Some teaching material:

Turkish Makam, etc.

• Introduction to Turkish Makam: terminology and foundational repertoire
• Turkish Ilahis: introduction to Turkish hymns with solfege
• Hicaz İlahi “Dağlar ile taşlar ile” with solfege
• Popular songs of the Near East: introduction to repertoire from the Near East with solfege
• Music as Contemplative Practice: program of study in Turkish Makam and Hindustani Raga

Composition, Piano etudes, etc.

• Simple Solfege Melodies
• Tonal Theory: Introduction to tonal theory
• Mode Lesson: Introduction to modal theory and practice
• Modal Singing: Introduction to modal singing
• Modal Modulation Etude: Piano etude displaying contrapuntal modal modulation
• Yoj to Edo and Yoj ot Edo II: Piano Etudes for developing multi-voice tracking in beginning piano students, three different versions for different levels
• Figured Bass November 2015: Original figured bass for study
• I Can’t Get Started: Lead sheet with simple chord voicings for study and play (tune by Vernon Duke)
• Intro Chord Theory: Introduction to chord theory for guitarists
• Cowboy Chords: Open-position chords for guitarists
• Simple Melodies: Well-known melodies to sing, play, memorize, harmonize and make variations; with guitar TAB
• When the Saints Go Marching In: Simple chart for playing and improvising
• More Melodies with Chords: sing, play, memorize and improvise
• When I Fall In Love: keyboard arrangement of Jazz standard
• Chords and Inversions Introduction
• New Braunfels, TX – Shaker inspired hymn

Contrabass, etc.

• 24 Keys Bass Exercise: Scales and arpeggios in all major and minor keys with fingerings (try the same exercise in 2 octaves as well!)
• Minor Scales for Contrabass: minor scales with fingerings
• Contrabass Etude III: Raag Puriya Dhaneshree in a modern style with extended techniques
• Expanding and Re-Conceiving the Rhythmic Palette: Workshop on developing a polymetric sense of time for bassists

North Indian Raga

• Music as Contemplative Practice: program of study in Turkish Makam and Hindustani Raga
• Bhimpalasi work: Bhimpalashri, Bhimpalasi tarana, Chalan and Sargam

Reflections on the Musical Life: Essay on the musical life and the student-teacher relationship