How to Play Hurdy-Gurdy - Section 1 - Instrument Basics & Posture

Hey everyone! This is the first in a series of videos we will be providing for beginner players. I've had a lot of students asking me to go over these basics, so me and Max figured it would be a good idea to produce a set of videos with step-by-steps that can help everyone. If you like this video and want to know more, subscribe and then you'll get notifications on the next one. We will be going through everything from the basics beginner level hurdy-gurdy startup stuff all the way to music theory, sight reading, and more!
If you have any thing in particular that YOU want to see or have explained - leave us a comment on that. Wooo!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:43 Instrument Overview
02:04 Sitting Posture
03:02 Using a Strap
05:54 Holding the Gurdy
06:35 Right Hand Posture (crank)
08:37 Left Hand Posture (keyboard)
10:55 Activating/De-activating strings
14:13 Outro
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[@trafficface]

A very rare teacher you are, you explained why things are done.

[@noelle-beaudin]

Thank you! It's important to know why or else you can't know why not!

[@knave-of-hearts]

Wow now all I need is a hurdy gurdy

[@timothyweese7004]

I like how she adds humor to her teaching, makes it fun..

[@noelle-beaudin]

Thank you! I try my best!

[@hallaviltti7463]

Perfect timing! I’m just about to finish my Nerdy Gurdy Linotte build. Can’t wait to get started, thank you for the video!

[@noelle-beaudin]

Excellent! Glad we could help!

[@mattwsutton]

Thank you for this. I look forward to the next videos.

[@noelle-beaudin]

You are welcome!

[@christophermiraglia]

You are amazing! Thank you for your practical, no-nonsense tips.

[@FireflyMyLife]

Thank you for doing this!

[@noelle-beaudin]

You are welcome!!!

[@tussk.]

Can we have a video of you using your bow and arrows?

[@iamthereforeimustbe]

The timing of this video is perfect for me too. I have just been gifted a Gurdy that needs some work and I'm looking forward to learning to play it. I've subscribed to catch the following videos.

[@noelle-beaudin]

Excellent! You will be happy to know the next one is coming out over this weekend! We are trying to release the next chapter every couple of weeks in order to keep at a good pace for the beginner. 🙂

[@howieee6260]

Thank you so much--this is just what I needed! (And thank you for emphasizing healthy posture!)

[@noelle-beaudin]

Yep!

[@LegatusXIII]

Thank you for the tips. I'm receiving my Aplo in a few weeks and can't wait to get started. Hopefully get to meet a few of you folks at a workshop in the future.

[@noelle-beaudin]

You are most welcome! We will actually be releasing the registration and booking information for the August Workshop soon so stay tuned for that!

[@patriciasarausky5100]

Great video that will sure be helpful to people playing gurdy.

[@noelle-beaudin]

Thank you Patte!

[@codyosborne9307]

Omg! Thank you for this! I have to wait for my catnip, but I am still so excited to learn as much as I can.

[@noelle-beaudin]

Cody - you are most welcome. I can't WAIT for you to get your Nip. I know Radoslaw is trying real hard to do stuff while he is injured, but we all have to wait (me too!) but it will be great once the waiting is over!!!

[@codyosborne9307]

@@noelle-beaudin I will be forever patient and understanding of his situation. I'm just glad that he is recovering, however slow it may be. I was worried for him.

[@noelle-beaudin]

@@codyosborne9307 me too! Once you get it let me know! Can't wait!

[@nelsonglaucirica3975]

Noelle, you're amazing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge about the hurdy gurdy. Thank you so much!!!!!

[@noelle-beaudin]

Well, I don't know if I'm amazing, but thanks! Video #4 is coming out in the next couple of weeks - we are having a lot of fun doing them and getting great feedback.

[@savagecapitalist]

​@@noelle-beaudin yep, lady is amazing... Cool

[@noelle-beaudin]

@@savagecapitalist Thanks!

[@jeffquay1523]

Thanks for the metronome pitch !! Too often overlooked but so, so necessary.

[@noelle-beaudin]

ABSOLUTELY.

[@savagecapitalist]

Keep WANTING...God will provide. Shhh. Just wait n see.

[@noelle-beaudin]

You'll get something soon. Jaap has some great Nerdy Gurdies for the right price 🙂

[@user-tq7yv1di3v]

Thank you a lot! It looks like there are no hurdy gurdy teacher in my country. It looks like I found teacher outside the country)))

[@noelle-beaudin]

You are welcome! The next video (4th one!) will be coming out this week!

[@elizabethbecker8646]

Metro-gnome!😂 what instrument do I play while waiting months for my hurdy gurdy to arrive.

[@noelle-beaudin]

Hi Elizabeth! :-) Piano...it will help with recognition of the notes on the keybox once your HG arrives!

[@FjolnirSyverson]

I want to learn but do not have 1500$ it’s sad the price barriers for instruments can keep so many people away

[@noelle-beaudin]

You actually do not need that much $ to start. There are some excellent and very affordable options that are listed here: gurdyworld.com/gurdyblogs/cheap-hurdy-gurdies/ :-) Good luck, at least you don't want to learn bassoon - entry prices for that instrument are ~$4300 ;-)

[@datsunlambchops4624]

What is the name of the french instrument that works like a hurdy gurdy, but is a long rectangle?

[@noelle-beaudin]

Do you mean the Symphonia?

[@datsunlambchops4624]

@noelle-beaudin I googled it, and yes that is the instrument. I've seen it once before but never knew the name. Thank you.

[@noelle-beaudin]

@@datsunlambchops4624 my pleasure!

[@TooSlowTube]

Hmm... I watched part 4 first, then came to this one because most of the way through that I was wondering what notes you have on the keyboard. Where is that covered? Although I watched you play a scale, I couldn't see which keys you were playing. Is it fully chromatic? Are the black parts also keys?

[@noelle-beaudin]

Sure. If you go back and watch the first 3 videos in the series, the keys, note names and placement are all covered specifically. Yes, the HG is chromatic, although there are some diatonic HGs out there, this video series covers the G/C chromatic HG specifically.

[@TooSlowTube]

@@noelle-beaudin Okay. Thanks. I've watched 1 and 4, so far. This is what I find frustrating about video learning vs something written where I can try to skip through to find what I want to know, then go back. I find it hard to sit through something like this hoping it will get to the point I wanted to know about.

[@noelle-beaudin]

@@TooSlowTube I know, it is a pain. It sounds like you need Part II the most - and in the liner notes of the video there are markers for the places you can skip ahead to. If you need specific help, just book a time with me on deathbygurdy.com and I can help you out 🙂

[@TooSlowTube]

@@noelle-beaudin Thanks. The last two thirds of part three were more what I was looking for. The black keys are hard to see in a video, so I wasn't clear if there were notes on black keys between the ones you were playing - and initially I thought only the white keys were keys, then switched to thinking only the black ones were. Might I suggest a labelled close up diagram of the keyboard, on your website? As someone who's never actually seen a hurdy gurdy, other than on KZbin, that's the part that was least clear, to me.

[@jjeshop]

You invented a hurdy gurdy with no frills