Free – Evening Concert – click here for details!
We are excited to offer a combined workshop and concert day with with our two 2024 Annual Weekend Hammered Dulcimer tutors – Jody Marshall and Colin Beasley.
The day offers a chance to take classes online with two tutors who are coming in person this October to our annual weekend. If you can’t attend in October or just want a sneak preview of their classes and their approach, this event gives you the perfect opportunity. And while the classes will provide a firm foundation to some of the things covered in October, they are not a pre-requisite and are designed to complement (not duplicate) our October weekend classes. The cost is £20 per workshop session. There are 2 workshops to choose from.
In addition there is a evening concert featuring both tutors, open to all, whether or not you attend the workshops. Entry is free but we hope you will send our performers a tip!
We hope to see you there!
Schedule of the day
All times are UK times (GMT)
13:30 – 15:30 Workshop with Colin Beasley – Improvisation Masterclass (intermediate and higher level), Cost £20.
16:00 – 18:00 Workshop with Jody Marshall – Duets for ONE! (intermediate AND higher level), Cost £20.
19:00 – 20:00 Evening Concert with Jody Marshall and Colin Beasley. Free, with tip jars.
Evening Concert
There will be two performers in our evening concert. Everyone is welcome to come and listen, and there will be a tip-jar for each performer. Our tutors will play a selection of non-copyright material.
19:00 – 19:30 Jody Marshall and here’s the Tip Jar for Jody
19:30- 20:00 Colin Beasley and here’s the Tip Jar for Colin
If you would just like to attend the concert, please note we will be sending out the concert link to ALL Nonsuch members, in case they would like to attend. If you are not a member (and not booking for one or more of the workshops) you are still very welcome, so please email us for a link.
Workshop Descriptions
Colin Beasley – Improvisation Masterclass – for intermediate and higher level
Time: 13:00 – 15:30 GMT
Improvisation is the art of conversing with music. Like with any language, we want to learn words, phrases, and sentences to become fluent. Improv is not only fun, but learning its tools and concepts will bleed into and improve your overall dulcimer playing. We will start from the ground up, progressing from an improv beginner all the way up to speaking some common words and phrases. You’ll get easy tools to begin playing and sounding great. Then, as you get the hang of things, you’ll receive some clear steps and practice tools to progress to an intermediate level, even getting into a bit of jazz.
For more information about Colin, see https://www.colinbeasley.com/
Jody Marshall – Duets for ONE! – for intermediate AND higher level
Time: 16:00 – 18:00 GMT
Yep, you read that right! We’ll work on arrangements of traditional tunes that could be played as duets, but you’ll learn to play both parts yourself—at the same time! We’ll start with some fun and challenging drills designed to get your hands moving independently. Then we’ll put our newfound skills to work on some “solo duets!”
For more information about Jody, see https://jodymarshall.net/
Practicalities & Booking
All those who register will be sent information about the Zoom links by email before the workshops, with Meeting ID, Password, and helpful tips about how to participate if you have not used Zoom before.
Please note that registration fees for these workshops are non-refundable. If you have made a booking error in the workshop that you have chosen and wish to correct it, please contact the event organisers as soon as possible.