Friday, September 29, 2023

Episode 668 - "Wild Mountain Thyme"

 


Bing continues his short-term residency at Kentucky Horse Park with a simple breakdown of "Wild Mountain Thyme" for mountain dulcimer tuned DAD in the key of D major.
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Friday, September 22, 2023

Episode 667 - "Boondocking with the Boondocker"

 


Bing checks out The Boondocker Walking Dulcimer while boondocking in Kentucky. Sent to him from Jaromin Guitars just before tour, Bing delivers a look at what he's found while playing this fun new axe! www.Jaromin.com
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Friday, September 15, 2023

Episode 666 - "The Scout"

 


Bing composes a new song for chromatic mountain dulcimer that relies upon the tritone interval for melodic and harmonic inspiration. The episode was further inspired by a family of chipmunks that Bing observed while camping in Lexington, Kentucky. Dig deep into the theory here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/scout-what-wont-89244874
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Friday, September 08, 2023

Episode 665 - "Music of the Night (Excerpt)"

 


This week's episode features the first 9 minutes of Bing's “The Music of the Night” workshop, which took place August 31st. The full 2-hour video is available on Patreon. Join for free with limited access by visiting http://www.Patreon.com/BingFutch
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Friday, September 01, 2023

Episode 664 - “Right-Hand Palm Muting”

 


In the last episode before fall tour begins, Bing introduces the right-hand palm mute, and demonstrates just a few of its many uses in different styles and approaches on the mountain dulcimer.
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Friday, August 25, 2023

Episode 663 - "Summer Strummin' 3"

 


Wrapping up a trio of episodes for beginner level players, or those seeking a refresh on fundamentals, Bing introduces barre chords with an exercise in strumming, moving chords, and playing melody all at once.
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Friday, August 18, 2023

Episode 662 - “Summer Strummin' 2”

 


Continuing with a recap of last week's rhythm focus, Bing introduces something new into the mix by teaching three chords on mountain dulcimer and then moving them around with strums for each time signature. Also, an exercise demonstration for quarter, eighth and sixteenth note mastery.
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