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October 14-15, 2011

2011 Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival Schedule 

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Friday, October 14

3:00 PM Registration Opens
  Hammered Dulcimer Mountain Dulcimer Other Workshops and Activities
3:30 - 4:30 PM Chord Constellations (Bernie Stolls) BEG

Paradiddles, Flams, and Why They Matter (Cliff Cole) MID-ADV

 Dulcimer for the Anxious and Intimidated (Jeremy Seeger)

Popular Duets (Beth Lassi) NOV-INT

Blues (Alf Bashore) INT-ADV

 
4:45 - 5:45 

Putting the Dance into the Music (Greg Anderson) BEG

Embellishing the Slow Tune (Bernie Stolls) MID

Special Effects (Cliff Cole) MID-ADV

In the Beginning, There Was the Noter (Sandy Lafleur) BEG-NOV

What MD Players Can Learn From Fiddlers (Pam Weeks) INT-ADV

 Vocal Techniques for Practice and Performance (Carol Walker)

Round Robin Jam (Don Moore)
7:30 Concert Featuring Don Pedi and the Workshop Leaders

Saturday, October 15

8:30 AM Registration Opens 
9:00 - 9:45 Gathering - Introducing the leaders and their workshops
  Hammered Dulcimer Mountain Dulcimer Other Workshops and Activities
10:00 - 11:15 Hammered Dulcimer-101 (Marya Katz) BEG

Irish Ornamentation (Andy Young) MID

Expanding a Tune (Max ZT) MID-ADV

 

Mountain Dulcimer-101 (Carol Walker) BEG

What to Do With a 4th String (Pam Weeks) NOV-INT

Scheitholt Music (A. J.  Bashore) NOV-INT

Playing in Assorted Keys and Tunings (Don Pedi) ADV

 

Improvisation (Moto Fukushima)
11:30 - 12:30 Hammered Dulcimer-102 (Marya Katz) BEG

Exploring Left-Hand Lead (Greg Anderson) MID

Scales & Chords (Andy Young) MID-ADV

Mountain Dulcimer-102 (Rich Carty) BEG

DGD / Ionian (Pam Weeks) NOV

Thinking Outside the Hourglass (Butch Ross) INT

Playing Hymns with Arpeggiated Chords (Heidi Cerrigione) ADV

Fundamentals of the Fretboard (Dwain Wilder)

Guitar in a Jamming Situation (John Cerrigione)

 

 
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch Break
1:45 - 3:00

Tunes in 3s and 4s (Dave Neiman) BEG

Chord Backup (Marya Katz) MID

Indian Music and Philosophy (Max ZT) ADV

 

Free-style Strumming & Natural Noting (Don Pedi) BEG

Japanese Music (Moto Fukushima) NOV-INT

Capo Tunes (Ron Ewing) INT

Show Off! (Butch Ross) ADV

Groove and Feel (Luke Notary)

How to Start a Coffeehouse (Chuck Scheffreen)

3:15 - 4:15 Acres of Arpeggios (Cliff Cole) BEG

Fast Hands (Max ZT) MID-ADV

Bach to the Hammered Dulcimer (Carrie Crompton) ADV

Basic Chords (Steve Miklos) BEG

Building Confidence (And just in time!) (Beth Lassi) NOV

Same Thing, Only Different (Don Pedi) INT-ADV

Chromatic Dulcimer (Sam Edelston) INT-ADV

Polyrhythms (Luke Notary)

Playing With a Sound System (John Cerrigione) 

4:30 - 5:30 Where Do I Go From Here? (Carrie Crompton) BEG

Hand Separation (Dave Neiman) MID

Gypsy Jazz (Andy Young) ADV

Keys to the Kingdom (Butch Ross) BEG

Harmonizing With Your Voice (Heidi Cerrigione) NOV

Tunes That Should Have Been Hornpipes (Sandy Lafleur) INT

Funky Rhythm (Moto Fukushima) (INT-ADV)

Folklore Process (Carol Walker) NOV-ADV
5:30 - 7:30 Dinner Break
7:30 Concert Featuring Max ZT with House of Waters, and Butch Ross