**If you have ordered a dulcimer, please arrive at 9:00am. All other can arrive at 10:00am!

**If you have opted to build your own dulcimer, you may want to bring your own small Phillips head screwdriver as you will use it a lot.

About the Workshop:

Have you always wanted to learn to play the Appalachian lap dulcimer? The dulcimer is a lovely, soft instrument that accompanies children’s voices beautifully, and can become your go-to instrument in your music classroom. Come build your own dulcimer to take home from a kit, and learn the basics of playing today.

Music teachers need quick and easy ways to incorporate folk dance into the music curriculum. Let Robbin show you how to link folk dance to the singing games and play parties you are already teaching - thus saving time and adding to the FUN factor for your students!

In the context of the above topics, Robbin will also be sharing with you some songs, games and play parties from Jean Ritchie's Family of Kentucky. Who are the Ritchies, and why is their contribution to the Kodály world in the United States so important? Come find out, and see how this time-tested music, deeply rooted in Appalachia, can be relevant to our 21st century classrooms.

Dulcimers will be provided for use at workshop or you may bring your own.

Optional Pre-workshop Dulcimer Building: available starting at 9am (additional $50 includes dulcimer making kit with strings, instruction, etc)

Clinician Bio:

Robbin Marcus, Kodály program director/Materials teacher at George Mason University, has conducted numerous workshops for OAKE national conferences and local chapters. Working in Atlanta, Robbin is an ATI-certified Alexander Technique teacher and piano teacher for students of all ages. Robbin spent twenty-five years as the lower school music specialist for St. Paul's School in Baltimore. She served on faculties of the Webster University Kodály Course, the American Kodály Institute and the Children's Chorus of Maryland. A well-known traditional dance leader, Robbin is an advocate for accurate performance styles in the music classroom.

Parking:

You may use street parking, meter parking, or the lot of the elementary school behind Wagner Hall. The parking lot behind Wagner Hall is off of McCormick St. and Bakman Ave. If you park in the lot, walk north/west back to the corner of Tujunga Ave. and McCormick St. to get to the gym where the workshop will be held. Look for the KASC banner!

Lunch:

Participants will be given a break for lunch. You are welcome to bring a lunch or find something nearby. Here's a helpful link with food options near the venue:

https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=food&find_loc=5244+Tujunga+Ave%2C+North+Hollywood%2C+CA+91601&ns=1

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