Really Get Down Twelve Tunes and Improve Your Technique
BEGINNER and EARLY NOVICE
Mountain Dulcimer
Tuesdays • 11:30 am–12:30 pm Central/ 12:30–1:30 pm Eastern
March 10, 17(cancelled), 24, 31
April 7
No class April 14
April 21, 28

(March 10, 24, 31 - April 7, 21, 28)

[March 23 Update - I had to cancel classes Match 17 and 18 due to my mother’s hospital stay. Now that she’s doing better, classes are back on starting March 24 and 25. I’ve updated all the class descriptions on this website to reflect the altered schedule.]

Beginners often come to me wanting a better strum and stronger left-hand fingering strategies. Most would rather play simple things well, with confidence and variety, than play fancy things poorly. They want to learn how to use backup chords. More than anything, they want to walk away with a solid set of good tunes.

I’ll help you build a strong technical foundation you can rely on, whether you decide later to get fancier or keep things simple. My goal is to show you how to truly enjoy playing your dulcimer, both for yourself and for others.

Bring a capo! I recommend https://www.mccaffertydulcimers.com/capos.

Lesson Plan

Tuesday, March 10 – Session 1 of 6 - Holding your instrument. Tuning. Holding a pick. Basic strumming. Reading hands and super simple written music (tablature). Two good tunes.

Tuesday, March 17 – Class Cancelled

Tuesday, March 24 – Session 2 of 6 - Simple backup chords. Fingering advice. Two good tunes.

Tuesday, March 31 – Session 3 of 6 - Two good tunes.

Tuesday, April 7 – Session 4 of 6 - Slides. Introduction to basic fingerpicking. Two good tunes.

Tuesday, April 14 – No Class

Tuesday, April 21 – Session 5 of 6 - Hammer-ons. How to use a capo. Two good tunes.

Tuesday, April 28 – Session 6 of 6 - Pull-offs. Slightly fancier backup chords. Two good tunes.

These are online workshops via Zoom. You’ll receive a meeting link and handouts by email shortly before the first session, and sometimes handouts a day before other sessions. For dulcimer classes, please bring a capo. Each week, you’ll receive a video recording of the class, usually within 24 hours and often right after the session.

Attending live is not required. You’ll get full session videos whether you’re in class or not. Some folks prefer it this way. do what works for you.

🌟 Multi-Course Bundle – 10% Off

If you add two or more courses to your cart, use the coupon code COURSEBUNDLE at checkout to save 10%. If, for any reason, you don’t receive your discount, email me at stephen@stephenseifert.com. This usually happens when someone purchases courses one at a time over multiple days and later wishes they’d used the bundle.

Whatever you need, just include your full name and email address, and I’ll straighten it out.