Description
Discover the fascinating Swedish string instrument nyckelharpa with the instruction book “Playing the nyckelharpa” by Jule Bauer.
The nyckelharpa: a historical overview
The nyckelharpa is a fascinating musical instrument. It was first rediscovered in Sweden in the 1960s, spread rapidly and developed from an almost unknown folk music instrument in this country to an internationally recognized string instrument in many different areas of music today.
Why learn the nyckelharpa?
Its unique, expressive sound inspires, arouses curiosity and awakens in many people the desire to learn this instrument. For a long time, there were only a few teaching opportunities or game courses outside Sweden. This new textbook “Playing the nyckelharpa” by Jule Bauer aims to remedy this!
Jule Bauer: An expert introduces herself
The author has had a close relationship with the nyckelharpa for a long time and was the first graduate of the “European Nyckelharpa Training”. Since 2003 she has been teaching singing and nyckelharpa at various courses for early music and world music and since 2009 she has been a lecturer for nyckelharpa at the Akademie BURG FÜRSTENECK (D), the Scuola di Musica Popolare di Forlimpopoli (I) and since 2012 at the Conservatoire intercommunal de musique des deux vallées in Milly la Forêt (F).
The textbook: A comprehensive guide
The well thought-out pedagogical concept of this textbook, which has already proven itself in practice, guarantees the best guidance you could wish for when starting to explore the nyckelharpa. It teaches all the essential basics for playing and getting to know the nyckelharpa, such as the history and construction of the nyckelharpa, the structure of the instrument, how to hold the instrument, bow position, tuning, and important musical basics.
From the basics to mastery
You are systematically guided from the first bow stroke through to the art of playing in the various keys and styles. In the appendix, the author deals with important physiological aspects that should be considered when practicing and making music.
A rich repertoire
The more than 50 melodies included provide an exciting and varied repertoire that is carefully adapted to the learning progress. Numerous exercises help you work through the 22 chapters. Many illustrations clarify the learning content or show interesting facts from the world of the nyckelharpa.
For beginners and advanced
All melodies and exercises in the textbook “Playing the Nyckelharpa” are designed for chromatic nyckelharpa with three rows of keys and are notated for both continental tuning (fifth-quint-fifth) and traditional Swedish tuning (sixth-fourth-fifth).
With a foreword by Per-Ulf Allmo. The book “Playing the Nyckelharpa” is written bilingually in German and English.
