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Waltz for Susan: Duet and Solo
Intermediate Level & Up. This strummed, upbeat waltz written by Bob Webb features parts for both a melody player and a harmony player.
Heidi Muller and Bob Webb Heidi Muller and Bob Webb
Hineh Ma Tov
Intermediate Level. This lesson includes two fingerpicked versions of the Hebrew song, Hineh Ma Tov.
Ruth Barrett Ruth Barrett
Christmas Duets
Intermediate/Advanced Level. Learn to play a hammered dulcimer & guitar duet of the lovely Christmas melody “The Cradle Song” written in 1885 by William J. Kirkpatrick.
Ruth Smith Ruth Smith
Beginning Arranging: "The Skye Boat Song"
Beginning/Intermediate Level.
Ruth Smith Ruth Smith
Acapella Performance: Breath, Pitch, and Pacing
All Skill Levels. This lesson discusses the mechanical skills of singing acapella.
Susie Glaze Susie Glaze
Beginning Guitar II
Beginning Level. In this lesson, I’m joined by my wife, Cheri Miller on seven common fiddle tunes.
Jim Miller Jim Miller
Beginning Guitar I
Beginning Level. This lesson covers chords, steady beat, bass strum, alternating bass, bass runs, and use of the capo.
Jim Miller Jim Miller
St. Charles Dulcimer Blues
Intermediate Level & Up. Bill Robinson teaches the "St. Charles Dulcimer Blues".
Bill Robinson Bill Robinson
Savannah Shuffle
Intermediate Level & Up. Bill Robinson teaches original tune, "Savannah Shuffle".
Bill Robinson Bill Robinson
Old Time Mandolin for the Young at Heart: IV
Beginning/Intermediate Level. This class covers the basics of playing Old Time music on the mandolin. It includes scales, chords, pick technique, and tunes from the traditional Appalachian fiddle repertoire.
Jim Miller Jim Miller
Old Time Mandolin for the Young at Heart: III
Beginning/Intermediate Level. This class covers the basics of playing Old Time music on the mandolin. It includes scales, chords, pick technique, and tunes from the traditional Appalachian fiddle repertoire.
Jim Miller Jim Miller
Brightest and Best - Ritchie Family Christmas
All Skill Levels. Susie Glaze introduces and performs the Ritchie Family song of Old Christmas sung by the family for generations, "Brightest and Best."
Susie Glaze Susie Glaze
Vocal Basics
All Skill Levels. This lesson covers the basics of good vocal production.
Susie Glaze Susie Glaze
Ritchie Family Ballads I: Barbara Allen
All Skill Levels. An introduction and performance of the Ritchie family versions of two ballads: Barbara Allen and Lord Bateman.
Susie Glaze Susie Glaze
Ritchie Family Ballads II: Fair Ellender
All Skill Levels. Introduction and performance of the Ritchie family versions of two traditional ballads: Fair Ellender and Lord Randall.
Susie Glaze Susie Glaze
Basic Strumming Rhythms
Beginning Level. Learn the most basic mountain dulcimer strum, a strum with a bounce, and a basic waltz rhythm in 3/4 time.
Joellen Lapidus Joellen Lapidus
Drone Noter
Beginning/Intermediate Level & Up. We'll explore the techniques and history of drone-noter style playing, with an emphasis on right hand technique.
Butch Ross Butch Ross
Massek Family Songs
All Skill Levels. Pat Smith tells about her upbringing in a musical family in rural Kansas. Her children Sue and Mike Massek join her in singing.
Sue Massek Sue Massek
Simple Gifts: Clawhammer Banjo Backup
Beginning Level. This course teaches the right-hand rhythm and left-handed chords to play clawhammer backup for "Simple Gifts" in the key of G.
David Brooks David Brooks
Fingerpicking Basics II
Beginning Level. Continuing with the basic fingerpicking patterns, learn how to apply those patterns to change a strummed arrangement into a fingerpicked one.
Sue Carpenter Sue Carpenter
Early American Folk Songs
Beginning/Intermediate Level. Learn how to sing and play five folk songs from the 1800’s. Learn how to play in the key of D and in a minor key.
Steve Smith Steve Smith
Using Ornamentation to Create and Ease Texture
Intermediate/Advanced Level. Using ornamentation as a way to create ease and musical texture to play a traditional strummed Breton pipe tune.
Ruth Barrett Ruth Barrett
Old Time Mandolin for the Young at Heart: II
Beginning Level. Picks up where Part I left off, covering the basics of playing old-time music on the mandolin.
Jim Miller Jim Miller
John Brown's Dream - Melody & Backup
Late Beginning Level & Up. Learn an old Civil War tune called John Brown's March. Learn the melody plus harmony.
Phyllis Brown Phyllis Brown
From Mississippi Sawyer to The Sawyer's Waltz
Intermediate/Advanced Level. Phyllis takes you from the simple fiddle tune "Mississippi Sawyer" to what she calls "The Sawyer's Waltz".
Phyllis Brown Phyllis Brown
Strengthening Your Weak Hand While Learning Your Chords
Beginning/Intermediate Level. Using a 6/8 exercise and a triangle exercise to strengthen your weak hand while building muscle memory.
Phyllis Brown Phyllis Brown
Leaving Ru Vaternish, with Ornamentation
Intermediate/Advanced Level. Playing a more advanced fingerpicked tune with chords in the lower and upper ranges of the fretboard.
Ruth Barrett Ruth Barrett
Fingerpicking Ragtime I
Intermediate/Advanced Level. Put some bounce in your fingerpicking by using an alternating bass picking pattern and then turn your picking into ragtime.
Sue Carpenter Sue Carpenter
Renaissance Music Repertoire I
Intermediate/Advanced Level. Learn several tunes from the Renaissance Era: Maiden Lane, Beggar Boy, Now is the Month of Maying, and Frog Galliard.
Steven K. Smith Steven K. Smith
Renaissance Music Repertoire II
Intermediate/Advanced Level. Learn several more tunes from the Renaissance Era: Salterello, Kemp's Jig, Earl of Salisbury Pavan, and Greensleeves.
Steven K. Smith Steven K. Smith
Old Time Mandolin for the Young at Heart: I
Beginning Level. Covers the basics of playing old-time music on the mandolin.
Jim Miller Jim Miller
59 String Stomp
Intermediate Level & Up. Bill shares this original tune, inspired by his father.
Bill Robinson Bill Robinson
Festival Rag
Intermediate Level & Up. Learn the "Festival Rag," one of Bill's original songs.
Bill Robinson Bill Robinson
Stepping Out with George
Intermediate Level & Up. Bill teaches his original composition: "Stepping Out with George."
Bill Robinson Bill Robinson
Ukulele for Beginners
Beginning Level. Learn basic terms and simple ukulele strumming. You will learn to play the chords and chord progressions for a few familiar songs.
Steve Smith Steve Smith
Waltzology: Song of the Water Kelpie
Intermediate/Advanced. This beautiful Manx tune lends itself to a simple but elegant arrangement on the hammered dulcimer.
Jody Marshall Jody Marshall