Singing Workshops

GETTING STARTED (pp. 1-2)

STEP BY STEP - a Practical Walk-Through

STEP ONE: LISTEN (pp. 2-5)

Rhythm (pp. 2-3)

Melody (p. 3)

Learning by ear from a recording (p. 4)

Form (pp. 4-5)

Harmony (p. 5)

Dynamics (p. 5)

Mood (p. 5)

STEP TWO: SING (pp. 6-11)

Recommended listening (p. 7)

Transcribed tralls (pp. 8-10)

STEP THREE: DEFINE THE DETAILS (pp. 11-22)

Syllable choice - building a vocabulary (p. 11-12)

Common initial consonants (p. 12)

Internal sustained consonants (pp. 12-13)

Vowels (pp. 13-21)

Tongue vowels (pp. 13-15)

Lip vowels (pp. 15-16)

Mixed vowels (p. 16)

Diphthongs (p. 17)

Overtone theory (pp. 17-20)

Applied overtone theory for tralling (pp. 20-21)

Ornamentation (p. 22)

STEP FOUR: MAKE IT YOUR OWN (pp. 22-25)

Telling a story with syllables (pp. 23-24)

GOOD ADVICE (pp. 24-25)

Be consistent (p. 24)

Sing for dancing (pp. 24-25)

Imitate or Quote (p. 25)

Experiment (p. 25)

I created Learning to Sing Hardanger Fiddle Tunes - A Practical Guide for my kveding class at the 2007 HFAA workshop. You can download the PDF here or jump directly to a section by clicking on the table of contents below (this function may not work in all browsers).

I've recorded three songs for use in the 2007 HFAA kveding classes. The lyrics are linked below, and you can find MP3 versions in the forum.

Nils og Jens og Gjeidaug

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