The Springfield Dulcimer Club

                              

Steven Seifert Workshop

Friday, September 17th,

10:00 AM to 3:45 PM

Stephen Seifert's teaching and playing has made him a favorite with dulcimer players all over the country since 1991. In that time, he's been a featured performer at hundreds of dulcimer festivals and other music events including Kentucky Music Week in Bardstown, KY, Mountain Dulcimer Week in Cullowhee, NC, the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, WV, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, AR, Stringalong near Milwaukee, WI, the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS and The tono American Music Festival, in Tono, Japan.

 

Stephen has been a dulcimer soloist with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, now know as Orchestra Nashville, since 1996 and is featured on their Warner Classical recording of Connie Ellisor and David Schnaufer's Blackberry Winter, a concerto for mountain dulcimer and string orchestra. The piece continues to be in regular rotation on many classical stations around the U.S. (The recording album is titled "Conversations in Silence" and can be sampled and purchased on iTunes.) Stephen most recently performed this piece with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra.

 

Stephen was Adjunct Instructor of Mountain Dulcimer with David Schnaufer at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music from 1997 to 2001. He also taught, performed, and recorded with Mr. Schnaufer as a duo throughout the country. Stephen has authored ten books, four CDs, and 16 instructional videos.

 

 

Schedule

 

10:30 to 11:45 Learn Like Grandpa Did - Beginner/Intermediate , DAD
Learn in a do-as-I-do style that's very similar to what a lot of folks did in the old days. You don't need to have a great ear to take this class. It's mostly learn by-eye. We will cover about three Old-Time tunes, TAB included. You will leave with these tunes in your head and under your fingers.

11:45 to 12:45 LUNCH

12:45 to 2:00 Make Your Dulcimer Group Sound Like an Orchestra with Minimal Effort - All Levels, Especially Intermediate, DAD
Using familiar tunes, we will cover a number of techniques that enable players of any level to make beautiful, rich, and interesting music as an ensemble. Topics will include:

Integrating All Levels
Tips for Faster Tempos
Making the Right Hand Interesting
Developing a Bare Bones Version as a Foundation
Playing in Three Octaves
For more experienced players: How to Build Elaborately on the Bare Bones Foundation (If you're covering these possibilities, you won't be bored.)
More Ensemble Tricks

2:00 to 2:30 Mini Concert

2:30 to 3:45 Personalize Your Arrangements - Intermediate and Up, DAD
I'll show you specific methods for coming up with short, neat ideas. I'll then show you how to plug them right into songs you already know as endings, riffs, and cool fillers.

 

Location: Click HERE for directions.

Emery Chapel United Methodist Church
3500 Springfield-Xenia Road
Springfield, OH 45506

In Beatty Town, South of the bike trail entrance.

 

Cost:
$20 for one workshop, $35 for two, $45 for all three.

 

Contact:

Linda Bowshier
musicbylinda@hotmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
937-653-3035
www.springfielddulcimerclub.org