{"id":4279,"date":"2026-10-09T14:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/lessons\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:03:03","slug":"lessons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/en\/lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Lessons \u2014 Ba\u011flama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><style>.vc_custom_1760000000001{background-image:url(https:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hero_baglama_alexander_pewlo.jpg) !important;background-position:center center !important;background-size:cover !important;}.vc_custom_1760000000003{background-image:url(https:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands_saz_detail.jpg) !important;background-position:center center !important;background-size:cover !important;}.vc_custom_1760000000007{background-image:url(https:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hero_baglama_alexander_pewlo.jpg) !important;background-position:center center !important;background-size:cover !important;}.vc_custom_1760000000002{padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:40px !important;}.vc_custom_1760000000004{padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:20px !important;}.vc_custom_1760000000005{padding-top:20px !important;padding-bottom:40px !important;}.vc_custom_1760000000006{padding-bottom:60px !important;}<\/style>\n<p>[vc_row parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_id=&#8221;lessons-hero&#8221; color_scheme=&#8221;white&#8221; bg_overlay=&#8221;darker&#8221; darken=&#8221;dark&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760000000001{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hero_baglama_alexander_pewlo.jpg?id=4276) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">LEARN BA\u011eLAMA ONLINE<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">One-to-one online lessons with a professional Mediterranean &amp; Middle Eastern strings performer.<br \/>\nAll levels \u00b7 English \/ Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#book\" class=\"btn btn-white scroll\" target=\"_self\">Book a lesson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;teacher&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760000000002{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4277&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;justificado&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>YOUR TEACHER<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m Alex\u00e1nder Pewl\u00f3, a multi-instrumentalist specialised in the plucked strings of the Eastern Mediterranean: ba\u011flama (saz), oud, lavta, yayl\u0131 tanbur and bouzouki.<\/p>\n<p>I have studied makam music and modal composition with masters such as Efr\u00e9n L\u00f3pez, Sinan Ayy\u0131ld\u0131z, Cihan T\u00fcrko\u011flu, Evgenios Voulgaris and Christos Barbas, including study trips to Greece and Turkey and the Labyrinth Musical Workshop in Crete. I lead the ensemble <strong>Yayla<\/strong> and have performed in venues such as the Museo Nacional de Antropolog\u00eda (Madrid) and Centro Sefarad-Israel.<\/p>\n<p>I have taught music for well over a decade and I direct my own music school in Spain. Teaching these instruments \u2014 clearly, patiently and with real repertoire from day one \u2014 is what I love doing most.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_id=&#8221;learn&#8221; color_scheme=&#8221;white&#8221; bg_overlay=&#8221;darker&#8221; darken=&#8221;dark&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760000000003{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands_saz_detail.jpg?id=4278) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">WHAT YOU&#8217;LL LEARN<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Turkish &amp; Ottoman repertoire<\/strong> \u2014 from Anatolian folk songs to classical makam pieces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Makam theory made practical<\/strong> \u2014 intervals, seyir, and how to actually use them when you play.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Technique<\/strong> \u2014 m\u0131zrap\/tezene plectrum work, \u015felpe fingerstyle, ornamentation and clean left-hand playing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Ear and reading<\/strong> \u2014 learn by ear the traditional way, and read notation when it helps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Style and tradition<\/strong> \u2014 Anatolian, Sephardic and Mediterranean approaches to the same strings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;how&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760000000004{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"vntd-special-heading\"style=\"margin-bottom:px;\"><h1 class=\"header  animated vntd-animated\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"100\">HOW IT WORKS<\/h1><div class=\"header-strips-one  animated vntd-animated\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"100\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Live one-to-one video lessons<\/strong> (Google Meet or Zoom) \u2014 50 minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Materials after every lesson<\/strong>: PDF scores, tabs and audio references to practise with.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All levels<\/strong> \u2014 from your very first notes to advanced makam work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>English or Espa\u00f1ol<\/strong> \u2014 whichever you&#8217;re comfortable with.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Students worldwide<\/strong> \u2014 I&#8217;m based in Spain (CET) and schedule flexibly across time zones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;pricing&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760000000005{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"vntd-special-heading\"style=\"margin-bottom:px;\"><h1 class=\"header  animated vntd-animated\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"100\">PRICING<\/h1><div class=\"header-strips-one  animated vntd-animated\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"100\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Single lesson \u2014 60 \u20ac<\/strong> (50 min)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pack of 4 lessons \u2014 220 \u20ac<\/strong> (55 \u20ac per lesson)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Payment by bank transfer or card. 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