The online hurdy-gurdy academy
The hurdy-gurdy academy I wish existed when I started.
A complete learning path created and taught by Sergio González Prats.
You may know my free lessons from YouTube. Inside The Crankers Club, those ideas become a clear musical journey—with structured courses, live guidance, personal feedback and a worldwide community.
- 10+ years teaching
- 100+ students
- Worldwide
▦ Founding enrollment September 2026
Sergio González Prats
Founder, teacher and working musician. →
Beyond YouTube
A complete path, live guidance and real feedback. →
10+ years
teaching online
100+ players
guided worldwide
4 continents
of workshops and concerts
One instrument
understood in depth
From YouTube to the workshop floor
I teach players, not just lessons.
The Crankers Club brings the same practical, personal teaching I have shared in workshops around the world into one online home you can return to every week.
Inside the academy
A complete instrument—not a single style.
Begin with the fundamentals or enter where you need help. Every pathway is structured, searchable and designed to connect with the others.
Beginners · Sample class
Wheel contact · cotton · rosin
A clean, reliable sound
Coup & Disassociation · Sample class
Control · accents · coordination
From even pulse to musical pattern
Get the Repertoire · Sample class
Medieval phrasing · articulation
Learn the tune as music—not notes
Modes · Sample class
Colour · direction · interpretation
Hear the mode before you play it
50+ focused lessons at launch
Most classes are 10–15 minutes, with PDFs, exercises, rhythm sheets and repertoire notes where useful.
Not another lonely video library
Learn alone. Never feel alone.
The lessons wait for you whenever you are ready. The community, live class and feedback give you somewhere to bring the questions that appear when the wheel starts turning.
- Live
Monthly group lesson and Q&A - Share
A private international player community - Replay
Return to every session in your own time - Feedback
Personal video review on Premium
I will be your teacher
Built from the questions real players ask me.
I have spent more than a decade teaching the hurdy-gurdy online and performing early music internationally. My work connects rigorous instrument technique with rhythm, modal music and historical repertoire.
The academy distils what I have learned from more than 100 students, over 200 concerts and workshops across Europe, the United States and Australia. It is not a faceless course library: I teach the live sessions, answer the questions and guide the community.
Membership
Choose how you want to learn.
Three clear options, all in USD. Gold is complete and self-paced. Premium adds Sergio’s monthly class and personal feedback. Cancel monthly plans anytime.
Gold
The complete self-paced academy
$59 / month
For independent players who want the complete learning system and every tool, without live classes or personal feedback.
- ✓ Every course and learning pathway
- ✓ Complete lesson and masterclass library
- ✓ PDFs, exercises and replays
- ✓ Reading app and coup rhythm trainer
- ✓ Private member community
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Premium
The complete guided experience
$99 / month
Only $40 more than Gold. Learn with the full academy—and bring your playing to Sergio every month.
- ✓ Everything in Gold
- ✓ Monthly live group class + Q&A
- ✓ Personal video feedback each month
- ✓ Priority questions and guidance
- ✓ Full feedback and session archive
Full-Year Pass
12 months of Premium
$999 / year
A complete year of the guided Premium experience, paid once.
- ✓ Everything in Premium for 12 months
- ✓ Monthly live group class + Q&A
- ✓ Personal video feedback each month
- ✓ Save $189 versus monthly Premium
- ✓ One payment for the full year
Premium is only $40 more than Gold and adds live guidance and personal feedback. The Full-Year Pass includes the same Premium membership for 12 months, with $189 saved for paying once.
Questions before you crank?
Good questions deserve clear answers.
Is this only for beginners?
No. Begin with the fundamentals or enter deeper pathways in coup, modes, repertoire, interpretation and instrument control.
Is it only medieval music?
No. Medieval music is part of Sergio’s work, alongside folk, Renaissance, Baroque and technique that applies across styles.
Do I need to read music?
No. Reading is taught practically and gradually. You can start by listening, watching and playing.
What is the difference between Gold and Premium?
Gold gives you the complete academy, PDFs, masterclasses and study apps. Premium adds Sergio’s monthly live group class and personal video feedback.
What is the Full-Year Pass?
It is exactly the same guided Premium membership, paid once for a full year. You save $189 compared with twelve monthly payments.
When does enrollment open?
Founding enrollment opens in September 2026, following a launch week of useful live lessons.
Founding enrollment · September 2026
Make the hurdy-gurdy feel less mysterious.
Join the early-access list and be the first to see the academy, founding bonuses and launch-week live sessions.