2024-11-02 — Traditional Fiddle Tunes from Agder (Online)

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Join Norwegian fiddler Gard Nergaard to learn traditional fiddle tunes from Agder in southern Norway! You'll leave class with new tunes for your next jam session, and you'll learn nuanced fiddle technique that will help you for years to come. This class is offered in conjunction with Vesterheim's Hand Me Down the Fiddle exhibit.

Gard will teach the class on Hardanger fiddle, but players of all instruments are welcome to join. Participants using a standard fiddle can choose to transpose up a step or use a violin capo (available for purchase from a variety of online vendors).

Level of Instruction: 

Intermediate - All tunes will be taught by ear.

Additional Supplies:

Students will need to provide a computer, laptop, or tablet with a camera and mic as well as a fast, reliable internet connection.

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When registering for the class, please make sure to use the email address you'd like the Zoom meeting invitations sent to. You will receive links to the Zoom session by email sometime during the week prior to the class. If this class is a gift, please sign up with the recipient's email address or be prepared to forward all communications.

Enrollment Deadline: 

October 18, 2024

Click here to learn more about instructor Gard Nergaard.

The Hand Me Down the Fiddle exhibition and events are supported by a Scandinavian Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions in the Upper Midwest grant from the American Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) and a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from Carol Birkland and Tom Woxland, and Peter Dahlen and Mary S. Carlsen.

Vesterheim Folk Art School's online programming is made possible in part by the generous support of the Vesterheim Annual Fund from Sons of Norway - Noreg Lodge 3-466.