In this seminar we will try to approach a few different elements of the bouzouki itself and as a part of a whole band. We will do an introduction to the basics of the instrument (notes on the fretboard, really basic stuff). We will then spend some time on chord meaning and different ways to present them on the bouzouki (Arpeggio exercises, inversions, picking techniques etc). The introduction to the scales of the Greek urban folk music will follow (practice of motifs along the scales, how scales are connected to each other, practice of scales with or without tempo, dynamics etc). Finally we will attempt to enter the magical world of improvisation (taximi) on and off tempo, using most of the above.