Janet Herman

Janet Herman's Workshops

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Hootnanny (Beginner/Advanced Beginner)

You've started to learn some chords and basic strum patterns - now it's time to have a hoot! Tuneful folksongs made popular by Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Ewan MacColl, Leadbelly and/or other stars of the Folk Revival will allow us to practice smooth chord transitions, steady strums and other skills that support a great night of making music with friends. Let's sing!

Country Divas (Intermediate & Up)

A heap of heartbreak and honky-tonk from pioneering country divas like Kitty Wells, Wanda Jackson, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Rose Maddox. This has been one of Janet's most popular in-person workshops. We'll sing, strum, and look at arrangements of melodic breaks that can be added between verses. Bring a capo if you have one (the songs can be done without a capo, but for songs in the keys of G and A a capo makes some things easier).

Janet co-founded Redwood Dulcimer Day in 2001 and served as director for its first 10 years. As a dulcimer teacher she brings over 30 years of playing experience, fun original arrangements in several styles, and lots of enthusiasm, patience and encouragement.
Janet has a a broad background in music, having studied early music at UCR and earning a Ph.D. in Folklore/Ethnomusicology from UCLA with an emphasis in American folk music and shape note singing. Janet co-edited with Neal Hellman Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer (Hal Leonard Pub., 2014) and was a featured performer in the documentary film Hearts of the Dulcimer (2013).

When not strumming dulcimer she can be found playing Irish music on tenor banjo and mandolin, or singing with the global vocal group Zambra.
She is also a senior writer and research consultant with the Music of Bhutan Research Centre based in Thimphu, Bhutan.


			Janet Herman's Workshops
		Back
		Hootnanny (Beginner/Advanced Beginner) You've started to learn some chords and basic strum patterns - now it's time to have a hoot! Tuneful folksongs made popular by Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Ewan MacColl, Leadbelly and/or other stars of the Folk Revival will allow us to practice smooth chord transitions, steady strums and other skills that support a great night of making music with friends. Let's sing!
	Country Divas (Intermediate & Up) A heap of heartbreak and honky-tonk from pioneering country divas like Kitty Wells, Wanda Jackson, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Rose Maddox. This has been one of Janet's most popular in-person workshops. We'll sing, strum, and look at arrangements of melodic breaks that can be added between verses. Bring a capo if you have one (the songs can be done without a capo, but for songs in the keys of G and A a capo makes some things easier).
Janet co-founded Redwood Dulcimer Day in 2001 and served as director for its first 10 years. As a dulcimer teacher she brings over 30 years of playing experience, fun original arrangements in several styles, and lots of enthusiasm, patience and encouragement. Janet has a a broad background in music, having studied early music at UCR and earning a Ph.D. in Folklore/Ethnomusicology from UCLA with an emphasis in American folk music and shape note singing. Janet co-edited with Neal Hellman Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer (Hal Leonard Pub., 2014) and was a featured performer in the documentary film Hearts of the Dulcimer (2013). When not strumming dulcimer she can be found playing Irish music on tenor banjo and mandolin, or singing with the global vocal group Zambra. She is also a senior writer and research consultant with the Music of Bhutan Research Centre based in Thimphu, Bhutan.