7th Annual
July 21 - July 23
2011
NEW: TENTATIVE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE CLICK HERE
PICTURES FROM 2010 FESTIVAL CLICK HERE
* 2011 H E A D L I N E R S *
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For more information on the festival contact: Gordon and Sandy White gswhite@hal-pc.org (281) 449-1632
Location
First Baptist Church North Houston
4422 Lauder Road Houston, Texas
Directions to First Baptist Church North Houston:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday - Player
$65, ( Includes Concerts )
Thursday, Friday & Saturday - NonPlayer - $45 ( Includes Concerts )
Thursday, Friday & Saturday -$130 maximum per family
Single Day - Player $35 ( Includes Concert )
Single Day - NonPlayer $25 ( Includes Concert )
Single Day -$70 maximum per family
As of right now, the festival will not have pre-registration. You can pay at the door. We try to conserve our money by not spending much on stamps and advertising. So pass the word to your friends.
BACK TO TOPSee the text below the table for more information about the topics and/or skill levels of the workshops. Workshop information is still evolving, so please check back for updates. If you are interested in a particular workshop topic, request it, and we will do our best to arrange it.
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| Time | Autoharp | Banjo | Fiddle | Guitar | H Dulcimer | Mandolin | M Dulcimer | M Dulcimer | Misc. |
| 1:30 | S Bing (1) |
J Patterson (1) |
R Angus (1) |
M Wright (1) |
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| 3:10 | J Dugas (1) |
Sheryl Hartz (1) |
Steve Hartz (1) |
D Guillory (1) |
S Bing Beginning Bass |
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| 4:35 | J. Patterson karaoke |
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| Friday | |||||||||
| Time | Autoharp | Banjo | Fiddle | Guitar | H Dulcimer | Mandolin | M Dulcimer | M Dulcimer | Misc |
| 9:00 | Steve Hartz (2) |
S Bing (2) |
B Turner (1) |
D Guillory (2) |
P Carter (1) |
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| 10:35 | J Dugas (2) |
Sheryl Hartz (2) |
B Turner (2) |
R Angus (2) |
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| 12:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1:00 | G Flesher (1) Autoharp Maintenance |
J Doyle (1) |
P Carter (2) |
R Angus (3) |
M Nelis (1) Native American Flute |
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| 2:35 | J Dugas (3) |
Sheryl Hartz (3) |
D Guillory (3) |
Steve Hartz (3) |
M Wright (1) |
S Bing Intermediate Bass |
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| 4:10 |
M Wright
(3)
Sacred Harp Singing |
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| Saturday | |||||||||
| Time | Autoharp | Banjo | Fiddle | Guitar | H Dulcimer | Mandolin | M Dulcimer | M Dulcimer | Misc |
| 9:00 | Steve Hartz (4) |
Sheryl Hartz (4) |
P Carter (3) |
D Guillory (4) |
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| 10:35 | J Dugas (4) |
C Harrel (1) |
R Angus (4) |
M Wright (2) |
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| 12:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1:00 | G Flesher (2) Autoharp Maintenance |
J Doyle (2) |
B Turner (3) |
D Guillory (5) |
R Angus (5) |
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| 2:35 | J Dugas (5) |
B Turner (4) |
P Carter (4) |
Steve&Sheryl Hartz (5) |
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| 4:10 |
M Wright
(3)
Sacred Harp Singing
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| 5:20 |
J. Patterson
karaoke |
Denise Guillory
(1) Int MD - Bridge Cruise, O'Carolan piece with 2 parts, Patty
Ann (2) HD Beginner/novice- Southwind with beginner
chords (3)HD- Int : Gary Owen, Eleanor Plunkett (O'Carolan
piece) (4) Beginner/novice MD- The Sugar Hill, and The
Glendy Burke, plus chord exercises (5) HD Beginner/Novice -
Whiskey Before Breakfast / with harmony and backup chording
Judy Dugas
(1) Singing and playing at the same time: Pointers on using voice with
the harp. Assign some simple songs and show various techniques on
accompaniment (2)Making a tune your own - part 1: Demonstration
and practice of various techniques besides pinch/pluck. Assign a very
familiar, simple tune and have students use various techniques on this
simple tune. Each student will have a chance to play their rendition at
end of class. The first hour could be going over and practicing the
techniques, the second hour could be application of the techniques to a
tune. (3) Making a tune your own - part 2: See No. 2 above. (4)
Hands on in learning how to find the chords to tunes and songs: Use of
I, IV, V. Ear training. Work on familiar tunes. Handout on chords
(5) Waltzes - I have 3 or 4 beautiful waltzes that are not generally
known
Peggy Carter
(1) Beginner/Novice MD: Have you tried Aeolian? Black Is The
Color, Scarborough Fair,Sing We Now Of Christmas, and Cluck Ol’
Hen. Its easy enough a cave man could do it! (2) Beginner/Novice
HD: Chinese Breakdown, In The D-Box. (From my DVD, “One Family
West.”) Master the melody and learn some fun hammering
techniques, so you can play along with the DVD. (3)
Intermediate/Advanced HD: Hackbrett Polka, a lively tune learned from a
Swiss Hackbrett Player (the Swiss & German hammer dulcimer). Play
along with me on the “One Family West” DVD. (4)
Intermediate/Advanced MD: Go On The Road with these two
“horsey” tunes – Spotted Pony, and Wild Horse On
Stoney Point. Techniques include “Chord-Melody” and
“Cross-Picking” with challenges for BOTH hands.
Brian Turner
(1) Lead, Melody and Improvisation for Guitar: Learn the basic elements
needed to master the art of improvisation.Intermediate-advanced (2) How
to Play Swing Guitar: Learn the essential chords and rhythm to play
swing guitar.Intermediate-advanced (3)Chords in Context for
Guitar: Learn how to spice up your playing with embellishment and
substitutions. Intermediate-advanced (4) Boom Chick and Walking Bass on
Guitar: Learn the rhythm used for old-time and bluegrass music.
Beginners-intermediate
Sheryl Hartz
(1) Intermediate Fiddle: We will learn a few lesser known tunes.
For students who are comfortable learning to play by ear and want to
learn new tunes. (2) Beginning Fiddle-for true beginners
only. You will learn how to play with good tone, understand basic
bowing patterns and have a good foundation so that you can learn tunes
on your own. Please bring a playable fiddle, bow, and an
electronic tuner (3)Intermediate Fiddle: We will learn a
few lesser known tunes. For students who are comfortable learning
to play by ear and want to learn new tunes. (4)Fiddle Tune
Harmony:for intermediate fiddle players who can play comfortably by ear
and know the G, D, and A major scales. This workshop is for
students who want to play something other than the main melody to a
tune, and don’t know how to play harmonies on your fiddle.
We will explore adding harmonies to familiar traditional fiddle tunes.
(5) 19th Century Pioneer Music- Steve and Sheryl
Margaret Wright
(1) Beginner/New player-will focus on the basics of good strumming,
fretting and tune acquisition. For beginners as well as folks who still
feel unsure about finding their way around the dulcimer (2) New Tunes
from Book 14 - Margaret's brand new tune book. Class will include "Are
you Getting there Rabbit?," "Grasshopper Sitting on a Sweet Potato
Vine," "The Nacogdoches Waltz" and "Too Young to Marry" (3)
Sacred Harp Singing - Experienced singers and absolute newcomers are
welcome. Learn this old style of learning to read music by the use of
shaped notes and sacred texts.
Rob Angus (1)
HD:Some tunes by Turlough O’Carolan (2)MD: Hymns (DAD)- Simple
Gifts, What a Friend We Have In Jesus, In the Sweet Bye and Bye (3)
MD:Some pretty Celtic Tunes (DAD): Southwind, Will Ye Go Lassie Go
(4)HD: Old-time fiddle tunes in D: Mississippi Sawyer, St. Anne’s
Reel, Soldier's Joy (5)MD: Some O’Carolan
Tunes (DAD): Blind Mary, Fanny Poer
Steve Hartz
(1) Beginning Mandolin; basic open chord orientation, tips on tuning
your instrument, and learning a simple tune. (2) Beginning Banjo:
the basics of clawhammer playing We will learn to play melody notes out
of easy chords (3) Intermediate Mandolin: Students should be able
to play several tunes comfortably at a medium pace in the keys of D, G,
and A. I will teach you 19th century pioneer tunes that you have
probably never heard (4) Intermediate Banjo: Students must know the
basic clawhammer stroke and should already be able to play a few tunes
in this style on your banjo. I will teach some drop thumb
techniques. (5) 19th Century Pioneer Music- Steve and Sheryl
Glenn Flesher
(1) AutoharpMaintenance 101 :Eliminating noise, Choosing the right
chords, Ordering parts (felts, strings, picks, etc),Tuning,
Q&A (2) Autoharp Maintenance 101: Replacing
strings, re-felting chord bars, Q&A
Jim Doyle
(1) Playing jigs with clawhammer banjo: We'll modify the basic
bum-ditty pattern slightly to play a couple of well known jigs. (2)
Beginning clawhammer banjo: we'll review the basics and learn a
simple tune (in D) played by the dulcimer club.
Mary Nelis(1) Our Native American Flute (NAF) class will explore two flute pathways: "Playing from the Heart" and "Playing with Others". This is basically improvisation versus repertoire. The first half of the class will cover basic flute-playing technique using a simple melody. We will practice creating different rhythms for the simple melody using varying breath or tonguing techniques. We will proceed to ornamentation techniques that will allow your creativity, mood, and personality to emerge in your songs. Although no "classic" repertoire of NAF songs exists, TAB and fingering charts are available for songs that we share. During the second part of the class will learn Amazing Grace and Lakota Love Song from TAB. I will provide charts and materials to understand NAF theory and the different scales based on cross-fingering. I will also provide information on which flutes can be played together, and how guitars or other instruments can accompany your NAF. All flutes in any key by any maker are welcome and should be brought. I will have Butch Hall Aminor, Bminor, and Gminor flutes for sale.
James Patterson
(1) Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar: This class is very "hands
on." Participants will spend most of their time in class practicing the
various techniqes mentioned below. For example, they will learn several
of the common three chord progressions (such as: D, G, A) and will be
able to play the chords to the sample song in several different keys.
They will become familiar with the “1, 4, 5” notation to
help in transposing or in a jam situation.We will review some survival
skills for playing a song with difficult chord fingerings.During this
lesson, students will play with a flat pick, a thumb pick, and bare
fingers and learn why each method has its own use.Students will
understand the basic function and strategy regarding capos. Capos are
recommended for this lesson, but not required.Time permitting, we will
introduce the concept of fingerpicking. For "intermediate beginners" .
Steve Bing (1) Old Time Fiddle (2) Cajun Fiddle
Craig Harrel
(1) Advanced Beginner/Intermediate class on "Maybelle
Carter-Style Guitar". Bring a capo as well as flatpick or
thumb/fingerpicks.
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