Hurdy-gurdy beginners to half advanced – Rea de Rybel
This workshop is especially for anyone who has not been playing for very long, maybe is still a beginner… but no longer wants to start from the very beginning. So this workshop is for anyone who has already started playing the hurdy-gurdy, starters that is. Rea writes:
“Bravo, if you’re reading this, you’ve persevered with playing hurdy-gurdy (and regularly cursed maintenance)! Don’t worry, we’ll refresh the basic strokes (one and two) and learn some simple melodies. With these basics, we can breathe life into a waltz, for example. We’ll also look at different options to vary the short folk melodies so that it doesn’t get boring. We are in a group, so we will play together by listening carefully to each other and who knows, we might venture into a second voice or a canon.”
Level of playing
This course is especially for beginners to intermediate players. Participants already have experience with the hurdy-gurdy. For example, they take the Saturday course for beginners or beyond beginners to intermediate players. For example, they have already followed some lessons or workshops. Or they have been playing for at least a year. Tuning and preparing an instrument for playing is no longer a problem and it is also possible to learn new melodies.
In comparison with our Saturday course: this workshop is intended for approximately the same level as the beginners to intermediate course that Kay currently teaches, but the more fluent players from the group of beginners (teached by Petra & Gertjan) are also welcome.
About Rea de Rybel
“As an adolescent I chose the hurdy-gurdy, the sound of the instrument sold me immediately! Not such an obvious choice, but its uniqueness was an extra motivation to try it out. Meanwhile, I have been teaching hurdy-gurdy lessons for about ten years and lead the folk ensemble at music studio Ward de Beer. I love dancing at folk balls, the cadence you feel while dancing I take with me into the music. Playing a scottisch is one thing, but playing a scottisch danceable is another.
I took internships and workshops with several hurdy-gurdy players. No, unfortunately I am not really a stage animal, but I enjoy passing on the hurdy-gurdy jitters to as many people as possible!”
