The Tanbur Method is based on Murat Aydemir’s teaching experience with the Tanbur. In addition to the complete method which explores the full spectrum of the instrument and its techniques, there is also a DVD aimed to aid the readers with visual and audio examples combined with the book reading.

Available in English, Turkish and Greek language

Contents

• Introduction
• Parts of the tanbur, strings, plectrum
• Choosing a tanbur
• Care and maintance of the tanbur
• Tuning the tanbur
• Practising exercises
• A few points for beginning tanbur players to keep in mind when practicing the exercises
• Downstroke and left hand exercises
• Main fret position exercises
• Exercises to increase mastery of the main frets and moving along the neck
• Exercises to develop triplet picking and learn fret
• Exercises to develop fingering and picking dexterity
• Exercises for developing coordination