About
Professional Experience
I am a retired music teacher living in Winston-Salem, NC. I have a BS degree in Music Education from Western Carolina University and a MM degree in Music Education from UNC-Greensboro. Also, I have my Level III certification in Orff-Schulwerk, and received my National Board Certification in music.
DULCIMER EXPERIENCE
* I have received certification in Teaching the Mountain Dulcimer from Western Carolina University-Dulcimer U
* Dulcimer U Level I skills instructor for several years.
* Stephen Foster Dulcimer Festival instructor.
*North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Festival instructor.
* Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival instructor
*Kentucky Music Week
* Nonsuch Anual Weekend
* QDF QuaranTune Dulcimer Festival
Live Life With the Mountain Dulcimer and a Song
Winston-Salem, NC is my home. My first introduction to the mountain dulcimer was at a school Heritage Day program. For over 20 years since then I have enjoyed sharing my love of the dulcimer and singing with children, adults, at festivals, schools, churches, and senior homes. In addition to teaching mountain dulcimer and piano, I am artistic director for Appalachian Strings Dulcimer Club in Winston-Salem. I also perform with Triad Festival Singers, Cantábile-Jubilee dulcimer trio, and I helped to establish the Camel City Strummers dulcimer club.
Workshop Topics
*Beginning Mountain Dulcimer Skills
*Beautiful and Lesser Known Spirituals
*Songs of the North Georgia Sea Islands
*Shaped Note Hymns for Mountain Dulcimer
*No Tab Play By Ear!
*Tips for Playlist Throughout the Year
*Waltzing With the Dulcimer
*Drop That Anchor Finger Down
*Exploring the Modes On Mountain Dulcimer
*The 7th Fret and Beyond
*Flying Fingers With Finesse
*Give Me That Old Time Religion
*One Tune Three Keys
*Songs of Freedom - Patriotic Songs
*Spirituals After The Civil War
*Little Fingers and the Mountain Dulcimer (Working with children)
*Joining the Jam (Tips for new players joining the Jam)
*A Chord for You (Review basic chords combined with some gentle ear-training and just a little bit of theory)
*The Mountain Dulcimer and Entertaining Older Adults
Capo 1-3-4 (Get comfortable with using a capo)
*Let's Syncopate That (Focus on counting and strumming simple syncopated rhythms applied to simple tunes or spirituals)
Singing With the Mountain Dulcimer