The Magic of Bouzouki

By Yossi Aharon

The complete Greek bouzouki method book by the musician and bouzouki play Yossi Aharon. The book is suitable for beginners and advanced and contains all the theoretical knowledge necessary for the study of playing on bouzouki.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Yossi Aharon
• Release date: Feb 19, 2009
• ISBN: 9781386123552

Yossi Aharon

Yossi Aharon, a musician and virtuoso Greek bouzouki player from Israel. He began his musical career at a young age. He started learning music and music notation at age 6 and learned to play on mandolin, violin and piano. During a visit to Greece, he started to learn to play bouzouki. He was influenced by Greek culture and developed a deep affinity for Greek music and Rebetiko. In Israel, He began teaching the instrument. His great passion for Greek music and constant visits to Greece caused him to abandon his profession to spend his time in music. He built a new website called “The Greek world” (Hebrew: “Haolam Ha’yevani”) containing information on Greek music and culture. The website received thousands of unique users each month. He wrote the book “Kessem Ha’bouzouki” (“The Magic of Bouzouki”), a comprehensive Greek bouzouki method book in Hebrew include Greek musical scales. More than 1,000 copies of the book were sold in Israel. After the success of the Hebrew edition, he published the book in English.

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About the author

Yossi Aharon, musician and virtuoso Greek bouzouki player from Israel.

He started learning music and music notation at age 6 and learned to play on mandolin, violin and piano.

During a visit to Greece, he started to learn to play bouzouki. He was influenced by Greek culture and developed a deep affinity for Greek music and Rebetiko. In Israel, He began teaching the instrument. His great passion for Greek music and constant visits to Greece caused him to abandon his profession as web developer to spend his time in music.

He built a new website called Haolam Ha’yevani (The Greek World) containing information in Hebrew about the Greece, the Greek music and culture. The website received thousands of unique users each month.

He wrote the book Kessem Ha’bouzouki (The Magic of Bouzouki), a comprehensive Greek bouzouki method book in Hebrew include Greek musical scales. More than 1,000 copies of the book were sold in Israel. After the success of the Hebrew edition, he published the book in English.

Introduction

Hello dear students!

The Greek bouzouki is a stringed instrument with four pairs of strings originally from Greece and is known as the instrument with the pleasant and intoxicating sounds. It’s known for its many decorations and is considered the central and most prominent instrument in Greek music.

Today, as Greek music is gaining momentum in Israel and becoming popular, so does the demand for bouzouki. It attracts many to want to play on