and have wonderful sound.
The short flute "koncovka" has no side holes and sounds great the
second you blow into it, there are no "wrong" tones there, no need to
read music either, you can play intuitively and my students have been
jamming blues on the 3rd day.
The large flute "fujara" is based on the same overtone scale, but with
3 side holes has 2 octave range, and has majestic and soothing sound.
If you'd like to hear them, click on the link to watch my concert at
Library of Congress, from Library archives:
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5044
or from YouTube:
http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D5Y5fonktBzQ&sa=U&ei=s7yuTaj_NYmftwfoj4XeAw

If you'd like to play one, check the attached PDF with information
about the 5 day course at Common Ground on the Hill (McDaniel College,
Westminster), 1st week of July 2014, the class is open right now,
don't wait too long to register:
http://www.commongroundonthehill.org/index.html (Traditions week 1 /
Overtone flutes), or to get the printed catalog of all courses, send
email to Sarah LaCoss, Office Administrator
Sa...@commongroundonthehill.org and ask for the Traditions Week
printed booklet to be mailed to you.
Please contact me for any questions, thank you!
Bob Rychlik