Time

Hammered Dulcimer

Mountain Dulcimer

(Special mini-tracks in purple)

1:00–1:45 ET

12:00 CT

11:00 MT

10:00 PT

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)

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)

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)

5:30–7:00 ET

4:30 CT

3:30 MT

2:30 PT

7:00-9:30 ET

6:00 CT

5:00 MT

4:00 PT

9:00–9:45 ET

8:00 CT

7:00 MT

6:00 PT

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

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

12:30–1:45

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)

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)

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)

5:30–7:00 ET

4:30 CT

3:30 MT

2:30 PT

7:00-9:00 ET

6:00 CT

5:00 MT

4:00 PT

1:00-1:45 ET

12:00 CT

11:00 MT

10:00 PT

2:00-4:30 ET

1:00 CT

12:00 MT

11:00 PT