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Wendy Songe Premium Concert Highlight
We are so excited to Wendy Songe was able to play a Concert Window show for our Premium DulcimerCrossing Members in February!
Erin Mae Lewis, one of our instructors, is in the process of scheduling the Live Events Calendar for the remainder of the year.
Advent Dulcimer Devotions return...
by Steve Eulberg
Imagine this: A weekly email playing gentle music of instrumental ensembles featuring dulcimers, with a message of preparation that is serene, clear-sighted and hope-filled--an anti-dote to the crazed, blurry-eyed busyness of Christmas preparations (that began in some locations back in October.)
Advent is the 4-week season in the Christian tradition that marks the beginning of a new year in the life of the "called-out" people of God known as the church. While we gather and prepa…
Imagine this: A weekly email playing gentle music of instrumental ensembles featuring dulcimers, with a message of preparation that is serene, clear-sighted and hope-filled--an anti-dote to the crazed, blurry-eyed busyness of Christmas preparations (that began in some locations back in October.)
Advent is the 4-week season in the Christian tradition that marks the beginning of a new year in the life of the "called-out" people of God known as the church. While we gather and prepa…
Hearts of the Dulcimer Podcast
Episode #015 The Hearts of the Dulcimer Podcast features DulcimerCrossing co-founder Steve Eulberg
Wayne Jiang and Patricia Delich host this informative conversation with players of the mountain dulcimer across the country and across genres. This edition features samples of music from several of Steve's recordings:
Music: • Black Tail Weasel from the CD Old School Old Time (2012) • Spotted Pony from the CD Old School Old Time (2012) • Dancing with Wu-Li from the CD I Celebrate Life! (2005) • Seto…
Wayne Jiang and Patricia Delich host this informative conversation with players of the mountain dulcimer across the country and across genres. This edition features samples of music from several of Steve's recordings:
Music: • Black Tail Weasel from the CD Old School Old Time (2012) • Spotted Pony from the CD Old School Old Time (2012) • Dancing with Wu-Li from the CD I Celebrate Life! (2005) • Seto…
DulcimerCrossing Live Event Concert Window Highlight
We are starting a NEW thing in 2016! [NOTE: this is an historical post. The Live Events are still happening as Live Workshops and are archived on our Live Events page. 4.16.22]
LIVE EVENTS from our Instructors and other Mentors. Last night our co-founder, Steve Eulberg, offered the Inaugural DulcimerCrossing Live Event using the ConcertWindow.com Platform. Below is a Highlight Video from that show. We will be offering these Live Events on a Quarterly Basis for our Basic Membership level.
…Advent Dulcimer Devotions
In the midst of the hectic holiday and pre-holiday season, Steve Eulberg is offering the weekly delivery of Advent Dulcimer Devotions to your email inbox.
Think of it: Sweet Music of dulcimers arriving, once a week, to help your calm and centering prayer or practice be refreshed and renewed so you can return to your daily rhythms with hope and joy. (That sounds like a tall order, but it is what HE experiences when playing and sharing the tunes of Advent (the church season before Christmas.)
Sign…
Think of it: Sweet Music of dulcimers arriving, once a week, to help your calm and centering prayer or practice be refreshed and renewed so you can return to your daily rhythms with hope and joy. (That sounds like a tall order, but it is what HE experiences when playing and sharing the tunes of Advent (the church season before Christmas.)
Sign…
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!
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!
So her…
The Dulcimer Orchestra Library Project...
...and the Berkeley Dulcimer Orchestra (California)
...and the Colorado Dulcimer Orchestra (Colorado)
Colorado Dulcimer Orchestra
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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.
The…
Last Day to Sign up and Save!
Today is the final day of our Back-To-School-Special, which saves you $21 off of our regular low rate of 67¢ a day for full access, all of the time to all of our lessons!
If you've been thinking that you want to get better at playing your dulcimer (either mountain or hammered!) our supportive and knowledgeable instructors may be just the tool you need to help you take your music from where you are to where you want it to grow!
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The Right Hand Fingerstyle Technique of David Massengill
by Steve Eulberg At the Gebhard Woods Festival I was given a tutorial by David Massengill about his right hand finger-style technique for playing mountain dulcimer. Take a look!
There are many different styles of playing our beloved instruments and being able to witness the variety always inspires my creativity!
Evart Hammered Dulcimer Jam in the Teacher's Tent!
by Steve Eulberg The Evart Funfest which happens in the 3rd week of July in the heart of Osceola County, Michigan, gathers amazing musicians. Under the teacher's tent, by John and Sharon Skaryd's camper, there are day and night-long jams and fun conversations, both vocal and musical! Here DeeDee Tibbits, Linda Foley (both from Michigan) and Chuck Boody (from Minnesota) are leading this celtic-style tune while others are also welcomed in.
I just played with DeeDee at the Kentucky Music …
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