Student will play fifths. We will then add thirds. This opens the world of major and minor chords.

This class will focus on those first steps to creating your own beautiful music, including building chord-based arrangements, adding those fun "dulcimer-sounding" embellishments, and techniques to make your music more expressive.

This American tune may seem simple, but it’s fun to “fancy it up” with droning and other techniques.

We will learn embellishments on a pretty tune called "Annie Laurie" and end with a performance-ready piece.

Using a 6/8 exercise and a triangle exercise to strengthen your weak hand while building muscle memory.

Learn an old Civil War tune called John Brown's March. Learn the melody plus harmony.

Learn a jiggy toe-tapper and some rhythmic ornamentation while exploring alternate hammering patterns.

This traditional waltz is a great beginner tune. We will learn it in the key of D in two octaves, then try it in other keys.

Bill shares this original tune, inspired by his father.

Learn the "Festival Rag," one of Bill's original songs.

Bill Robinson teaches original tune, "Savannah Shuffle".

Bill Robinson teaches the "St. Charles Dulcimer Blues".

Bill teaches his original composition: "Stepping Out with George."

While playing this waltz we will incorporate rhythm changes and learn to add harmonies.

Learn to play a hammered dulcimer & guitar duet of the lovely Christmas melody “The Cradle Song” written in 1885 by William J. Kirkpatrick.

Phyllis takes you from the simple fiddle tune "Mississippi Sawyer" to what she calls "The Sawyer's Waltz".

Based on chords and scale runs, this tune naturally reinforces the hammered dulcimer’s inherent visual patterns. And it’s fun to play!

This beautiful Manx tune lends itself to a simple but elegant arrangement on the hammered dulcimer.