CTO ... Another VW

Virtual Workshop, that is!

Our friend, Marya Katz, writes to let us know that registration for the Pocono Dulcimer Festival will begin this Sunday, March 21st at 12 noon EST. She's one of the featured teachers on hammered dulcimer.

Check This Out ... Don't live near the Poconos? No worries! There's no need to travel to enjoy the 18th annual Pocono Dulcimer Festival. It's being offered virtually this year, the weekend of April 22-25, 2021. To register, go to the Pocono Dulcimer Club website and click on the Register link.

Because workshops are expected to fill quickly, participants are advised to make a plan early. Check out the "Schedules and Descriptions" page. Choose and write down your desired classes. When registration opens you'll be ready to jump on it!

Contacts:

Norm at  dulcinut@ptd.net or Kim – poconodulcimer@gmail.com

Monday's Muse

 Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.  ~ John Wooden

Monday's Muse

 The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.  ~ Walt Disney

Monday's Muse

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.  ~ Dalai Lama 

CTO ... Join the NC Symphony

Need a reason to tune your instrument this weekend?

Want to be part of the whole?

Check This Out .... The NC Symphony invites residents of North Carolina to be a part of a new initiative called One State One Score, a virtual video project for folks of all ages, using Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"arranged for many different instruments and skill levels. Just pick a score for your instrument of choice and your experience level.* Create and submit your video. Maybe you'll be featured in the final compilation!

All musical instruments welcome!

Download the music. Upload your video. Deadline Monday March 1 Check it out!

* I'll give you a clue ... there is no hammered dulcimer score. I chose the beginning piano score upon which to base my hammered dulcimer arrangement.

Monday's Muse

When Yo-Yo Ma makes a mistake while performing, he says he often thinks about how Julia Child would react when she erred in the kitchen: Oh, the chicken's fallen on the floor! Yes. Oh, well, pick it up and put it right back. "And you know what?" he says. "Everybody's with you."

For Ma, musical performance is not about showcasing his technical flourish, but rather about extending hospitality to the world. "The greater purpose is that we're communing together and we want this moment to be really special for all of us," he says. "It's not about proving anything. It's about sharing something."

CTO ... Current issue of DPN on the way!

DPN is an acronym for Dulcimer Players News, a quarterly print magazine featuring sheet music, tablature, articles by and for musicians, festival information, plus a sampler CD ... for lovers and players of mountain and hammered dulcimer. It's our connection to the greater dulcimer community, and is delivered right to your mailbox! 

Check This Out ... Already subscribe? Yay! DPN vol.47 #1 is on its way to your mailbox. When it arrives, editor Ashley Ernst reminds us to take a look at the address label on the back. If it says "Last Issue" please renew promptly!

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