UPDATE • October 2, 2026 • 12:19 p.m. Central
All handouts are now posted.
Stephen Seifert’s QuaranTUNE Fall Fest Workshops
Friday & Saturday, October 2–3, 2026
Welcome! This page has your classroom link, session time guide, and workshop handouts. Please use the materials for the classes you registered for.
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Use this same classroom for all of my Friday and Saturday workshops.
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Session time-zone guide
Match the session number beside your workshop with your time zone in the festival’s guide below. The same session times apply on both days. Click the chart to enlarge it.
Friday, October 2
Play Beautiful Music Right from the Start
Friday • Session 1 · Level 1 · Mountain Dulcimer
Handouts: Stephen Seifert - Play Beautiful Music.pdf
Brand new? You can make real music right away. Build a comfortable strum, clean notes, easy left-hand movement, and confidence reading simple tablature. Learn two beginner-friendly tunes that sound satisfying from the first hour. No previous experience is needed. Includes the complete workshop recording for review.
Beautiful Fingerpicked Folk Music Favorites
Friday • Session 3 · Level 4 · Mountain Dulcimer
Handouts: Stephen Seifert - Beautiful Fingerpicked.pdf
Learn two fingerpicked arrangements of familiar folk favorites, already worked out and ready to play. We’ll focus on steady right-hand patterns, clear melody, comfortable chord changes, pinches, brushes, and filler picking. Start with the most manageable version, then add fuller textures and more expressive details. Includes the complete workshop recording for review.
Slow Irish Tunes: Advanced Repertoire and Technique
Friday • Session 5 · Level 5 · Mountain Dulcimer
Handouts: Stephen Seifert - Slow Irish Tunes
Learn two complete arrangements of beautiful slow Irish tunes. We’ll focus on advanced fingerings, rich chords, subtle ornaments, and smooth transitions. Then shape the phrases that make slow music sing. You’ll leave with expressive new repertoire plus techniques you can use in other slow tunes. Includes the complete workshop recording for review.
Chord College: Learn All Your Major and Minor Chord Shapes
Friday • Session 6 · Level 3 · Mountain Dulcimer
Handouts: Stephen Seifert - Chord College.pdf
Learn every major and minor chord shape you’ll need across the mountain dulcimer. This is the fastest method I know. Use these shapes for backup, chord-melody, arranging, intros, endings, licks, and riffs. Taken this class before? Return for stronger recall and additional insights. Includes the complete workshop recording for review.
Saturday, October 3
My Mom Nancy’s Four Favorite Tunes
Saturday • Session 1 · Level 3 · Mountain Dulcimer
Handouts: Stephen Seifert - My Mom Nancy.pdf
Many of you know my mom, Nancy, a fine dulcimer player and a fun, spunky gal in our community. She’s in long-term care now, and I’d love to celebrate her with four tunes she loves. I’ve worked out clear, playable Level 3 arrangements of all four. Includes the complete workshop recording for review.
Find Chords That Fit Notes and Notes That Fit Chords
Saturday • Session 3 · Level 5 · Mountain Dulcimer
Handouts: Stephen Seifert - Find Chords that Fit.pdf
Discover this musical connection from both directions. Start with a melody and find chords that support it. Then start with chords and find strong notes for fills, variations, intros, and endings. Color-coded fretboard maps keep every choice clear and playable. Turn both approaches into music you can actually use. Includes the complete workshop recording for review.
“Georgia on My Mind”: Ukulele Backup and Chord-Melody
Saturday • Session 4 · Level 2 · Ukulele
Handouts: Stephen Seifert - Georgia on My Mind - Fixed.pdf
Bring this beloved 1930 standard to life on the ukulele. First, learn comfortable chords and a steady accompaniment for singing. Then learn a basic chord-melody version that fits the melody naturally around those chords. Leave with two complete, satisfying ways to play the song. Includes the complete workshop recording for review.
Three Tunes You Can Play at Almost Any Dulcimer Jam
Saturday • Session 6 · Level 2 · Mountain Dulcimer
Handouts: Stephen Seifert - Three Tunes You Can Play.pdf
I’ve picked three great, widely played tunes you may not have learned yet. Each comes in a clear, playable arrangement that also sounds great alone. Already know one? You may find a better way to play it. Strengthen your strumming, left-hand fingering, and confidence playing with dulcimer friends at every level. Includes the complete workshop recording for review.