We're in the process of going through over 100 Yiddish tunes in our new Yiddish Fake Book having fun looking at them on Youtube first-- then trying the on the piano using the Fake Book music. A fake book is a collection of music written only with the melody line, the lyrics and the chord above the melody line. Once you know how to play piano, you simply add in your arrangement of the chords and melody. That takes at least a hearing of the original song so you know what type of musical situation you're dealing with. Here's the original Tumbalalaika by the Barry Sisters who seem to have a lot of Yiddish tunes posted to Youtube. Both Dorothy and me enjoy how the Barry Sisters do their songs.
Now, here's Dorothy on the Korg piano with rhythm on the Yamaha E433 which is always to the left of our piano. The tunes are relatively easy to learn and read. Many of these Yiddish tunes lend themselves to folk dances and sing alongs too, so we're trying to get a handle on the best ones to do that way.
Now, here's Dorothy on the Korg piano with rhythm on the Yamaha E433 which is always to the left of our piano. The tunes are relatively easy to learn and read. Many of these Yiddish tunes lend themselves to folk dances and sing alongs too, so we're trying to get a handle on the best ones to do that way.
