Music

I enjoy listening to a wide variety of music from Folk to Classical.

I played flute through high school and for fun in a few community groups in the distant past.  In 2017, I began my Mountain Dulcimer journey by attending Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas. I’ve been hooked ever since, studying with Heidi Muller and a multitude of internationally renowned dulcimer instructors via in-person & online festivals & workshops, and participating with several jam groups and the First National Dulcimer Orchestra.

dulcimer with music notes and Harrington Opera House Logo

Do you want to

Learn to Play the Mountain Dulcimer?

The dulcimer is easy to learn with no music experience necessary. 
Experienced musicians can add a new instrument to their skills!

I taught a series of 5 Beginning Mountain Dulcimer sessions in the spring and again in the fall of 2025 At the Harrington Opera House.

Novice Mountain Dulcimer Series 
5 Weekly 90 minute sessions
Monday, March 16 through April 13, 2026

3:30 – 5:00 PM
at the Harrington Opera House, Harrington, WA

RSVP for ALL 5 Sessions is Required

The series will consist of five 90 minute group sessions for Novice level players (Just beyond Beginner.) Students should already be familiar with the fretboard, know how to read & play basic dulcimer tab arrangements. This series will continue building a knowledge of chords and introduce using a capo and playing in different keys.

$135 including tax for the five 90 minute session series
plus book fee(s)
Dulcimers available for rent

If interested, please
RETURN THIS INTEREST Form
(Write March 2026 Novice Dulcimer Series on the form)
OR
contact me!
(509) five 90  928seven

Minimum of 3 students required to hold a series.
Class size is limited to 8 students

If there is enough interest, I’ll repeat a
Beginning Mountain Dulcimer series in the fall of 2026. 

 I am not offering individual instruction at this time.
However, I plan to continue sharing my love & knowledge of this wonderful instrument as my time permits.

Plans for continued Dulcimer outreach include Dulcimer Playing Circles
A December 12th, 2025 Playing Circle at the Harrington Opera House was a success! The next Dulcimer Circle will be Friday, January 30, 2026 in The Art Room at the Harrington Opera House. We will schedule more if at least 3 people are interested and schedules can be worked out.

“Inland NW Harrington Dulcimer Day”

at the Harrington Opera House
on April 25, 2026!

Guest Instructors: Heidi Muller & Bob Webb

Bob Webb, from Joseph, OR, has played guitar and cello since childhood, and mandolin and mountain dulcimer for over 35 years. He has co-hosted Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas and taught its beginner class to rave reviews since 2011. He has published instruction and tune books for dulcimer, mandolin and fingerpicked guitar. He performs with Heidi Muller in a duo and they have recorded four CDs together.
Heidi Muller is the organizer of Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas.  She has played dulcimer for over 30 years and taught at dozens of dulcimer festivals across the country, including QuaranTune, North Georgia Foothills Virtual Fall Festival, Kentucky Music Week, Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering, Dulcimer Chautauqua on the Wabash, Augusta Spring Dulcimer Week, and Northeast Dulcimer Symposium. An award-winning songwriter and guitarist, she performs both solo and in a duo with Bob Webb. 
Includes:
  • 3 workshop sessions from a choice of 6 for novice to experienced players
  • jam
  • concert

Meals will be on your own. Menues will be provided and several businesses within walking distance offer food.

Dulcimer Day Information Here
 Contact me!
(509) five90 928seven
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Announcements and Resources

If interested in misc. dulcimer related activities,
or if you have questions, please
 

RETURN THIS INTEREST Form

or contact me!
(509) five90 928seven

dulcimer players in a jam 

Sunday, July 20, 2025
Harrington Opera House Auditorium
S. 13 Third St., Harrington, WA

First portion was a review  for new players
followed by a short jam.

More Dulcimer Circles to be scheduled in the future!

Donations will be accepted to cover costs.


 

The Spokane Dulcimer Guild is composed of amateur musicians who play and /or build the Mountain Dulcimer.  We welcome any stringed instrument to our group as the addition of hammered dulcimer, guitar, bass, fiddle, mandolin and banjo adds to the richness of all the tunes that we play.

Jams are usually held on the first and third Friday of the month at  the Spokane Friends Meeting Place.

Check out the SDG Music/Resource Page.

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