Branko - 8-2-2009 at 04:59 AM
Dear fellow members, I need some sharp critics which would help me to improve my playing, So, pull out sabres and start hacking.
fadel - 8-5-2009 at 02:13 AM
hi
your stail nice
play with the rhythm to know how critics
thank
Branko - 8-5-2009 at 02:32 AM
Thank you Fadel
Reda Aouad - 8-5-2009 at 02:43 AM
Hi Branko.
Your style is nice.. Your playing is very good
You play well in the high notes and high positions. Good technique.. but never be satisfied with it. Always work on making it better and better.
But I noticed that it's 5 minutes of taqsim on the same style and mood.. which gets boring. You may vary the style and progress differently. Maybe try
to do some interesting modulations, do some modulated parts and return back to the initial mood and maqam. This way it gets more interesting. It is
always the unexpected that attracts the listener.. contrary to when the listener gets what he expects.
Keep up the good work.. and please keep posting recordings.
Thanks
Branko - 8-5-2009 at 06:40 AM
You are absolutely right Reda. As I am self-thought, it is not easy to make a quantum leap on my own. What would you modulate to?
Thanks, Branko
Reda Aouad - 8-5-2009 at 06:57 AM
I am self-taught as well. And I don't improvise well at all. I just commented the way I felt as a listener.
You can have many modulations from Nahawand. If it is on C, you can have the upper jins bayati (G, A half-flat, Bb C) or Hijaz (G Ab B C) and play
around those, then return back to the original maqam. You can also have a zamzama jins (C D Eb F Gb) which sounds amazing while playing nahawand. For
example, just play this simple sequence and listen how it feels as a closing phrase (cadence): Eb F Gb F Eb D Eb F G (natural) F Eb D C. You could
also move to Farahfaza or Hijaz Kar of Nahawand on F of Ajam on C if you want a separate part of modulation... The possibilities are endless and
nothing follows rules.. what counts is the good transition between the modulations. If it sounds good to your ears then it is. I wish I could explain
better with words.. but all comes with a lot and a lot of listening.
MatthewW - 8-5-2009 at 02:14 PM
nice playing Branko, you have a nice touch and I can feel the duende amigo.. Improvising and modulation which works well and is pleasing to the ear is
not easy and we all need to work at it! I believe you were playing in D, so one useful and common modulation would be to the Hijaz as Reda suggests,
if in D you would go the Hijaz in A ( A,Bb,C#,D,E,F,G). I think a oud chord ( where possible) now and then helps to spice things up. Also listen to a
lot of players- Sunbati is a good one, his playing is a text book on maqamat and modulation. best wishes, MW
Branko - 8-5-2009 at 07:53 PM
Reda and Matthew,
Thank you very much.
Kind regards
Branko
panço - 8-6-2009 at 12:16 PM
bravo branko 
I like your style .
Branko - 8-7-2009 at 04:28 AM
Merhaba Panço.
Çok teşekkürler.
Cyberquills - 8-7-2009 at 04:12 PM
Nice work Branko.
I must agree with our fellow players. You are in Do so a modulation to Hijaz on sol could work well.
Must catch up sometime 
CQ
mrkmni - 8-8-2009 at 01:24 PM
Nice playing Branko.
the oud is well sound
it looks like indian music, you repeated the same phrase many times.
thanks