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Leap Forward with Matthew Dickerson today!

National Hammered Dulcimer Champion and DulcimerCrossing instructor, Matthew Dickerson, will share his knowledge and experience in our March Leap Forward in Your Musical Understanding Live Event for Premium Members today.

Log in with your Premium Membership to access this lesson today:

4 pm PDT | 5 pm MDT | 6 pm CDT | 7 pm EDT

That Membership also lets you view the Archive Videos of the previous lessons:

Circle of 5ths/Ionian Mode Week 1

Dorian Mode Week 2

Aeolian Mode Week 3

Mixolydian Mode Week 4

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Posted by Steve Eulberg on March 19, 2020 in chromatic mountain dulcimer, dulci-bro, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, lessons, Live Events, mountain dulcimer, music theory, special event

Tags: chords, leap forward, music theory, understanding chords

New Theory Quiz

30 Jan

Following our first two Live Music Theory classes for Premium Members of DulcimerCrossing.com, Erin Mae and I have a new Quiz, this time comparing the Ionian and Dorian Modes.

Click here to try it out and test your understanding!

Later today [4 pm PST = 5 pm MST = 6 pm CST = 7 pm EST] is the 3rd lesson, this one focusing on the Aeolian Mode.

Premium Members have access on the Live events page at DulcimerCrossing.com.

(Be certain that you have logged in and the background is blue and then click on the Zoom link for 1/30/20.)

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Posted by Steve Eulberg on January 30, 2020 in chromatic mountain dulcimer, dulci-bro, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, lessons, music theory, subscriber news

Tags: dorian, ionian, music theory

Protected: Leap Forward Week 2 Homework

16 Jan

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Posted by Steve Eulberg on January 16, 2020 in chromatic mountain dulcimer, dulci-bro, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, lessons, Live Events, mountain dulcimer, music theory, special event

Tags: dorian, music theory, theory

Leap Forward Week 2

16 Jan

In this week’s lesson we’ll look at the DORIAN (mountain minor) MODE.

Thursday, Jan 16th 4-5 pm PST = 5-6 MST = 6-7 CST = 7-8 EST

Premium Members of Dulcimercrossing.com can access this lesson by logging in and clicking on the link at the LIVE EVENTS SCHEDULE and clicking on the Zoom meeting link.

If you missed the first session which was available to both Premium and Basic Members, you can click on the WATCH the VIDEO ARCHIVE link on your respective LIVE EVENTS Pages when logged in to the site.

There is still time to join the class and Leap Forward in your Musical Understanding in 2020!

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Posted by Steve Eulberg on January 16, 2020 in chromatic mountain dulcimer, dulci-bro, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, lessons, mountain dulcimer, music theory, special event, subscriber news

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Protected: Leap Forward Music Theory Homework Session 1

02 Jan

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Posted by Steve Eulberg on January 2, 2020 in chromatic mountain dulcimer, dulci-bro, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, Live Events, mountain dulcimer, music theory, special event

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The Hammered Dulcimer Focus…

30 Dec

This class begins on Thursday, Jan 2, 2020!

Take this quiz and get ready: https://owlmountainmusic.com/leap-forward/

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Posted by Steve Eulberg on December 30, 2019 in chromatic mountain dulcimer, dulci-bro, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, lessons, Live Events, mountain dulcimer, music theory, subscriber news

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New Theory Class for Premium Members

30 Dec

by Steve Eulberg

Dulcimers as if Music Theory Matters

Music Theory as if Dulcimers Matter

Dulcimer Crossing will be offering something new for our Premium Members in 2020.

We’ll begin with a 4-week special course taught by Erin Mae and Steve Eulberg on Thursdays.

These will be hour-long, live, interactive sessions beginning at 4 pm PDT | 5 pm MDT | 6 pm CDT | 7 pm EDT on January 2, 16, 30 and February 13.

Then we’re lining up other teachers to offer a once-a-month live lessons after that group of lessons ends. This will be a special benefit for our Premium Members. (Sign up for Premium Membership now and you’ll get to have all the benefits immediately!)