Zoom Workshop List

As I do more workshops this list will grow. I will repeat some workshops multiple times throughout the year so if you don’t see one you’d like to take – feel free to contact me to request I add it sooner.

Head over and sign up – HERE

ALL/multiple Levels (there is good stuff here for everyone)

  • Strum With Style – Do you need to KILL the ROBOT? Does your strumming feel awkward, sound harsh, or just feel odd to you? We will fix it! You’ll be smooth sounding in no time. In this 3 week class we will cover some helpful exercises to use, and go over some songs.
  • Off the Melody Line – Do you desire to play in a more flatpicked style but don’t know how? This is not the same class as my fiddle tunes class. This teaches you HOW to take any song from melody and play it across all 3 strings.
  • Reading Hands / Ear Training – We will quickly learn our scale, then move into ear work with a gentle eyes and ears approach of repeating what you hear and see. No paper provided. This is a tab free zone!
  • Diatonic DAA Hymns – We will begin with the basics of DAA and diatonic playing. We will use our fingers and a pick for the class (but this class is noter friendly as well). Week 1 we will cover our scale in multiple octaves and get some exercises to practice along with a hymn. Week 2 we will add a new hymn and new techniques. Week 3 we will cover a waltz time hymn in 3/4. We will also add more techniques.

Beginner (day 1 and up)

  • Intro to Mtn. Dulcimer -This course is for early beginners! Think of it as a JUMP START to your playing. We will work on 5 songs total, strumming techniques, and much more.
  • Intro to Chromatic Dulcimer – We will begin by covering our frets! We will play a bunch of beginner songs and you will get lots of helpful tips on how to play with all those extra frets. No matter if you’ve played dulcimer before or not, this crash course will get you up and running in no time flat!

Late Beginner/Early Intermediate

  • Flatpicking Fiddle Tunes – First we will establish good flatpicking technique. I will give you exercises to practice and we will be playing in first position across all 3 strings in this class. We will learn 3-5 fiddle tunes and increase in difficulty as we go.
  • Speed it Up! – We will go over techniques I use to add the sauce!! We’ll have lots of exercises to work on along with several fiddle tunes. This is not the same as my FLATPICKING workshop. We will use a metronome and you will get zippy all while playing smoothly.
  • Play Back Up – In this 3 week workshop, you will get ALL the necessary tools to play fantastic backup! We will take 3 common jam tunes and learn our chords. Then you will learn a bunch of different ways to back up the song. And we will play back up a bunch.

Intermediate (already play a lot and know a good amount of songs)

  • The 1.5 fret – Do you have a 1.5 fret now and don’t know what to do with it? Don’t worry, we’ll get you confident with it in no time. In this 3 week class, we’ll cover the new chords we have available, and work on songs using the 1.5 fret. Get ready for the fun!
  • Intermediate Songs – In this class we will work on multiple songs (you’ll get the tabs for the basic melody) and we will max each one out. I will show you how to do this so you can do it with ANY SONG you play. I get a lot of students who tell me, ok I can play tab, what now. If that is you, then this workshop will get you moving in the right direction.

Advanced Specific (you know who you are)

COMING SOON!