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Dulcimer U in Cullowee, NC this July - anyone going or have gone?

General mountain dulcimer or music discussions

You are welcome! If you have time, track me down so we can meet at the event.

Dulcimer U in Cullowee, NC this July - anyone going or have gone?

General mountain dulcimer or music discussions

I highly recommend staying in the dorm. Most of the classes are in the same building, and there are a lot of things that go on outside of classes that you would not have access to if you stay offsite. It's the best run dulcimer event I've been to. Concerts are wonderful, all of them including the "intimate concerts" that you sign up for when you arrive.

In exercise 1.1, the first two measures don't follow the pattern l, r, m, i, m, r but rather l, r, m, i, m, i. After that the pattern matches what you described in the intro.

Great idea and I think one which I could certainly benefit from. Building finger strength, independence, and muscle memory was key to being a better piano player and I can't imagine it would be any different for dulcimer playing. I have to admit, although I have Mike Casey's book and also Aaron O'Rourke's Cleaner Better Faster, I don't pull them out nearly as much as I should. New Year's Resolution.....

Enter FOTMD's 5th Birthday Pickled Dulcimer CONTEST!

OFF TOPIC discussions

142. Happy Birthday FOTMD!

Very cool. Congratulations on the exposure!

Native American Flute

Adventures with 'other' instruments...

Ah, those two videos of NA flute are so wonderful. I think I see a flute in my future. Thanks for posting.

levers on a dulcimer?

General mountain dulcimer or music discussions

Now if you happened to have a fretless dulcimer.....

Bonnie and Clyde and the "dulcimore"

General mountain dulcimer or music discussions

Very interesting article! Thx for the link. I would also love to hear the recordings.

I just bought some of these wrist lanyards from ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271111397520&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160

My intention is to drill a little hole in one side of my pick, thread this through and loop it, and that way when it goes flying out of my hand (as it is prone to do) it won't go far. For $1.69 it's worth a shot.

What's your favorite mournful, spooky, or lonesome song to play?

General mountain dulcimer or music discussions

Janita Baker teaches Three Blinde Mice by Ravenscroft in her Rounds and Canons workshop. This original version is in a minor key and it's dirge-like and quite creepy. I can't offer up Janita's tab, but here's an article which contains standard musical notation for the minor key version, about halfway down. If you know the notes on your fretboard you can easily tab it out:

http://strangewayes.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/late-period-english-rounds/

A W Jeffreys Jr.

Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions

Try contacting an ebay seller called "melodymovers". He was acquainted with AW Jeffreys (not sure Sr. or Jr.) and may be able to shed some light.