Fiddle

(or, a musical Hurrah! for the end of the school year) with Mari Carlson Sunday, May 16, 12:00 – 1:30 PM Eastern Time Students will learn a fiddle tune, a polska called “Fin er du”, in honor of syttende mai (May 17), Norwegian Independence Day. The tune is Swedish but there are words Mari will sing in Norwegian. Sweden and Norway both celebrate the end of school on this holiday. We will start by getting used to the polska rhythm by moving to the beat, then we’ll add the bowing pattern, then the notes. We will learn by ear, in keeping with the way music is learned in this tradition. This is a great opportunity for students to expand repertoire,...