Bulgarian singing is one of the great cultural wonders of the world.
In class this season we particularly enjoyed counting “Bulgarian” rhythms, complicated and intriguing rhythmic phrases — often called “additive rhythms” — with complex phrases composed of smaller counts, primarily of twos and threes. When we patted, clapped, counted and sang, in our minds we were not just students in a kids’ music class, a full-throated chorus, masters of Bulgarian singing, one of the most “mysterious” forms of of group vocal expression. In this video we can start to see what all the hubbub is about.
We are revising the AllAroundThisWorld.com site — the information you’re seeking may still be here, but a lot of links are broken and details may be out of date. We are currently using a new (better!) site — ExploreEverywhere.com — to tell you all about our class offerings, our “pen pal” program and how to become one of our teachers, and will eventually be moving all the goodies from here over to there. So, GO TO THE NEW SITE!
