Thank you, everybody, for an AMAZING Nutmeg.
We look forward to seeing many of you in '22!
Schedule - 2021 Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival - all on Zoom
Start times for all periods are listed for the 4 contiguous USA time zones. We are located in the Eastern time zone, like New York. The United Kingdom is 5 hours ahead of us. Central Europe (France, Germany, etc.) is 6 hours ahead of us. Japan is 13 hours ahead of us.
こんにちは、日本。あなたは私たちより13時間進んでいます。
Time
Hammered Dulcimer
Mountain Dulcimer
(Special mini-tracks in purple)
Bowed Dulcimer,
All-instrument, Other
Friday --
1:00–1:45 ET
12:00 CT
11:00 MT
10:00 PT
Opening Gathering - Announcements, social time, etc.
Friday 1 -
2:00–3:00 ET
1:00 CT
12:00 MT
11:00 PT
• Hammered Dulcimer 101 – Marya Katz (BEG)
• Moving Forward by Simply Backing Up – Dave Neiman (MID)
• Paradiddles, Flams, and Why They Matter – Cliff Cole (MID-ADV)
• Mountain Dulcimer 101 – Norm Williams (BEG)
• History of the Appalachian Dulcimer – John Hallberg (ALL)
• Spirituals – Nina Zanetti (NOV)
• Bass Dulcimer Styles – Kirk House (NOV-INT)
• Joni Mitchell Style – Joellen Lapidus (INT)
• Turlough O'Carolan Tunes – Bill Collins (INT-ADV)
• Easy Blues for Ukulele – Lil' Rev
Friday 2 -
3:15–4:15 ET
2:15 CT
1:15 MT
12:15 PT
• Hammered Dulcimer 102 – Carrie Crompton (BEG)
• German Christmas Carols: The Ones You Don't Know – Carmen Amrein (MID)
• Tunes From Taize – Marya Katz (ADV)
• Mountain Dulcimer 102: Next Steps – Sandy Lafleur (BEG)
• Dulcimeditation™ – Kevin Roth (ALL)
• Less Is More: Noter-Style Dulcimer – Bill Collins (ALL)
• Fingerpicking "Training Wheels"– Nina Zanetti (NOV)
• The Lower String Is Your Best Friend! – Cristian Huet (INT-ADV)
• Texas Fiddle Tunes – Mark Gilston (ADV)
• Singing With Expression – Juliana Parker (ALL)
Friday 3 -
4:30–5:30 ET
3:30 CT
2:30 MT
1:30 PT
• Mapping the Hammered Dulcimer – Cliff Cole (BEG)
• Care & Feeding of Your Hammered Dulcimer – Chris Foss (ALL)
• Bill's Hammering Techniques – Bill Robinson (MID-ADV)
• Advanced Japanese Music – MiMi Hashizume (ADV)
• Let's Go a-Chording – Norm Williams (BEG)
• Dulcimer Playing & Ergonomics – Bill Collins (ALL)
• Putting Theory Into Practice – Sandy Lafleur (NOV-INT)
• Bass Dulcimer: Playing In the Box – Kirk House (INT)
• Balkan Music & Additive Rhythms – Mark Gilston (INT)
• Modern Left-Hand Style – Cristian Huet (ADV)
• Metronome Tricks for More Advanced Players – Judy House
5:30–7:00 ET
4:30 CT
3:30 MT
2:30 PT
Dinner, Vendors, and more
7:00-9:30 ET
6:00 CT
5:00 MT
4:00 PT
Concert: WORKSHOP LEADERS, part 1
Thomasina Levy, Kirk & Judy House, Marya Katz, Sandy Lafleur, Dave Neiman, Michele Gourley, Cliff Cole, Nina Zanetti, Kevin Roth (Lineup subject to change.)
Saturday --
9:00–9:45 ET
8:00 CT
7:00 MT
6:00 PT
Morning Gathering - Announcements, social time, etc.
Saturday 1 -
10:00–11:15 ET
9:00 CT
8:00 MT
7:00 PT
• Scales, Exercises, and Improving Your Bridge Crossings - Dave Neiman (BEG)
• Playing With Two Voices – MiMi Hashizume (MID)
• Baroque Salterio Music – Carmen Amrein (ADV)
• String Side Up – Bill Collins (BEG)
• Care & Feeding of Your Mountain Dulcimers – Joellen Lapidus (ALL)
• Playing Multi-Part Arrangements – Kirk & Judy House (ALL)
• Playing By Ear – Ellen Pratt (NOV-INT)
• Playing in Other Keys – Grant Olson (INT)
• Music of Scandinavia – Mark Gilston (ADV)
• TablEdit for Experienced Users – Melanie Johnston
• How to Improve Your Practice & Performance – Michele Gourley (ALL)
Saturday 2 - 11:30–12:30 ET
10:30 CT
9:30 MT
8:30 PT
• Shuffle Time – Carrie Crompton (BEG)
• Bill Robinson's Greatest Hits – Bill Robinson (MID)
• It's German Polka Time! – Carmen Amrein (MID)
• Basic Skill of Beats – MiMi Hashizume (ADV)
• Pop and Rock Basics – Sam Edelston (BEG)
• The Onederful 1 1/2 Fret – Sandy Lafleur (NOV)
• What You Can Learn From Bass Players – Kirk House (NOV-INT)
• Don't Use That Finger! – Grant Olson (INT-ADV)
• Turning a Simple Song Into a Masterpiece – Cristian Huet
(INT-ADV)
• TablEdit for New Users – Melanie Johnston
• Blues Harmonica 101 – Lil' Rev
12:30–1:45
Lunch
Saturday 3 -
1:45–3:00 ET
12:45 CT
11:45 MT
10:45 PT
• Accents for Emphasis – Marya Katz (BEG)
• Hammered Dulcimers of Western Europe – Carmen Amrein (ALL)
• Triad Rolls – Carrie Crompton (MID)
• Accompanying Malcolm Dalglish Choral Music – Patti Amelotte (ADV)
• Stressless
Strumming – Ellen Pratt (BEG)
• Noodling
(and a Way to Remember It) – Norm Williams (NOV)
• Songwriting
With the Mountain Dulcimer – Thomasina Levy (NOV-ADV)
• Music of the
Medieval Period – Nina Zanetti (INT)
• Chromatic
Dulcimer and Its Superpowers – Sam Edelston (INT-ADV)
• Huet-Style
Workshop – Cristian Huet (ADV)
• Solfege for the Folkie's Soul – Juliana Parker (ALL)
• Tips for Improving Your Teaching – Judy House (INT-ADV)
Saturday 4 -
3:15–4:15 ET
2:15 CT
1:15 MT
12:15 PT
• A Brief History of Time Signatures – Cliff Cole (BEG)
• Tunes With Stories Behind Them – Bill Robinson (MID)
• Creating Solo Arrangements – Dave Neiman (ADV)
• Beginners' Roundtable – Nina Zanetti (BEG)
• All About Tone Woods – Richard Ash (ALL)
• Improving Your Fingering – Judy House (NOV-INT)
• Chromatic Dulcimer: Jewish Music & the Freygish Scale – Mark Gilston (INT)
• Galax Tunes – Ellen Pratt (INT)
• Flexible Fingerpicking – Grant Olson (ADV)
• Turning Poems Into Songs – Juliana Parker (ALL)
Saturday 5 -
4:30-5:30 ET
3:30 CT
2:30 MT
1:30 PT
• Traditional Japanese Music – MiMi Hashizume (BEG)
• Easy Improvisation – Marya Katz (MID)
• Modern Hackbrett Music – Carmen Amrein (ADV)
• Easy Dulcimer Repertoire – Sandy Lafleur (BEG)
• Darn Good Ditties – Ellen Pratt (NOV)
• Developing Your Hand Skills – Norm Williams (INT)
• Fingerstyle Seminar – Nina Zanetti (INT-ADV)
• Chromatic Dulcimer: Bach to the Chromatic – Grant Olson (INT-ADV)
• Forming & Running Your Own Ensemble – Kirk & Judy House (INT-ADV)
• Ukulele:
Super-Cool Strum Hand Techniques - Lil' Rev
5:30–7:00 ET
4:30 CT
3:30 MT
2:30 PT
Dinner break
7:00-9:00 ET
6:00 CT
5:00 MT
4:00 PT
Featured Concert, spanning the world:
CRISTIAN HUET (Paris, France)
BILL ROBINSON & FRIENDS (Illinois)
GRANT OLSON (Ohio)
MIMI HASHIZUME (Tokyo, Japan)
Sunday --
1:00-1:45 ET
12:00 CT
11:00 MT
10:00 PT
"Don't Let the Weekend Die" jam
Go to the Milford Green link in your
"Nutmeg: IMPORTANT FESTIVAL INFORMATION" email.
2:00-4:30 ET
1:00 CT
12:00 MT
11:00 PT
Concert: WORKSHOP LEADERS, part 2
Lil' Rev, Norm Williams, Carmen Amrein, Juliana Parker, Joellen Lapidus, Mark Gilston, Patti Amelotte, Sam Edelston (Lineup subject to change)