Susan Trump

Friday 1:00-2:15 Session 3B Mountain Dulcimer Novice

             Appalachian Songs and the History of Our Music - The dulcimer originated in the Appalachian Mountains. There are beautiful, simple songs, to take you back to those early times. And they sound perfect on the dulcimer. DAD tuning.

Friday 2:30-3:45 Session 4E Mountain Dulcimer Intermediate

              Introduction to "Bluegrassy" - Fingerpicking for Dulcimer or Banjammer. Apply the "bum-ditty" rhythm to a few simple fingerpicking patterns, to basic patterns and then apply them to sweet, slow tune or hymn for an early country sound. If time allows, we'll try it with a fiddle tune. It's fun, you might get hooked! DAD tuning. 

Friday 4:15-5:15 Session 5A Mountain Dulcimer Beginner

              Front Porch Strumming and More! - We'll work on developing a good right-hand strum, learn how to strum direction can help you with counting and rhythms and explore some basic ideas about chords and left-hand fingering. AND we'll learn some really fun tunes for your repertoire. DAD tuning.

Saturday 10:15-11:30 Session 7D Mountain Dulcimer Intermediate

Medieval/Classical Music - Medieval dance tunes are played "straight" and then with little variations that are lovely and fun to play. We'll learn "Wolsey's Wilds" from the 1500's and then a more "modern" classical piece from Beethoven or Hayden. DAD tuning and maybe a capo.

Saturday 2:30-3:45 Session 9B Mountain Dulcimer Novice

              Dulcimer Styles - This workshop is designed to acquaint you with two different styles of music that are commonly played on the dulcimer: fiddle tune style and the more lyrical song style, like "Danny Boy". We'll start with a basic chord progression (and fingerings) then by changing your right-hand strumming pattern give it more rhythm to sound like a fiddle tune. We'll use the same chord progression, add a few extra melody notes to make it sound like a song, then we'll apply this by learning lovely old hymn. DAD tuning.