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Hola!
This week was teaching in Portugal and it was a lot of fun! A real flying visit though as it was sandwiched in-between other events! Hopefully it will be the start of many visits! Because I've been on the road I've not managed to get the camera out to film the lessons from Halsway. This is in the schedule for tomorrow as I prepare for Burg Fürsteneck!

So what is new this week?

For nyckelharpa we have Diversion Ahead.

I have now started an A-Z of dance music for the flute, so every week now for the next 26 weeks there will be a new flute tune. This week it's A and Auretti's Dutch Skipper.

On the säckpipa we have Lästringe Gånglåt - a great little tune and not too tricky!

Enjoy
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Vicki

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Hello!
It's the start of the week where loads of nyckelharpa players descend on Halsway Manor. Many people are already on their way! As the week goes on I'll be more and more frantic, so this entry is being written early! What's new?

Gammal Schottis efter Bengt Håkansson for the Swedish säckpipa and also a starters video.
The Butterfly was added for the fife. There are a few fife lessons being added to the flute - but when they're in, there is a whole new flute thing going to happen!

I am going to be doing some Henry Purcell catches for the nyckelharpa at Halsway, so this week I have released the first of these! An Ape, a Lion, a Fox and an Ass is quite jolly! I'll be doing 10 of these at Halsway so watch out for a spate of these catches with minus one parts this autumn!

I have just released my 1000 public video on YouTube! To celebrate I jumped out of the recording session I was in and filmed a little waltz that I composed just before I hit record. Enjoy - The Thousandth!

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Vicki

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Hello!
We're back from Valhalla safe and sound! It was an epic weekend with lots of driving and lots of Vikings and it was a lot of fun. I taught beginners workshops and had lots of willing Vikings to teach! There's a little video from one of the groups - not bad for an hours worth of group lesson! So we've got a few days to collect ourselves ready for our next time of being on the road! I've rearranged the Children's Course slightly, but not so much you'd notice much difference! So what's new this week?

Vals efter Hans Werkmäster från Rättvik for nyckelharpa
Katie's Waltz on the mini-nyckelharpa in the Children's course (but good for adults too!)
Brudmarsch efter Calle Svankvist for the Swedish Säckpipa
Hälleforsnäspolskan went out as a short from Valhalla!

Enjoy!
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Vicki

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Hello!
This week we're off to Valhalla or to give it its full name Valhalla Viking Festival. We've been rehearsing hard in the lounge (Or Studio 1 as we call it!) and have lots of different things that we don't normally perform. So this week I have some tunes that we're playing at the festival!

Valhalla near Basingstoke - written by Jonny in the sienaharpa course.
Wolf Rock's March - written by Jonny, also in the sienaharpa course.
Cadrill Kozaken for Swedish Säckpipa

Enjoy. See you on the other side of Valhalla!
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Vicki