What You Will Learn

The Duduk Learning Path begins with the foundations of playing and gradually develops towards greater control, expression and repertoire. The curriculum is organised into phases, with new material becoming available as your membership continues.

Phase 1

Foundations of Sound

Available from Day 1

Phase 1 establishes the foundations that everything else in the Academy will build on.

You will get to know the duduk and reed, learn how to prepare and adjust your instrument, develop your playing position and embouchure, and establish reliable finger positions.

From there, you will begin working with tuning, the Academy's fingering and notation system, the major scale, note recognition and long-note exercises for sound and dynamic control.

    • Understanding the Duduk

    • How the Duduk Works

    • Preparing the Reed

  • Playing Posture & Embouchure

  • Full Members

    Submit your first playing video and receive personal feedback on your embouchure, posture and sound before continuing further into the Learning Path.

    • Basic Finger Positions

    • Adjusting the Reed

    • Tuning the Duduk

    • Notation, Fingering System & Major Scale

    • Note Recognition

    • Long Notes

    • Long Notes & Dynamics

Phase 1 Complete ↓

Phase 2

Control & Expression

Unlocks after 30 days

Phase 2 builds on the foundations of Phase 1 and begins bringing greater flexibility and expression into your playing. You will learn to adapt fingering to your individual instrument, develop the minor scale, explore vibrato in depth and begin applying these skills through complete pieces.

    • Adapting Your Fingering to Your Duduk

    • Minor Scale

    • Vibrato

  • Begin bringing everything together through complete pieces.

    Phase 2 includes five pieces from Armenian folk and sacred music, taught through listening, observation and imitation, with downloadable sheet music available.

  • Full Members

    Perform one of the repertoire pieces from Phase 2 and receive personal feedback on how your sound, intonation, vibrato and other skills are coming together in your musical playing.

The Learning Path Continues

Phase 2 is the beginning of the repertoire journey, not the end of the curriculum.
New repertoire, techniques, scales and future phases continue to expand the Duduk Learning Path over time.

Phase 3

Coming later


New Repertoire

Added throughout the Learning Path


Checkpoint 3

Later in the curriculum · Full Members

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