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Written by Dan Landrum
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 20:35 |
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It's that time of year again and there's plenty to do if your a dulcimer fan with cash for gas. I'm teaching and performing four great festivals this summer and attending a couple more. Click on any of the logos below to go to the festival websites. May 16 • Blue River Folk Music Festival, Shelbybille, IN July 5-10 • Common Ground on the Hill, Westminster, MD July 16-19 • Original Dulcimer Players Club Funfest, Evart Michigan August 2-8 • The Swannanoa Gathering - Dulcimer Week, Asheville, NC    
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Last Updated on Thursday, 07 May 2009 12:36 |
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Written by Dan Landrum
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Friday, 02 January 2009 04:07 |
 Set Your Music Free - Try and think of the music you make as something separate from your abilities and inabilities. Can you remember what it was that drew you in and made you believe you could be a musician in the first place? It may not be one simple identifiable event, or thought, but it probably included some feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction upon hearing sounds that seemed meant for you. Later in our musical journeys it's easy to doubt, or even forget that early meaning, no matter how clear it once was.
- Turn around and reflect - If we could go back in time and see ourselves as we began to experiment with our chosen instruments, I believe we would see satisfaction on our faces at even the simplest of attempts at music making.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 March 2009 03:43 |
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Read more... [Coming 'Round Right]
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Focused Learning in Brasstown, NC. |
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Written by Dan Landrum
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009 14:22 |
TO: Everyone who told me the John C. Campbell Folk School is an amazing place.
RE: You were right.
I loved it. The staff, facilities, pastoral countryside and most of all, my class combined to create a positive, lasting experience. Many of the students traveled thousands of miles at no small expense and I was admittedly nervous about making sure they got their money's worth of advanced hammered dulcimer instruction.
We spent a week hammering out rudiments as defined by the Percussive Arts Society and focusing on the intricacies of striking a string with a piece of wood. We didn't attempt to learn a single song. Increased confidence and competence were evident on the faces and in the hammers of every student by the end of the week. A teacher can't ask for much more than that.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 March 2009 03:49 |
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Read more... [Focused Learning in Brasstown, NC.]
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John C. Campbell Folk School |
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Written by Dan Landrum
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Sunday, 04 January 2009 18:49 |
I'm headed off in a moment to teach an advanced hammered dulcimer class at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. My blog will be silent this week unless there happens to be wireless internet in the hills of North Carolina. I'm not betting on it.
If you're in the area, I hope you'll attend the Friday night concert. Contact the Folk School for time and ticket information: http://www.folkschool.org |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 March 2009 03:56 |
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Written by Dan Landrum
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Thursday, 15 January 2009 02:38 |
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 "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Don't let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
- Steve Jobs 2005, commencement address, Stanford University
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 March 2009 03:48 |
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Read more... [Get Well Steve]
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