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NGFDA Virtual Fall Festivall 2020 November 19Th, 20Th & 21St 2020 Listed by Instructor NGFDA Virtual Fall Festivall 2020 November 19th, 20th & 21st 2020 Listed By Instructor Abbreviations HD-Hammered Dulcimer, MD-Mountain Dulcimer, BP-Bowed Psaltry, AH-Autoharp, PW-Penny Whistle, Uke-Ukelele, All-All Instruments Sessions are shown: Day (T-Thursday, F-Friday, S-Saturday & Session Number Levels 1-Beginner, 2-Advanced Beginner, 3-Intermediate, 4-Intermediate Advanced, 5-Advanced, All-All Levels TITLE Inst. Level Session Workshop Description Anne Lough From "Go Tell Aunt Rhody" to "The Sow Got the Songs for the Young and AH Level 2 T-2 Measles," lets have fun playing and singing some Young at Heart delightful, happy and timeless children's songs. Music is to be shared and is especially fun and Tunes for Two or More HD Level 2 T-6 fulfilling when played in "perfect harmony!" Enjoy two and three part arrangements and some fun rounds. Learn some delightful traditional Christmas tunes collected in the Southern Appalachians. Some are fun An Appalachian Christmas MD Level 2 F-2 and joyous, some plaintive and haunting and all will harken to a simpler time. Who says dulcimers are just "D" instruments! Drawing from fiddle tunes, hymns and airs, find out how easy Exploring DGD Tuning MD Level 2 F-4 and fun it is to play in G and keep the bright, full, open sound of the dulcimer. "What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine," as we join our dulcimers to the congregational voices that have Favorite and Beloved Hymns MD Level 2 S-1 sung and worshipped with these dearly loved and time honored hymns for many generations. Music from the Medieval and Renaissance Eras is Early Music MD Level 3 T-8 expressed beautifully on the mountain dulcimer. Explore a few of these ancient and fascinating tunes. We know how music can touch our hearts. Bring a tear to the eye and a stirring of the heart as you learn Heart Songs MD Level 3 F-6 some beautiful songs of love, devotion and faithfulness! Wow, how did you do that? Impress all you friends Playing in Minor Without the and fellow players with your skill in playing a variety of MD Level 3 S-3 Capo minor tunes in several different keys without re-tuning or using the capo. Bill Collins 1 Novice and up Tuning your bass string down to low A gives you the closest thing to a bagpipe that you can get on a dulcimer. Using the two lower strings as octave “Bagpipe Tuning” for drones and playing tunes in A Mixolydian produce an MD Level 2 T-4 Dulcimer exciting sound. In this workshop, we’ll learn “Skye Boat Song,” and “Scotland the Brave,” plus explore how to improvise and ornament to add to the Scottish flavor of your playing. This workshop teaches you about three dozen tricks for applying musical color and adding attention-getting musical spice to your dulcimer performances. Some Cheap Tricks! (The "Wow" require a bit of technical finesse, but many are MD Level 3 T-6 Factor) surprisingly easy ways to make your listeners think you are pretty hot stuff: hence the designation “cheap tricks”! Like jigs and reels, hornpipes are one of the main categories of Celtic dance tune rhythms, and they are great fun to play. In this workshop, you’ll learn to flat- pick a number of great hornpipe tunes and develop an Hornpipes for Mountain understanding of “long-short-long-short” that makes a MD Level 3 F-1 Dulcimer hornpipe a hornpipe. You’ll also learn why the hornpipe is an “endangered species” and how to apply hornpipe rhythm and ornaments appropriately. DGD and DAD; capo required. The Icelandic langspil is a Scandinavian cousin of the Appalachian dulcimer: both are diatonically fretted zithers featuring drone strings. So it seems appropriate to try to arrange Icelandic folk tunes for Icelandic Folk Tunes for dulcimer, despite the challenge some of these MD Level 3 F-3 Dulcimer unusual melodies present for the instrument. These workshops all introduce different tunes, some of which use unfamiliar scales and harmonies. DAD; capo required! In this workshop, participants will learn several jigs (6/8 time signature) and at least one slip jig (9/8 time signature). The workshop also covers ornamentation techniques (grace notes, triplets, rolls, and rhythmic Playing Irish Jigs MD Level 3 S-2 variation) that will give this music an authentic Celtic sound. Some basic flatpicking technique will also be covered. DAD and DGD Bing Futch 2 Learn this one easy trick for turning your strum from “meh” to “magnificent”! We’ll run through special A Groove In The Hand (Is cadences that will give you hands-on experience with MD Level 2 T-4 Worth Two In The Bush) a number of different grooves. Then, I’ll show you the secret of the groove and we’ll apply it to a number of popular jam tunes to see what a difference it makes. 2016 International Blues Challenge Finalist Bing Futch offers up this fun and fascinating class on playing authentic Mississippi Delta Blues on the mountain dulcimer. Three chords and heartbeat rhythms lead Mountain Dulcimer Delta MD Level 2 F-6 to us adding layer upon layer of new elements, all Blues while strumming and playing the blues! Bing won the "Best Guitarist" award in the solo-duo category at the International Blues Challenge while playing the mountain dulcimer! We'll have a good time with classics as well as recent hits from films like "Mary Poppins", "The Jungle Book", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Little Disney Dulcimer Dreams MD Level 3 T-6 Mermaid" and "Frozen" as well as take a look at some of the music from the various theme parks. Along the way, we'll learn techniques to help you play these tunes "in a most delightful way!" Once you've gained some experience with flatpicking, you'll want to broaden your musical horizons and begin to explore fingerpicking. We'll use some pretty Mountain Dulcimer - MD Level 3 F-4 tunes that sound great when fingerpicked and I'll Fingerpickin' Good show you some patterns for each song you play. We'll also get into some techniques that will help you put a "pinch" of pizzaz in your songs! Alright, you’ve been working very hard at this mountain dulcimer thing and you feel pretty good about where you are and how far you’ve come. But Mountain Dulcimer - Taking It you’ve hit a plateau and you’re not sure what to focus MD Level 3 S-4 To The Next Level on next. Does this sound like you? Looking for a little inspiration? This workshop will cover all the basics, from self-analysis and critique to good study practices. Avast, matey! There be pirate songs ahead! We'll explore swashbuckling on the high seas with a selection of tunes that will bring out your inner Jack Mountain Dulcimers of the Sparrow. These be easy songs, savvy? So say "yoo- MD Level 3 S-6 Caribbean hoo" to a hearty "yo-ho!" and learn to use strumming and flatpicking to navigate the cursed course of chords and melody that come straight from Davey Jones' Locker. Arrrgh! 3 Jay Ungar's classic and emotional piece has been captivating folks since 1982 when it was composed and it gained a new generation of appreciative fans when it was featured as the theme song to the 1990 "Ashokan Farewell: A Study PBS series "The Civil War." This lovely tune is quite MD Level 4 T-8 In Song" simple to play and we'll approach it with a simple arrangement using partial strums in pure chord- melody style. We'll also work on smoothing techniques to make this piece sound as sweet as it can! A beautiful song any time of the year, but since the holidays are always just around the corner, it's a good time to begin practicing some tunes that you can play for friends, family, church, hospice or at your busy Repertoire Building - "O Holy MD Level 5 S-2 weeks of Christmas gigs! Simple in basic concept, Night" but requires a delicate touch to play and make it look easy. I'll show you the tricks to getting this arrangement under your fingers and ready to perform! Take notes as I show you how to play some of the most magical Disney songs ever written. Easy accompaniment to timeless tunes from "Mary Ukulele Disney Uke Level 2 F-2 Poppins", "The Lion King" and even the Disney parks! Bring your mouse ears, your ukulele and note- taking tools as we analyze and demystify the magic of Disney music! ( Ukulele Study In Song - "Over Nuff sed. A low-G string helps to make this song from The Rainbow/What A Uke Level 3 T-1 Bruddah Iz sound just right. I'll teach you the strum Wonderful World" pattern and chords for this beloved medley. Brett Ridgeway Afraid to play in public? Terrified to Jam? Does the thought pf perform in front of people make your heart pound and hands shake?? I was the poster child of fear in public performance. The shakes, nausea, nerves…I get it. But I learned how to break the Overcoming the Fear of All All Levels T-6 debilitating, paralyzing grip of fear and I guarantee Playing/Performing that if you apply these simple principles and ideas, you can too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkMiWCiADKA&f eature=emb_logo ALL LEVELS ALL INSTRUMENTS 4 Have you ever practiced and practiced and felt like you were just spinning your wheels and getting nowhere? Many people waste HOURS of time and effort practicing their instrument, and don’t realize their practice methods often serve as a roadblock toward reaching the end-result they desire.
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