Steve Fest 2021 Schedule with Review Videos and Handouts
I’m going to stick with the HONOR SYSTEM to deliver your review videos. Please only use videos and handouts for the sessions you registered for. Want to check out some of the sessions you didn’t register for? I will leave registration OPEN for all sessions until the middle of September just in case you’d like to pay for any of them post-festival. (Click HERE to purchase more sessions.) By keeping all this information in one place, I can make changes as needed, and you don’t have to shuffle through a bunch of emails.
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Thursday
Practicing Toolbox - Session 1 - Beginners with Some Experience
Thursday, September 2, 9:00 am - 10:00 am, Central Time Zone
Make the best use of your time and become the kind of musician you want to be. I’ll show you a bunch of specific examples for most aspects of playing. Expect scales, fingerings, how to get good at the hard stuff, metronomes, and more. DAD tuning.
THERE ARE NO HANDOUTS FOR THIS CLASS. Be ready to take SIMPLE notes. Remember, you’re going to get a video for the class after the class. If we DO end up covering something you need written down, I’ll get it to you after class. Pretty much everything you need for this class will be in the video.
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/n-4s-gGNNB4
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Medieval Jam Tunes - Session 2 - Lower Intermediate
Thursday, September 2, 10:30 am to 11:30, Central Time Zone
I love these melodies! Most of them are French hurdy-gurdy tunes. They fit PERFECTLY on the mountain dulcimer. No extra frets needed. DAD tuning - capo sometimes needed.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
French Tunes
Branle Du Verlage
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/Ev-Zrn-IPvg
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Generate Multiple Parts for Group and Solo Playing - Session 3 - Intermediate
Thursday, September 2, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, Central Time Zone
We'll cover chords, chops, harmonies, playing in multiple octaves, NOT playing, and a whole lot more, including backing up someone’s singing or your own if you like. DAD tuning.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
Go Tell Aunt Rhodie
Liza Jane
Tune Sheets
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/0AHEWIVg_mk
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Exactly How to Use Cool Licks to Make Your Playing Unique - Session 4 - Upper Intermediate
Thursday, September 2, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Central Time Zone
We’ll work with the three most common chord shapes and use them to generate all kinds of cool licks to spice up everything you play. This is exactly how I do it. DAD tuning.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUT:
Chord Shapes
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/eNkQxUrbX28
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Late Night Festival Jam Tunes - Session 5 - Advanced
Thursday, September 2, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Central Time Zone
“Bull of the Wagon”, “Tator Patch”, and “Texas” - We always play these after most folks head for bed. Stay up and play them with us! DAD tuning, capo 4.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
Bull at the Wagon
Tater Patch
Texas
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/bX83k6J7-NU
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Thursday Concert
Thursday, September 2, 2021, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Central Time
This is the only Steve Fest concert.
VIDEO RECORDING OF CONCERT:
youtu.be/6nv7GnJ-P8U
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
Friday
Five Things I Wish I Knew as a Beginning Dulcimer Player - Session 6 - Beginners with Some Experience
Friday, September 3, 9:00 am - 10:00 am, Central Time Zone
I clearly remember my early days as a beginner. I’m going to share with you five foundational skills to help make playing fun. We’ll cover “Cotton Eyed Joe”, “Sourwood Mountain”, and “Amazing Grace”. DAD tuning.
SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
chords
nail these rhythms
amazing grace
cotton eyed joe
sourwood mountain
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/_j-NTpOeaEs
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Easy Fingerpicking with Sweet Hour of Prayer and Pretty Saro - Session 7 - Lower Intermediate
Friday, September 3, 10:30 am to 11:30, Central Time Zone
Learn a super simple fingerpicking style using mountain favorites “Sweet Hour of Prayer”, and “Pretty Saro”. DAD tuning.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
pretty saro - high octave
pretty saro - low octave
pretty saro - mystery version
sweet hour of prayer
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/bIPN-_DLX9U
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Why and How to Use Your Capo - Session 8 - Intermediate
Friday, September 3, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, Central Time Zone
Capos are necessary and fun. We'll start with what makes a good capo, how to put it on, and how to use it to get a lot of cool music out of the dulcimer. I'll bring a handful of my favorite capo tunes. DAD/DGD tuning. Bring a capo.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
go tell aunt rhodie - quarter-note version
down yonder
chords
cold frosty morning - dgd capo 1
cumberland gap variations - capo 4 - key of A
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/dXt_xZQPxkg
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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David Schnaufer's arrangement of “Santa Anna’s Retreat” Session 9 - Upper Intermediate
Friday, September 3, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Central Time Zone
Learn David Schnaufer's arrangement of “Santa Anna’s Retreat”. (EAD tuning) David won the first Winfield competition playing this tune!
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
Santa Anna’s Retreat - a little fancier - from join the jam
Santa Anna’s Retreat - easier
Santa Anna’s Retreat - from schnaufer book
Santa Anna’s Retreat - transcription
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/XXfaDqieHnk
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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David Schnaufer’s Composition “Morning Birds” for Four-Equidistant Dulcimer - Session 10 - Advanced
Friday, September 3, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Central Time Zone
Learn David Schnaufer’s composition “Morning Birds”. using four equidistant strings tuned DADD, capo 4.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
morning birds
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/Lc-6Ha9FHVc
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Friday Beginner Jam
Friday, September 3, 2021, from 6 PM to 7PM, Central Time Zone
Tickets for the jam sessions are FREE, but please add them to your cart so I know how many to expect.
VIDEO RECORDING OF JAM:
youtu.be/sK7wB1LTwqg
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
Saturday
Learn Like Grandpa Did - Session 11 - Beginners with Some Experience
Saturday, September 4, 9:00 am - 10:00 am, Central Time Zone
I’ll teach you exactly how to read hands the way some people read sheet music. While tab will be handed out at the end of the session, the focus will be learning in a “do-as-I-do” style similar to what folks did in the old days. DAD tuning.
FOR THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS, I said you’d get them AFTER the class. Because of the way I taught it this time, I’m not sure handouts are necessary? Let me know what you think at stephen@stephenseifert.com. If you want some handouts, tell me what would be helpful, and I will add them here ASAP? THANK YOU!
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/sKRJxR5Zbmo
Only watch this video if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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A Guide to Fun and Easy Music - Session 12 - Lower Intermediate
Saturday, September 4, 10:30 am to 11:30, Central Time Zone
I’ll bring a number of super simple tunes, but more importantly, I’ll show you how to make a beginner version of just about every dulcimer jam tune out there. DAD tuning.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
02 Go Tell Aunt Rhodie - Alternate
02 Go Tell Aunt Rhodie - Quarter-Note Version
02 Go Tell Aunt Rhodie
03 Old Joe Clark - Alternate
03 Old Joe Clark - Quarter-Note Version
03 Old Joe Clark
16 Whiskey Before Breakfast - Alternate
16 Whiskey Before Breakfast - Quarter-Note Version
16 Whiskey Before Breakfast
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/_eSxlF0nTss
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Mountain Dulcimer Chord College: Get Your Degree! - Session 13 - Intermediate
Saturday, September 4, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, Central Time Zone
Learn the three main chord shapes and how to use them for backup and chord melody. Getting your eyes and hands used to these shapes makes everything else easier. DAD tuning.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
chords
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/XfjLtOOzwhQ
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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The Complete Guide to Playing with a One-and-a-Half Fret - Session 14 - Upper Intermediate
Saturday, September 4, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Central Time Zone
You've got this extra fret. Now what? It's GREAT for backup chords, sprucing up your melodies in simple ways, and playing slightly more sophisticated chord-melody arrangements. I'll show you everything I know. DAD/DGD tuning.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
blank one-and-a-half-fret chord fingerboards
Blues Stuff - one-and-a-half-fret
Cool Things You Can Do With Your One-and-a-Half Fret
john henry - one-and-a-half-fret
Seifert Bluegrass Riffs with 1 plus fret
wildwood flower - one-and-a-half-fret
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/9H1h8X3CPu0
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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David Schnaufer’s Composition “Viper Moon” for Three-String Dulcimer Tuned DGD - Session 15 - Advanced
Saturday, September 4, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Central Time Zone
(DGD tuning) David wrote this with David Grisman's DAWG style of music in mind. I think it's one of the coolest dulcimer tunes ever!
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
David Schnaufer Article Frets Magazine December 1988
Viper Moon - One to Use - From Nancy
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/Sghn6dtdtF4
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Saturday Intermediate Jam
Saturday, September 4, 2021, from 6 PM to 7PM, Central Time Zone
Tickets for the jam sessions are FREE, but please add them to your cart so I know how many to expect.
VIDEO RECORDING OF JAM:
youtu.be/megSfMSJ4pQ
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
Sunday
Easy Hymns - Session 16 - Beginners with Some Experience
Sunday, September 5, 9:00 am - 10:00 am, Central Time Zone
These are some of my favorite hymns, and they’re not hard to play. DAD tuning.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
Jesus Loves Me
Mighty Fortress and Angel Band
minimal chord-melody handout
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/SEnePmJdmFw
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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“Sí Beag Sí Mór”, Twice the Irish Fun - Session 17 - Lower Intermediate
Sunday, September 5, 10:30 am to 11:30, Central Time Zone
Learn two versions of the classic Irish waltz “Sí Beag Sí Mór”, one easy and one fancier. DAD tuning.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
Sheebeg and Sheemore from Upcoming Book
Sheebeg and Sheemore Harmony from Upcoming Book
Sheebeg and Sheemore
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/8bjga6Mz7FA
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Fun Flatpicked Traditional Fiddle Tunes - Session 18 - Intermediate
Sunday, September 5, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, Central Time Zone
Flatpicking is playing the melodies across the three strings hitting one string at a time. I've developed a new and effective way of teaching this technique, and I want to share it with you. Rather than just sight-reading through complex arrangements, we'll make simple tunes sound fancier with minimal effort. By the end of the session, you’ll know how to convert your favorite single-string melodies to across-the-string hits. DAD tuning.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
07 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss - Quarter-Note Version copy
flatpicking decoder
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss - Flatpicked - Fancy
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss - Flatpicked - Simple
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/ZMC5ahakn8I
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Playable Fancy Tunes in the 1-3-5 Tuning - Session 19 - Upper Intermediate
Sunday, September 5, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Central Time Zone
The 1-3-5 tuning allows regular dulcimers to play chromatic music. In addition to bringing some cool arrangements, I'll show you some tips on how to make your own arrangements in this versatile tuning. DF#A Tuning.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
Alabama Jubilee 1-3-5 fixed
basin street blues
down in the valley 1-3-5 tuning
Freight Train
put your little foot 1-3-5 tuning
salty dog
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/Xsl8WpLHkII
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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David Schnaufer’s Arrangement of Bach’s “Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring” for Four-Equidistant Dulcimer - Session 20 - Advanced
Sunday, August 1, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Central Time Zone
DADD tuning, capo 3. This one blows me away. Always have. I’m ending Steve Fest with one of my all-time favorites. We’ll work through a simpler version, first. Then, we’ll play through a note-for-note transcription of David’s playing.
THIS SESSION’S HANDOUTS:
Jesu Joy - David Schnaufer
VIDEO RECORDING OF CLASS:
youtu.be/trUet_orvmY
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)
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Sunday Advanced Jam
Sunday, September 5, 2021, from 6 PM to 7PM, Central Time Zone
Tickets for the jam sessions are FREE, but please add them to your cart so I know how many to expect.
VIDEO RECORDING OF JAM:
youtu.be/1KYMYPiVOLI
Only watch this video and download these handouts if you previously registered and paid for this session. If you didn’t register for it, and want to register for it POST FESTIVAL, I am leaving registration OPEN until the middle of September. (Click HERE to purchase this session.)