Location:

Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, 2001 Sherwood Hall Ln, Alexandria, VA 22306 (Everything is on one level.)

Schedule:

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. We will break for lunch at noon.

Description:

This workshop is designed for intermediate players and above, though brave beginners are welcome! Over the course of six hours, I will cover all major techniques using a variety of arrangements. Topics include strumming, fingering, flat-picking, finger-picking, chords, embellishments, and more. Consider this day a compilation of the greatest hits from all my teaching topics and tunes. The tuning will be DAD. Please bring a capo. Tablature will be provided. I occasionally ask students to video record my playing and explanations with their phones to ensure they have material to review after the workshop. If you have any questions, please email me at stephen@stephenseifert.com.

But wait! There's more. Join me one month before on Saturday, May 18, for an online pre-workshop session. This 90-minute Zoom workshop is a great way to familiarize yourself with key strumming and chording techniques BEFORE our in-person gathering in June. It's an opportunity to preview some of the material, ensuring that you feel comfortable and ready to enjoy the full experience at the Alexandria, VA, Mountain Dulcimer Workshop. Participants will receive the Zoom link after registering.

In fact, we already did the online portion on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 2pm Eastern time. Here’s a link: https://youtu.be/W95oyORcBCY.