Learn to Play the Mountain Dulcimer 5-Week Class

Heidi Muller will be offering a five-week adult beginner class, “Learn to Play the Mountain Dulcimer,” starting on Sunday, January 14, 2024 from 2:00-3:30 at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture, 104 N Main in Joseph. It will run through February 11. The cost is $150. Registration is open now at www.josephy.org or register in person at the Center.

Rental dulcimers are available from the instructor for $50 for anyone who does not have their own. To reserve one, please email the instructor. She also has new and used instruments available for sale.

The mountain dulcimer is an American fretted folk instrument that is easy to learn, with no musical experience required. Usually made in an hourglass or teardrop shape, it has only three or four strings that are pressed from above and strummed while held on the lap. Students can typically learn one or two simple songs in the first lesson.

Close-up of Mountain Dulcimer musical instrument