I bought a Duduk knowing it will be challenging to learn. Thank you for providing some excellent tips for us beginners!

sounds beautiful

It looks similar to the " chanter " you use to play the Scottish bagpipes.

Dove posso acquistare le ance?

Whats the name of the intro song that us played at the beginning of every lesson?

Do you have an email address where I could send you my very first composition on Duduk to have your feedback ? I just started to learn it by myself

Hey! I recently bought a duduk and started learning through your videos. i have noticed that when trying to play those bottom 3 notes its extremely hard, theres an immense amount of back pressure stopping me from playing, on the higher notes im fines and have good breath control and such. sometimes i do find the pocket and am able to play the lower notes but i dont know what im doing different then in comparison to when i cant play the lower notes. any advice by chance? Ty in advance

Thank you for your lessons and for your helpful approach to a demanding instrument, Mark.

I'm sad that you stopped making duduk videos. I started a couple years ago, during the pandemic. I'm self taught, so KZfaq has been a great help. Your videos are the best duduk tutorials that I've come across.

I'm here because of Dune

What key is the dudok in?

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Is it it possible to play it in a D Duduk ? If yes, can you show me sheets ?

I'm 8 years too late but I'll ask anyways:) My A sounds like an A flat and I can't figure out what to do about it, do you have any suggestions?

Mine isn't sounding right. Playing along with the video, the first three notes sound good and reasonably in tune. After that, mine is sounding massively out of tune with the video, and not even by a little bit. I tried using the chromatic tuner on my phone. The first note is hovering between A and A#, B is accurate, C# is accurate, then I've got a flat D#, a flat F and sharp G. The octave is very sharp - it's a little sharper than A#. I am keeping all the fingers down that I can, as suggested in the video. Is this intonation completely down to me or is it likely that I have a slightly dodgy instrument?

What does this song mean? I've always seen this piece called "A song of complaint." Could you elaborate on that, please?

Any movie with duduk in the soundtrack always makes me feel a sense of sorrow.

just got one duduk ,should the tapes on the sides of the reed be removed or not?

Thank you! Only just got my A and C chromatic duduks in today, never played one before, but I managed that scale, and Scarborough Fair....

sometimes i get it down to A. I found out I need to relax more the tip of my lips/ Do you have a chart for the high notes position?. Im still confused with the high notes. Thanks

Dear Mark, do you intend to learn us the part two of that wonderful Hovern Engarn? @duduklessons7239

That is the title that made me want to play the duduk...

How can I know the key of my Duduk? If I cover the first 6 holes I get an G

Hi Mark, just started playing thanks to your lessons. Thank you very much for these, they're not too long and easy to follw! I have a question though; what is the device you're using in this lesson (it's writtten swar sudha on it) thanks!

As I understand, the "empty" fingers close the holes again? Only the hole for the sound to be produces must be open?

Deep indeed 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you

duduk is It is an original Kurdish musical instrument

This was great! I initially skipped this to watch your more technique-based lessons. I wish I would have watched this first! It brought everything together! It was the first time I sounded like a real duduk player!

This instruments range is very limited, not more than an octave.

Hi Marc! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Do you use your tounge (and if, how?) while playing the duduk?

hola. una consulta como se limpia una flauta duduk .Gracias.

Hi, where in the U.S. can I get a quality duduk?

Marcus here from China. this video is very helpful for me. keep doing it please.

Can I learn at 38 yo ? Is that difficult or bit easy ? We have zorna classes here in my country . Is there a link between those two instruments or are different ?

Thanks for the lessons man! 🙏

Can anyone recommend a quality Duduk brand or website that you can make all those half notes etc. I bought one from amazon and it's not good. thanks

So I'm having issues because my hands are too small- my pinky can't reach the fourth hole. Otherwise I'm getting some nice sound from it (I play flute and oboe) but I actually can't reach that hole!!!!

Armenian duduk super..

I can get sound without any fingers on the holes but once I cover them, I get no sound. Is there a certain angle I should be holding the instrument at? Thank you!

What is that structure behind u? To ur rught?

I play the saxophone and my family had a duduk so i decided to play it and thanks to you i got my very first sound :)

Oh this is so useful. I have just bought a dudûk and was puzzling over the hand position. Thank you so much.

You melted our hearts

Hello beautiful soul, thank you very much for your lessons. Blessings for all people around you.

Just ordered my Duduk. Literally going to record water flowing on a mic so i can put it through a loop pedal and play Duduk to it. Drones come in many ways lol

Thank you so much. I have previously played the trumpet and Blues Harmonica and just purchased my first Zurna. For some reason, it seems impossible to just find simple lessons, let alone a fingering chart. Much appreciation for what you have done.

I only have one reed, where did you get the other reeds? did you go to Armenia?

where can i buy one???

Hi :-) Barev :-) Is it possible give me skype lessons?