2020 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE, subject to change
WORKSHOPS
Gardner Winter Music Festival (GWMF)
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Saturday, Feb 25, 2020
No cost (with admission) and no pre-registration!
Please check near the festival entrance for workshop rooms and last-minute changes.
| TIME | WORKSHOP | LEADER(S) |
| 11:00-12:30 | ||
| Unaccompanied Singing | Travis Stimeling and Mary Linscheid | |
| Fiddle, beginner | Jeanne Sutton | |
| Hammered Dulcimer, Intermediate | Lynette Swiger | |
| Spoons | Jeff Fedan | |
| Autoharp for Everyone | Rosemary Furman | |
| If you're a newbie, come and try an Autoharp and make some music. If you already play, come and connect with fellow Autoharp-oholics. | ||
| 11:30-12:30 | ||
| Flatfoot Dancing | Charlie Burton | |
| 1:00-2:30 | ||
| Hammered dulcimer, Beginner | Jeff Fedan | |
| Fiddle, Intermediate | Paul Kirk | |
| Old time fiddle bowing and pulse. Paul Kirk will show you how to add groove to your playing as he teaches you a tune. | ||
| Banjo, 3 finger style | Tom D'Avello | |
| Learn to fingerpick a tune common to old-time tradition. This class assumes a knowledge of common chord shapes on frets 1-5 for a banjo tuned to open G. | ||
| Lap Dulcimer, Beginner, DAA Tuning | Linda Huffman | |
| Come with a duncimer tuned to DAA. We will go over dulcimer basics, fret board layout, play two simple tunes, and learn how to include harmonics. | ||
| Tin Whistle, Beginner | Judy Werner | |
| For those with little to no experience. We'll use a whistle in the key of D which can be purchased at the festival for $15. | ||
| 1:30-2:30 | ||
| Flatfoot Dancing | Charlie Burton | |
| 3:00-4:30 | ||
| Lap dulcimer, Intermediate, DAD Tuning | David Haas | |
| Play fast and slow songs more smoothly in DAD tuning. | ||
| Clawhammer Banjo, Intermediate | Stephen Rapp | |
| In double-D tuning, we'll work with one or two D tunes to add depth and interest and find positions and chords further up the neck. | ||
| Irish Guitar Accompaniment, Beginner | Ryan Kurczak | |
| This class will explore basic chord and strumming patterns for more traditional jigs and reels. Mandolin players are also welcome. | ||
| Square Dance Calling | Ron Buchanan | |
| 4:30-6:00 | ||
| Fiddle, Pennsylvania tunes | Mark Tamsula | |
| Slow Jam | Jeff Fedan and Judy Werner | |
| Celebrating Traditional Music through an Online Radio Station | Ed McDonald | |
| This workshop will explore how an online radio station can best support the traditional music that is so important to so many of us. Ed is the founder and manager of Mountain Streams Radio, based in Keyser, West Virginia. | ||
Thanks to all of our workshop leaders. We couldn't do this without you!
