Schedule - 2023 Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival 


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) Cliff 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 - Carol Walker (INT)

   67-What If It Were Easy? Nina Zanetti (INT-ADV)

  68-How to Play Rhythm Bones - Ron & Dawn Jordan (BEG)



4:15–5:30

Dulcimer Orchestra performance & Open Mic




5:30

Dinner Break



7:00

Featured Concert:

    🎶Stephen Humphries (hammered dulcimer) 

    🎶Stephen Seifert (mountain dulcimer)