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I Heard Jacqui Sutton and the Frontier Jazz Orchestra last night. Great music!
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Video: Plucking the Hammer Dulcimer
Here is a video I made of me plucking an improvisation. I made it for personal use to gather ideas and concepts for The Entrance of Sound. I thought I’d go ahead and share it with you. [flashvideo file=http://joshuamessick.com/videos/plucking/plucking.flv width=400 height=380 /]
Improvising (Demonstrational Video)
This is not a lesson to help you learn how to improvise. This is a picture into how I use improvising as a practice habit and development skill. For me personally, the thought of only playing what other people have already put to music sounds boring. I like to do
The Irish Washerwoman (Demonstrational Video)
I live in an older home, and when the winter arrives, the drain line for the washer machine often freezes and I can’t do my laundry! Thankfully, this is only during a hard freeze. Recently, we an extended period where I couldn’t do my laundry. (No worries, I have a
Step on the Scale Drill (Instructional Video)
Whenever you go to the doctor, he may ask you to step on the scale as part of your checkup. Your weight is insightful to the status of your overall health! In the same way, when you “step on the scale” of your dulcimer, it will give you an awareness
The Ladder Drill (Instructional Video)
The primary goal of the ladder drill is to assist with developing hand independence. [flashvideo file=http://www.joshuamessick.com/videos/ladder_drill/ladder_drill.flv width=400 height=280 /]
Special Effects Without Electricity (Instructional Video)
Through the years, I have come across many of these effects either on my own or by learning them from other players. After demonstrating them to many hammer dulcimer players, I was amazed to find how many players did not know that many of them even existed! Some of these
Effective Bouncing (Instructional Video)
This video demonstrates how to effectively utilize bouncing into your arrangements. [flashvideo file=http://www.joshuamessick.com/videos/effective_bouncing/effective_bouncing.flv width=400 height=280 /]
