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New Teacher: Robert Force

DulcimerCrossing is pleased to welcome Robert Force to the faculty. Robert brings years of experience and a delight in the sounds and ways the diatonic dulcimer works. Watch his introductory video here:

His first course is about Rhythm. Read the most recent newsletter about Robert and his lessons here.

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Another Jig Will Do for Hammered Dulcimer

An Irish Slip Jig in 9/8 time for Hammered Dulcimer! Lesson by Steve Eulberg.  Here is the demonstration of the tune:   Take a look at a preview below:

Subscribe to DulcimerCrossing.com to learn the tune! AnotherJigCover.inddThis tune is featured in (and is the title for) Steve's 2009 Book/CD which just had its 4th printing this year:  Another Jig Will Do:  Songs & Tunes of the Angles and the Celts

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Erin Mae Lewis' 30 Minute Practice Session Strategy

Here is a question that all of our instructors hear often:  How should I practice? Erin Mae Lewis (formerly Erin Rogers) gives us insights and her suggestions in this lesson in the Mountain Dulcimer Skills section of our website Take a look at a preview below:

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New Teacher: Neal Hellman Mountain Dulcimer

DulcimerCrossing is pleased to welcome a new Guest Instructor to our roster:  Neal Hellman. Neal has lived in the Santa Cruz, California area since the 1970's, when it was the epi-center of the west coast mountain dulcimer revival, in part because of the nearby location of FolkRoots and CapriTaurus dulcimer builders Michael and Howard Rugg.  Watch Neal's introduction below:

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New Lesson Series is Coming!

Well, with many miles under our feet (Steve criss-crossing the county and Linda climbing the heights of Colorado), it has been a while since we've been able to give an update, but the wait is worth it! We had our Chattanooga instructor, Butch Ross, in the studio and his lessons on Looping are now in the editing bay. Take at look at a sample of his demonstration here:

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Tips for Jam Survival

by Steve Eulberg

The Summer Festival season is fast approaching (can you feel the buzz of excitement in the air?)  Many of us set aside our winter rhythms and venture out to play music with others in new settings: out of doors, at picnics and cookouts, at public parks, at the beach, at festivals, at week-long learning opportunities.

Some of us are also a little anxious about these meetings because we're not quite certain how we will survive when jamming with other people whom we don't know!

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Kitty Puss at the Ozark Folk Center

While teaching at the Mountain Dulcimer Week at the Ozark Folk Center in the summer of 2009, Steve Eulberg performed this tune, Kitty Puss, which he learned from Don Pedi, in the midday concert.  He is playing noter style on his Mike Clemmer dulcimer (with a doubled bass string).  Video by Barry Bianchi.

This tune is an example of a traditional tune played on mountain dulcimer in the old-time style. 

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The Dulcimer Orchestra Library Project...

...and the Berkeley Dulcimer Orchestra (California)

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...and the Colorado Dulcimer Orchestra (Colorado)

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...and the Northeast Dulcimer Orchestra  (Connecticut)


...Are all part of a growing movement of dulcimer players who gather to play multi-part music from a classical repertoire.

The Dulcimer Orchestra Library Project gathers, commissions and provides accessible arrangements of classical tunes from around the world for dulcimer ensembles.

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You Name It Blues on Dulci-Bro

As part of our Blues Series, we have uploaded Steve's original tune, The You Name It Blues for Dulci-bro (resonator dulcimer).

  Steve will be teaching a week-long class on Dulci-bro or resonator dulcimers at Kentucky Music Week June 21-26, 2015. (This is one of several learning opportunities which DulcimerCrossing supports with scholarships.  Contact the camp directly to inquire about the scholarship.)  

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The Blues Lessons are Live!

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Hammered Dulcimer and the Blues Mountain Dulcimer and the Blues Dulci-Bro and the Blues

 

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