July 16-19, 2020 Click here for registration information and to download a registration form AVAILABLE SPRING 2020 We are dedicated to both nurturing beginners and providing challenges for the more advanced. We invite you to come and join us in an environment that has been called "the warmest and most supportive in North America." Come to HFAA 2019 and experience the excitement and inspiration of four days of intensive immersion! Hardanger fiddle (hardingfele) classes: We offer four concurrent full-time classes to accommodate all levels from beginner to advanced, teaching a variety of Norwegian hardingfele traditions. Private sessions with our teachers are also available. Loaner instruments are available on advance request. Even if you have never tried the hardingfele before, you are welcome to join us! Dance classes: This is a rare opportunity for dancers of all levels (whether children or adults, beginners, intermediate or advanced) to learn how to listen to the music, relate to the fiddler and partner and build a wonderful dance. Mini-classes: Kveding (traditional Norwegian singing) classes offer you a chance to broaden your Norwegian folk music experience. Sometimes mini-classes are offered in other Norwegian folk music instruments such as seljefløyte (willow flute) and munnharpe (jaw harp). Need to borrow a hardingfele? Can you lend a hardingfele? The HFAA's unique Hardingfele Loan Program allows students who do not have a hardingfele to borrow one for use during the workshop. Read more about this program here. If you have a hardingfele that you are willing to lend, please indicate that on the registration form or, if you are not attending the workshop, write to president@hfaa.org to arrange for safe travel for your instrument. Children and teens: Children and teens are welcome, as HFAA endeavors to promote the appreciation of traditional music and dance among younger generations! Children who have the ability to participate in music and dance activities may attend the classes. There are no childcare facilities available, so parents should be prepared to watch their children and work cooperatively with other parents. Advance registration is required for all children. Teenagers are welcome to attend without a parent, but they must have an adult chaperone. To make arrangements, please contact the Workshop Chair at workshopchair@hfaa.org. ![]() Click here for registration information and to download a registration form AVAILABLE SPRING 2020 Click here for profiles of our staff AVAILABLE SPRING 2020 Click here for information on housing and meals Click here for information on directions and ride sharing Click here for information on the workshop hardingfele loan program Click here for information on scholarships For more information, contact the below: Workshop Chair: Cathie Springer, workshopchair@hfaa.org Hardingfele Scholarships: scholarships@hfaa.org Dance Scholarships: youngdancer@hfaa.org |