QuaranTUNE Summer Fest

QuaranTUNE Summer Fest
6/4-7/2026
Online Via Zoom
Registration opens around 5/1/26. Sign up for the email list to be notified as soon as it opens!
virtualdulcimerfest.com

2 days of workshops!
4 days of concerts!
All live, via Zoom.

DJ will be teaching:

“Ashokan Farewell” Chord/Melody & Back-up  Level 3
Known as the theme for Ken Burns’ “Civil War”, this popular waltz was written by Jay Ungar in 1984. Besides learning a chord melody arrangement, you’ll discover how to overlay a three-quarter time strum – a skill that can serve for future waltz tunes. To top it all off, you’ll get the back-up part to share with a partner.

“Song of the Wandering Aengus” a study in fingerpicking Level 3
No picks needed when you use your fingers to do the plucking! Exercises to gain facility with picking individual strings, a variety of picking patterns, and methods for streamlining the process are introduced. After a bit of practice the techniques are applied to this beautiful, original tune.

Fretboard Power: DAD Standard Edition Level 2
Learning the notes available on your instrument – where they are, how scales are devised, and how chords are built – gives you So. Much. Power! Working with the diatonic fretboard in DAD, you'll get the information you need, with resources to refer to as learning tools. More advanced musicians will gain a solid review and be able to apply these principles to chord shapes on the mountain dulcimer. 1+ fret included.

Country Dance Medley in E Minor (Baritone) Level 4
Three tunes, one performable medley! Chord/melody arrangements of “Abbot’s Bromley Horn Dance,” “Nonesuch,” and “Goddesses” – all part of the living English country dance tradition. Lively & varied arrangements include flat-picking, strumming, and cross-string playing throughout. Melodies float between strings, frequently using the 1+ fret. Fluid transitions between tunes will be offered & explored in class discussion.