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Time to Migrate - Brand New Teaching Website

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 13:37:00 +0100

Hello!
I started this blog back in 2005 - 16 years ago and over time have created a flute blog and a nyckelharpa teaching blog. I've now decided to amalgamate the three sites into one teaching website and put most of the material behind a paywall.

I always wanted to keep my teaching open for as many people as possible - and I took the opportunity to create many new videos during the pandemic. However - the time has come to paywall my work.

I will be moving these lessons and videos over - so if you come across a missing page, pop on over to my new website to find them!

Hope to see you over there!

Lots of Love

The Golden Birch

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Wed, 2 Jun 2021 19:55:00 +0100

Hello!
A tune I wrote a really long time ago and blogged - but this is it taught by ear! So although the dots are here, ignore them! I've also put the original video at the bottom of this post. It's from 2006 - 15 years in-between the two. You can certainly see how technology has come along!!!
:))
Vicki

Colin's Cattle

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:05:00 GMT

Hello!
Colin's Cattle - lovely little tune!

Enjoy

Cantigas Number 323 and 29

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:44:00 GMT

Hello!
It's Cantigas day!
Cantiga 323: Ontre toda-las vertudes and Cantiga 29 - Nas mentes Senpre teer

Both played on the Swedish Säckpipa.

Enjoy

Vicki

Gone with the Tide

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:40:00 GMT

Hello!
It's International Bagpipe Day today. I've been wanting to film this again on the border pipes but haven't yet managed to put in place the filming I wanted to do. So I grabbed the camera and just filmed it for Jock!
Enjoy
:))
Vicki

Gone with the Tide

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 18:32:00 GMT

Hello,
A really beautiful tune composed by Jock Agnew who sadly died in October this year. Written for border pipes - this is it played on Scottish Smallpipes in A.
:)
Enjoy
Vicki

Download the PDF of this tune - click here

Dusty Pipes

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 5 Oct 2020 21:59:00 +0100

Hello!
A nice little tune that I teach, so thought I should upload a video of it!
Enjoy
:))
Vx

Virtual Session in the bar at Halsway Manor - The säckpipa session!

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 16:17:00 +0100

Hello!

I'm pretty sure most people will know I spend most of my time on my nyckelharpa blog. I've been running a virtual session there since the middle of May. This week however, Jonny couldn't be with me and it became a säckpipa friendly session! So join in with me and see what happens when Jonny can't come!

The tune list is as follows:

As we've said before, these sessions take a lot of time to put together and we definitely enjoy doing them. But I am up against a pretty hard deadline with the Virtual Halsway - so there may not be any sessions between now and then as I put together that weekend.

This leads me on to two little adverts!

The Virtual Halsway Weekend. I should have been at Halsway Manor on the 18th and 19th September with many other nyckelharpa players. As we can't do this I'm running some online workshops and session. You'll find all the information on my actual website - Click here! But we have Peter Hedlund, Leif Alpsj¨ø and Thor Pleijel doing some Zoom workshops. I am giving a nyckelharpa focussed Zoom concert in the evening. So check out the website and get yourself booked on!!

My second advert is for a Crowdfunding project I'm doing - an album of Dances from Terpsichore by Praetorius on nyckelharpa quintet. As of today I'm at 50% funded with three weeks to go. Check it out!

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/hearts-eyes

See you at the session on Sunday!

:))

Vicki

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Polska efter Oppigårds Lars

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
A really popular polska this week!
Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

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Polska efter Lennart Skoglund

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
A polska today. The full title is really - Polska ur Lennart Skoglunds Notbok. There are some lovely little quirky things in the rhythm in the second half so watch out!
Enjoy!
:)
Vx

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Whist With A Twist

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:05:00 +0100

Hello!

It's time for a Scottish small pipe tune that I wrote today. It's a great tune for technique as well as rocking along. It's a four part jig that I wrote when I was playing around with the idea of implying chords within pipe tunes. You need to make sure your fingers are really accurate! Don't be sloppy when it's slow as it'll be impossible to play accurately fast!

:))

Vicki

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Schottis efter Axel Sjölander

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
It's time for a schottis! We've not had one for a while! This is another one from Småland - Tingsås. It was found in the manuscript by Magnus Gustafsson.
Enjoy!
:))
Vx

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Menueto efter Sven Donat

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 8 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
A really lovely simple little tune from the collection of Sven Donat in Småland.
Enjoy!
:))
Vx

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Polska efter Rolig Pers Andersson

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 1 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
Another tune from Dalarna, this time from Gagnef - a most excellent place! Enjoy!
:)
Vx

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Polska efter Anders Lundin

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 25 May 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
A polska from Älvdalen in Dalarna today. A lovely mix of swung dotted quaver/semi-quaver and semi-quavers. Enjoy!
:))
Vx

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Hamburska efter Pehr Ericsson

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Thu, 21 May 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
This is the last of my Swedish tunes on the Scottish smallpipes for a while as I switch back to the säckpipa for a while now. This has to be one of my most favourite tunes I play on the pipes. Watch out for the rhythm, let it swing and enjoy!
:))
Vx
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Polska efter Måns Olsson

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 18 May 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
Another polska on the säckpipa. Polska efter Måns Olsson from Jämtland.
Enjoy!
:))
Vix

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Hambo Polska efter Theodor Freyland

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Thu, 14 May 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!

This is a hambo polska. The hambo is a great little dance and this fits perfectly on the Scottish smallpipes! Enjoy.

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Polska efter Per Gustaf Florell

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 11 May 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
Today we have an 8-note polska. It's a great little polska on the säckpipa. Enjoy!
:))
Vx

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Polska från Gladhammar

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Thu, 7 May 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
This is really a slängpolska, so slightly slower than an eight note polska and we have three distinct beats to the bar, rather than the one-three-one that happens in the eight note. It's a great tune that I have done before on this blog - but it's worth coming back to!
Enjoy!
:))
Vx

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Polska efter Andreas Dahlgren (Nummer 87)

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 4 May 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
Säckpipa tune time! A tune from Småland. Pollonesse efter Andreas Dahlgren, number 87.
Enjoy
:)
Vx
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Polska efter Oppigårds Lars

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
This tune is a really great tune from a Swedish piper. The trick with this tune is the staccato, short sharp notes at the beginning, trying to make them sound snappy like they do on the säckpipa.
Enjoy!
:))
Vx

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Säckpipslåt efter Jont Lars Olsson

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!
A real classic säckpipa tune today, one that is or should be in everyone's repertoire. It's an eight note polska, meaning you swing it!
Enjoy!
:))
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Polska efter Lennart Skoglund

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!

A polska today on the Scottish smallpipes. It's an eight note polska, so that means make sure you swing the dotted quaver/semi quaver figures. Watch out for the sei-quavers in the B part. It also needs a C natural thumb hole for the right hand. It's a great polska though - I love it!
Enjoy!
:))
Vx
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Polska efter Gabriel Fredrik Johansson

noreply@blogger.com (Smallpiper) — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Hello!

A polska today from Karlstorp in Småland - after Gabriel Fredrik Johansson. It's a slängpolska, so three distinct beats in the bar. A great tune, fits superbly on the säckpipa.

Enjoy!

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