C A D E N C E – Nyckelharpa EU project 2009-2011
Cultural ADult Education and Nyckelharpa Cooperation in Europe
– Teaching music to adults with special emphasis on the nyckelharpa (key fiddle)
This project was organized as a "Learning Partnership" and has been funded with support from the European Commission by the "Lifelong Learning Programme – Grundtvig".
The CADENCE-partnership was established by three educational institutions in Germany, Italy and Sweden, related by their offer of
- cultural and musical education for adults
- folk music and dance as a medium of cultural identity and
- teaching the medieval/Swedish musical instrument "nyckelharpa" (key fiddle).
The objectives of the partnership have been to search for subjects, didactic methods and management of cultural education for adult learners with an emphasis on musical education and specially on teaching the musical instrument "nyckelharpa". The project started August 2009 and will ended July 2011.
- Eric Sahlström Institutet, Tobo (Sweden)
- Scuola di Musica Popolare di Forlimpopoli (Italy)
- Akademie Burg Fürsteneck, Eiterfeld (Germany)
Further details on the project can be found in the summary.
The CADENCE project was honoured as an example of "good praxis" of a Grundtvig learning partnership.
Some published outcomes of CADENCE
For more information see the pages "Publications" and "Articles & sheet music"
The final CADENCE-Nyckelharpa-Concert at Burg Fürsteneck, Germany, 9 October 2010 has been recorded and broadcasted January 23, 2011 by the National German radio "Deutschlandfunk".
CADENCE Brochure |
CADENCE e-Book (420 pages) |
CADENCE audio CD (66 min) |
M. Ambrosini: Daily exercises |
Jule Bauer: Playing Nyckelharpa |
Shedule CADENCE Events
Date |
Description |
Remark |
Link |
01.06.-02.06.2011 |
Festival of the Scuola di Musica Popolare di Forlimpopoli |
Presentation of the CADENCE results |
Public presentation |
21.02.- 25.02.2011 |
Editorial Meeting, Tobo, Sweden |
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09.10.2010 |
Public CADENCE concert at Burg Fürsteneck |
Broadcasted by German radio 'Deutschlandfunk' 23 January 2011, 9 -11 pm |
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07.10.- 10.10.2010 |
International Days of the Nyckelharpa |
(outside of the programme) |
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05.10.- 10.10.2010 |
Meeting at Burg Fürsteneck, Germany |
multinational study group |
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22.06.2010 |
Public CADENCE concert in Forlimpopoli |
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20.06.-24.06.2010 |
Meeting in Forlimpopoli, Italy |
multinational study group |
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11.01.-16.01.2010 |
Meeting in Tobo, Sweden |
multinational study group |
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24.11.-25.11.2009 |
Meeting of German CADENCE delegation at Burg Fürsteneck |
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23.11.-24.11.2009 |
Meeting of CADENCE teachers at Burg Fürsteneck |
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08.10.-11.10.2009 |
International Days of the Nyckelharpa |
(meetings outside of the programme) |
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08.10.-11.10.2009 |
Management-Meeting |
managers and teachers |
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17.02.-19.02.2009 |
Meeting with the three mayors in Forlimpopoli, Italy |
Signing the cooperation between the communes |
The next events
- 08.11.2024 16:00 to 11.11.2024 15:00
European Nyckelharpa Training (D)
Marco Ambrosini
Hochschule für Musik Trossingen, Germany - 07.02.2025 16:00 to 09.02.2025 15:00
European Nyckelharpa Training (D)
Jule Bauer
Academy Burg Fürsteneck, Germany - 04.04.2025 16:00 to 06.04.2025 15:00
European Nyckelharpa Training (D)
Annette Osann
Academy Burg Fürsteneck, Germany - 23.05.2025 16:00 to 25.05.2025 15:00
European Nyckelharpa Training (D)
Ditte Andersson
Academy Burg Fürsteneck, Germany - 12.09.2025 16:00 to 14.09.2025 15:00
European Nyckelharpa Training (D)
Didier François
Academy Burg Fürsteneck, Germany - 09.10.2025 18:30 to 12.10.2025 13:00
2025 Intern. Days of the Nyckelharpa
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