North Georgia foothills Dulcimer Association
North Georgia foothills Dulcimer Association
Mission
We help connect good people to great opportunities
Mission
We help connect good people to great opportunities
why We Serve
• Promoting educational activities for:
Instrument playing
Instrument building
Composing
Performing
Listening
• Preserving and continuing the instruments’ heritage, history and traditions
• Perpetuating and exploring dulcimers advanced musical applications
• Increasing public awareness and appreciation of the instruments
Help Connect
As an all-volunteer organization, there are worthwhile opportunities to learn music and for meaningful involvement to sustain these unique instruments:
Board of Directors Leadership
Committee Leadership
Playing Satellite Leadership
Special Event Leadership
Special Event Volunteers
Community Outreach Volunteers
Marketing and Communications
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PLEASE CHECKOUT THE 2021 VIRTUAL FALL FESTIVAL INFORMATION BY GOING TO THE EVENTS TAB ABOVE. REGISTRATION BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 3RD AT 12:00 NOON. MORE COMING LATER. WORKSHOPS AND SCHEDULES ARE POSTED.
The Mountain Dulcimer
The Mountain Dulcimer, or Appalachian/Lap Dulcimer, is a handcrafted folk music instrument holding historical significance and traditions unique to America.
It originates from early 17th-century immigrant settlers traveling along the Wilderness Road into the mountains of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, crafting instruments from native woods.
• Played by picking or strumming
• ‘Play by number’ with tablature
• Easy start with one-string playing
• Advances to beautiful chorded melodies
The Hammered Dulcimer
The Hammered Dulcimer is a large handcrafted trapezoid-shaped folk instrument with many strings stretched across a wooden platform. Its ancient Middle East roots are probably found in the Bible’s Old Testament. It is known in many countries, coming to America with immigrants, becoming popular as a ‘parlor instrument’ in the 1920/30’s.
• Played with small wooden ‘hammers’
• Played by reading music notes
• Lovely bell-like tones
