Schedule - 2023 Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival
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Time
Hammered Dulcimer
Mountain Dulcimer
All-instrument, Other
Friday --
2:00
Doors open
Friday
3:30–4:30
• 11-Care & Feeding of Your Hammered Dulcimer - Cliff Cole (ALL)
• 12-The Joy of Noodling - Marya Katz (MID)
• 13-Riffing on Pachelbel's Canon - Jody Marshall (ADV)
• 14-Traditional-Style Playing with a “Noter” - Tom Irving (BEG)
• 15-Playing with a Partner - Nina Zanetti (NOV)
• 16-Bass Dulcimer: Playing IN the Box - Kirk House (INT-ADV)
• 17-Playable Flat-Picked Versions of Jam Tunes - Stephen Seifert (INT-ADV)
• 19-Singing in the Tradition - Norm Williams (ALL)
Friday
4:45–5:45
• 21-A What-i-mer? - Nate Pultorak (BEG)
• 22-Hearing Chord Changes - Jody Marshall (MID)
• 23-Singing with the Hammered Dulcimer - Marya Katz (ADV)
• 24-Learning to Sing with Your Mountain Dulcimer - Carolyn Brodginski (BEG)
• 25-Whiskey – All Over Your Dulcimer! - Norm Williams (NOV-INT)
• 26-Improving Your Fingering - Judy House (NOV-INT)
• 27-Piedmont Fingerpicking - Carol Walker (ADV)
• 29-Shaker Music - Nina Zanetti (ALL)
5:45–7:30
Dinner Break
7:30
Concert: WORKSHOP LEADERS
Saturday --
9:00–9:45
Morning Gathering - Announcements, introducing workshop leaders, etc.
Saturday
10:00–11:15
• 31-Hammered Dulcimer 101 - Marya Katz (BEG)
• 32-Tunes You Already Know (Playing By Ear) Cole (MID)
• 33-Develop Hand Interdependence with a Hymn - Stephen Humphries (MID-ADV)
• 34-Mountain Dulcimer 101 - Carol Walker (BEG)
• 35-Learn the Way Grandpa and Grandma Did - Stephen Seifert (NOV)
• 36-Playing with Expression - Nina Zanetti (INT)
• 37-A Classical Approach to the Dulcimer - Carolyn Brodginski (ADV)
• 38-Dealing with the Troublesome Dulcimer - Dwain Wilder (ALL)
• 39-Playing in an Ensemble - Kirk & Judy House (ALL
INST.)
Saturday 11:30–12:30
• 41-Hammered Dulcimer 102 - Jody Marshall (BEG)
• 42-Dance Tunes From Brittany - Marya Katz (MID)
• 43-Accents & Rudiments - Stephen Humphries (ADV)
• 44-Mountain Dulcimer 102 - Ellen Pratt (BEG)
• 45-What Can I Bring to the Jam? - Norm Williams (NOV-ADV)
• 46-A Bunch of Capo Tunes and Tips - Stephen Seifert (INT)
• 47-Creating an Ensemble Arrangement - Kirk & Judy House (INT-ADV)
• 48-Hey! Where's the Beat??? - Carol Walker (ALL)
• 49-Performance Ready - Carolyn Brodginski (ALL)
12:30–1:30
Lunch Break
Saturday
1:30–2:45
• 51-Which Hand Should I Use? - Sam Edelston (BEG)
• 52-Vespers: A Study in Expressiveness - Nate Pultorak (MID)
• 53-Why Not Play Blackbird on the HD? - Cliff Cole (ADV)
• 54-Introduction to Jamming - Judy House (BEG-NOV)
• 55-Keep Calm and KEEP GOING! - Carol Walker (NOV-ADV)
• 56-DGD: Darn Good Ditties - Ellen Pratt (INT)
• 57-Arpeggios to Improve Tunes You Already Play - Stephen Seifert (ADV)
• 59-Live Looping - Stephen Humphries (ALL INSTR.)
Saturday
3:00–4:00
• 61-Instant Holiday Hits! - Jody Marshall (BEG)
• 62-Developing Good Rhythm - Stephen Humphries (BEG-MID)
• 63-Accessorize Your Playing! - Nate Pultorak MID-ADV
• 64-“Old Time” Songs & Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer - Norm Williams (BEG)
• 65-Introduction to Flatpicking - Judy House (NOV)
• 66-Fiddle Tune Grab Bag - Ron Ewing (INT)
• 67-What If It Were Easy? Nina Zanetti (INT-ADV)
• 68-How to Play Rhythm Bones - Ron & Dawn Jordan (BEG)
• 69-Two-Finger Thumb Lead Banjo - Ellen Pratt
4:15–5:30
Dulcimer Orchestra performance & Open Mic
5:30
Dinner Break
7:00
Featured Concert:
🎶Stephen Seifert (mountain dulcimer)
🎶Stephen Humphries (hammered dulcimer)