Basic Schedule for the 2018 Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival
Here's the basic layout. The specific workshop schedule is below that.
Friday schedule:
- 2:00 ... Doors officially open
- 3:30-4:30 ... Workshops F1
- 4:45-5:45 ... Workshops F2
- 5:45-7:30 ... Dinner break
- 7:30 ... Concert featuring the workshop leaders, followed by Rob Brereton & Thomasina Levy (mountain dulcimers)
Saturday schedule:
- 8:30 ... Doors officially reopen
- 9:00-9:45 ... Gathering. Workshop leaders and featured artists briefly introduce themselves and their classes.
- 10:00-11:15 ... Workshops S1
- 11:30-12:30 ... Workshops S2
- 12:30-1:45 ... Lunch break
- 1:45-3:00 ... Workhops S3
- 3:15-4:15 ... Workshops S4
- 4:30-5:30 ... Workshops, jams, round robins, extra help for less experienced players. S5
- 5:30-7:00 ... Dinner break
- 7:00 ... Concert featuring AppalAsia (mountain dulcimer), and then Marina Albero (hammered dulcimer)
We have 3 tracks of hammered dulcimer (Beginner, Mid-level, and Advanced) ... 4 tracks of mountain dulcimer (Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced) ... and a track of "other" workshops, which cover a wide range of topics. In every period, there's always a workshop suitable for every level of dulcimer player. But if you'd rather go off and jam with somebody, that's fine, too!
Food, clothing, and shelter: For meals, if you wish to stay "on campus," we bring in takeout orders that you can buy into. For clothing, well, Nutmeg has some of the best dulcimer festival T-shirts we've ever seen. And if you're traveling from out of the area, there's a special Nutmeg rate at the Hampton Inn, in Milford, less than a mile away.
Full Schedule - 2018 Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival
Time
Hammered Dulcimer
Mountain Dulcimer
Other
Friday
3:30–4:30
• Setup, Tuning, and Other Essentials - Cliff Cole (ALL)
• African Music for HD - Bill Ruyle (MID-ADV)
• Songs You Know - Carol Walker (BEG)
• How to Play Smoothly - Nina Zanetti (NOV-INT)
• Pizzazz for Accompanying Singing - Sally Rogers (NOV-ADV)
• Let's Be the Band - Rudy Gabrielson (All Inst, All levels)
4:45–5:45
• Where's That Note? - Marya Katz (BEG)
• Making a Song Minor - Cliff Cole (MID)
• Persian Pop Music (Yes, really!) - Bill Ruyle (ADV)
• Chord Basics - Rudy Gabrielson (BEG)
• Modes & Tunings - Sally Rogers (NOV-ADV)
• Understanding the Capo - Thomasina (INT-ADV)
• Stealing the Covers - Dian Killian (INT-ADV)
• Civil War Songs - Nina Zanetti (All Inst, All levels)
5:45–7:30
Dinner
7:30
Concert featuring the Workshop Leaders and Rob Brereton & Thomasina Levy
Saturday
8:30
Registration Opens
9:00–9:45
Gathering
10:00–11:15
• Hammered Dulcimer 101 – Marya Katz (BEG)
• Learning Tunes Faster - Jon Weinberg (MID)
• Hand Separation for Advanced Players - Deb Justice (ADV)
• Mountain Dulcimer 101 – Carol Walker (BEG)
• Intro to Fingerpicking - Thomasina (NOV)
• Nothing to See Here - Brett Ridgeway (ALL)
• 1-3-5 Tuning - Rob Brereton (ADV)
• Stephen Foster Now - Susan Powers (Non-beginners)
11:30–12:30
• Hammered Dulcimer 102 – Cliff Cole (BEG)
• Chord Progressions - Deb Justice (MID)
• Advanced Tunes - Marina Albero (ADV)
• Mountain Dulcimer 102 – Brett Ridgeway (BEG)
• Fancy Strums – Rob Brereton (NOV)
• Melody in the Middle - Jeff Berman (INT)
• Vocal Technique for MD Players - Dian Killian (INT-ADV)
• Clawhammer Banjo - Susan Powers
• Pentatonics - Mimi Jong (ALL)
12:30–1:45
Lunch
1:45–3:00
• Fit for the Fiddler - Jon Weinberg (BEG)
• Fundamentals - Marina Albero (MID)
• Classical Tune Transcription - Marya Katz (ADV)
• Pick & Noter - George Haggerty (BEG)
• The Melody of Rhythm - Jeff Berman (NOV-INT)
• Exploring 4-String Possibilities - Thomasina (INT-ADV)
• Ensembles with Classical Music - Ellen Pratt (ADV)
• Intro Chinese Music - Mimi Jong (INT-ADV)
3:15–4:15
• A Zillion Songs, Easily - Sam Edelston (BEG)
• Adding Ornaments - Deb Justice (MID)
• Improvisation - Marina Albero (ADV)
• Bread & Butter Jam Tunes - Ellen Pratt (BEG)
• To DAA and Beyond! - Jeff Berman (NOV-INT)
• Practical Practicing - Nina Zanetti (INT)
• Chord-Melody Style - Carol Walker (ADV)
• Demystifying Frets - Dwain Wilder (ALL)
• Overcoming Fear - Brett Ridgeway (ALL)
4:30-5:30
• Questions, Answers & Extra Help - Rich Carty
• Yang Qin and Chinese Music - Shirley Wong (MID-ADV)
• Questions, Answers & Extra Help –Ron Ewing
• Let's Play Some Duets -- Nina Zanetti (NOV-ADV)
• Fast Jam - Jon Weinberg
• Round Robin - Don Moore (All)
• Folk/Rock Jam - Rudy Gabrielson (ALL)
5:30–7:00
Dinner
7:00
Concert featuring AppalAsia and Marina Albero
(Note earlier 7:00 concert start time)
Click on the button at right to download a printable version of the workshop schedule.
