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@Karen B, 07/29/18 12:18:42PM
Hi John. Thanks for signing my guest book. I am most comfortable in DAD so I teach in that tuning. But I have moved to DAA if a student was interested. I do not follow any guide. I like to take each student from where s/he is and move forward from that place. I do cover all the basics: holding, tuning, strumming, fretting--to be sure the skills are solid. We move on from there depending on what a student wants to learn. I often use workshop descriptions from other teachers either at a festival or on their websites to spark ideas about skills and tunes that are helpful. I am a retired elementary school teacher, so that background kicks in whenever I teach. All my best, Karen
Hi John. Thanks for signing my guest book. I am most comfortable in DAD so I teach in that tuning. But I have moved to DAA if a student was interested. I do not follow any guide. I like to take each student from where s/he is and move forward from that place. I do cover all the basics: holding, tuning, strumming, fretting--to be sure the skills are solid. We move on from there depending on what a student wants to learn. I often use workshop descriptions from other teachers either at a festival or on their websites to spark ideas about skills and tunes that are helpful. I am a retired elementary school teacher, so that background kicks in whenever I teach. All my best, Karen
@folkfan, 04/03/17 04:39:01PM
Thank you, John. I'm hoping Dave is ok myself. He's down in Indiana, by himself (and his cat) and as his big sister, I tend to worry about him. Fortunately he has great neighbors and they tend to look out for each other. So I know that if Dave doesn't show his face in a couple of days, they'll come knocking on his door to find out how he is. I'll tell him you wrote with your good wishes. Folkfan
Thank you, John. I'm hoping Dave is ok myself. He's down in Indiana, by himself (and his cat) and as his big sister, I tend to worry about him. Fortunately he has great neighbors and they tend to look out for each other. So I know that if Dave doesn't show his face in a couple of days, they'll come knocking on his door to find out how he is. I'll tell him you wrote with your good wishes. Folkfan
@Patty from Virginia, 01/28/16 06:36:06PM
Thank you for your kind comments John. I do love Gospel music. We Gather Together was a request from John Knopf. A few people wanted to hear my cardboard dulcimer so I played We Gather Together on it. Not too bad sounding although I think I might change out the base string. Thank you for adding me as a friend!
Thank you for your kind comments John. I do love Gospel music. We Gather Together was a request from John Knopf. A few people wanted to hear my cardboard dulcimer so I played We Gather Together on it. Not too bad sounding although I think I might change out the base string. Thank you for adding me as a friend!
@Joy W., 01/07/16 10:31:59PM
Hi John, you signed my guestbook and asked about the chording and/or tab for "I Never Will Marry." Thanks for your kind comments. I don't know how to answer directly from the guestbook so I'm writing in your guestbook to respond! I haven't written out tab for the arrangement I played but if I ever do, I'll post a comment on the video. The chord change between verses makes use of the 1 1/2 fret which makes it a bit unusual. :-)
Hi John, you signed my guestbook and asked about the chording and/or tab for "I Never Will Marry." Thanks for your kind comments. I don't know how to answer directly from the guestbook so I'm writing in your guestbook to respond! I haven't written out tab for the arrangement I played but if I ever do, I'll post a comment on the video. The chord change between verses makes use of the 1 1/2 fret which makes it a bit unusual. :-)