Not There Yet

I've taken dulcimer lessons now for several months and I'm feeling a little more confident with each song I attempt. The fear of newness has worn off, and my fingers have developed significant calluses, enough at least for a pain free lesson.  We only meet twice a month now, so in between I am on my own to fiddle with what I have learned. 

ASIDE: If I'm fiddling with something, I'm goofing around, messing with it. So if I'm using a dulcimer instead of a fiddle, then am I dulcimering around? Just asking.

Our teacher fiddling around
Okay. Our teaacher dulcimering around

Class meets in the Caldwell Arts Council room at the Hudson Uptown Building, or the HUB as it's known here in town. We choose a song to work on each Saturday and our teacher goes over special effects we can adapt to add a little pizazz to the song. I'm not there yet, sad to announce. I am lucky to string out the basic song without getting left behind. But I am trying. Every so often I can insert a little flair.

Each week our esteemed teacher treats us to a mini concert. I recorded this last time we met:

 

It's a far cry from Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and although I'm not there yet, I have something to strive for. I'll get back to you on that and maybe post my own mini concert, in a few years. 

Catch of the day,

Gretchen