Nyckelharpa Teaching and Resources

Vicki's Virtual Music Room

Halsway Virtual Bar Session

2020 was a strange year. We lost all of the courses that we were supposed to run at Halsway Manor. So using the magic of green screen we filmed a series of Virtual sessions in the bar. This is the fruit of our labour. I have ordered them here from easy to hard, work your way through them! Sessions will be starting up again - they'll be At Home with Vicki & Jonny. Watch this space! The videos are open to all - but to get the music lessons you'll need to be a subscriber (or a student)

Download the Complete Dots

Session Zero - Nice and Simple

Session Zero Part 2 - Nice and Simple

Session Zero Part 3 - Nice and Simple

Session 1 - Join Us in the Bar!

Extra Session - Swedish Tunes Workshop at Whitby Folk Week

Session 2 - Swedish Tunes

  • Tierps Polskan / Vendelpolskan
  • Stures Schottis
  • 1814
  • Kadrill Cozaken
  • Click here to download a printable pdf of the four tunes for session 2

Session 3 - British Tunes

  • Three Around Three /  The Cotillion 
  • The Man in the Moon 
  • Butter'd Peas / Old Tom
  • 100 Pipers / Jeannie's Blue E'en
  • Click Here to download a printable of the tunes for session 3

Session 4 - Swedish Tunes

  • Hälleforsnäspolskan
  • Spikens Vals (3rd version!)
  • Byss-Calle 32 (we promise it'll be steady!)
  • Stensele Polskan
  • Härjedalsschottisen
  • Click Here to download a printable of the tunes for session 4

Session 5 - British Tunes

Session 6 - Tunes by people who have been to Halsway!

  • The Noodle Slicer (by Ed Pritchard)
  • Kerry's Lament (by Linda Hall)
  • Narrowly Missed the Milk Jug (by John Cooke)
  • The Heart Waltz (by Chris Drinkwater)
  • Miranda's Mazurka (by Ed Pritchard)
  • The Stand In (by Linda Hall)
  • Doreen's Schottis (by Chris Drinkwater)
  • Polska for Vicki (by John Cooke)
  • Download a pdf of all the dots

Session 7 - The Playford Session

  • Maiden Lane
  • Hunt the Squirrel
  • Upon a Summer's Day
  • Nobody's Jig
  • Stanes Morris
  • Barham Down
  • Goddesses
  • Download a pdf of all the dots

Session 8 - Vicki's Dance Tunes

  • Hyde & Seek / The Japonica Jig
  • Elsy's Waltz
  • Piggelunkschottisen
  • Ankapoo / Tongue in Cheek
  • Dancing Out / One for His Nob
  • Download a pdf of all the dots

Session 9,  Jonny's Dance Tunes

  • Doodle Oak Cloggers / Hedingham Green (32 bar reels)
  • Waltz for Shari (64 bar waltz)
  • Sunny Skies / Dancing Shoes (32 jigs)
  • Anastasia (48 bar reel)
  • Italian Pants / Dot Dot Dot (32 bar polkas)
  • Download the dots to Session 9

Session 10 - The Playford Session Part 2

  • Mount Hills
  • Jenny Pluck Pears
  • Red House
  • The Black Nag
  • Argeers
  • Mr Isaac's Maggot
  • Dick's Maggot
  • Trip to Paris
  • Download a pdf of all the dots

Session 11 - Swedish Tunes

  • Polska efter Johan Skedin från Tärnsjö
  • Fikavalsen
  • Schottis från Lima
  • Hans Grinds Jäspodspolska (CiG)
  • Svängrumpa
  • PDF of the dots

Session 12 - British Tunes - Sunday 9th August

Session 13 - The Danceable Playford Session Part 3

Sessions 14 - Swedish Tunes

  • Fanteladda
  • Springvals från Valö efter Ceylon Wallin
  • Polska från Östra-Ryd
  • Hamburska efter Pehr Ericsson
  • Skänklåt - Skålarna
  • PDF of the dots

Sessions 15 - Swedish Säckpipa Tunes

  • Långdans från Sollerön
  • Menuetto efter Sven Donat
  • Pollonesse efter Andreas Dahlgren Nr. 87
  • Röra Röret
  • Gärdsbygubbarnas Polska
  • PDF of the dots

Session 16 - from the Long Room at Halsway Manor!

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