Spring Workshops

Spring Instrument Workshops:

Hammered Dulcimer Day with Dan Duggan
on Saturday, March 29
Spring into Uke with Stuart Fuchs, Ken Luk, & Ron Gordon
on Saturday, May 10

Hammered Dulcimer Day with Dan Duggan

Saturday, March 29

Beginner Hammered Dulcimer (10 – 11:30 am)
Award winning Hammered Dulcimer player and teacher Dan Duggan will show students the layout of the instrument and teach some simple chords and tunes. Dan will bring 8 dulcimers for students to play. If you have ever wanted to learn to play the Hammered Dulcimer this is a perfect opportunity.

Intermediate Hammered Dulcimer (1 – 3 pm)
Dan will work with the class to better know your instrument and teach several tunes and different playing techniques to help make you a more complete player. The class will also touch on some music theory. Don’t miss this opportunity to fine tune your dulcimer playing and style.

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The workshop will be held in person at the Old Songs building (37 S Main in Voorheesville). If you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID, the flu, or a cold (cough, runny nose, sore throat, or fever) at the time of the event, please stay home, and ask for a refund.

Dan Duggan, nationally touring performer and teacher is rapidly being acknowledged as one of the finest dulcimer players and composers in the country. As recipient of the prestigious National Hammered Dulcimer Championship, Dan’s accomplishment, though based on technical merit, is even more considerable as he is the first winner to have performed all original compositions. Dan has released six recordings of original music and several recordings with his wife Peggy Lynn, Jamcrackers and The Susquehanna String Band. For over 40 years Dan’s performances and workshops have delighted audiences from Maine to California.

Spring into Uke with Stuart Fuchs, Ken Luk, & Ron Gordon

Saturday, May 10 starting at 10:00 am

All-day Ukulele Intensive. Open to ALL LEVELS of player — beginner to advanced!

Stu Fuchs is a lifelong musician, award-winning teaching artist blending mindfulness practice and creative play. He has performed gypsy jazz guitar with symphony orchestras and facilitated holistic music clinics worldwide. Stu was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for his work bringing healing music to cancer patients. He recorded and toured with renowned sacred chant artist Snatam Kaur, playing on her “Best New Age” Grammy award nominated album “Beloved”.

stufuchs.com | kenlukmusic.com | learnyourfrets.com

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Schedule

9:30 am — Doors open, participant check-in.
10:15 am — Introductions
10:30 am — Workshops — Session 1
11:30 am — Lunch Out (of the building)
1:00 pm — Workshops — Session 2
2:45 pm — Workshops — Session 3
4:15 pm — Concert: A brief sampler from each teacher/performer
5:30 pm — Everybody go home and practice!