Workshops
Licks and Improvisations - Learn a few simple rules that will help you play off the cuff with confidence. We’ll also discuss ways to incorporate bluesy notes into just about anything. (Advanced)
Banjo-esque patterns for mountain dulcimer - In this class, we'll look at picking patterns that imitate a clawhammer banjo player and apply them to tunes you already know on mountain dulcimer. These patterns work equally as well on banjo-dulcimer hybrids. (Intermediate)
Left Hand exercises - The best playing happens when our hands can relax and don't have to think. However, playing relaxed takes practice. We'll cover a few exercises to help reinforce good fingering choices, improve speed and dexterity, and maintain a relaxed left hand. (ALL Levels)
Left Hand Exercises - Arpeggios
Aaron O'Rourke began teaching and performing on mountain dulcimer at the age of 16. In a short period of time, Aaron became one of the headlining names at many dulcimer camps across the country.
In 2010, Aaron won the National Mountain Dulcimer Competition held at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS. Aaron is also a past winner in the Florida Old-time music competition held in Dade City, FL and the Southeastern Regional Dulcimer Contest in MT. View, AR.
To date, Aaron has authored 20 instructional books for mountain dulcimer covering a diverse range of technique and repertoire. In addition to teaching at camps and festivals, Aaron is a regular contributor of video lessons to dulcimerschool.com.
"Aaron O'Rourke makes a mountain dulcimer do things it shouldn't be able to do."
- Tampa Bay Times