Individual Lessons

Cathy offers individual lessons at the Dusty Strings Music Shop, in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, during their regular business hours. The address: 3406 Fremont Ave. N, Seattle WA 98103 She also has beginning workshops there every quarter, which you can find at http://www.dustystrings.com

In order to sign up for individual lessons, contact Cathy directly.

Cathy has presented workshops and classes at the Northwest Folklife Festival, The Mountain Laurel Auoharp Gathering,  The Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering, The Tumbleweek Music Festival, and in private homes.  She has also presented regular classes at the Mercer Island Community Center and at North Seattle Community College and has been a guest instructor at Linn-Benton Community College Continuing Education autoharp classes in Corvallis, OR. 
Workshop titles have included the following: 
 

• "Great Possibilities with a Good Start: Beginning Autoharp"
• "Melodies are Made of This: Autoharp Melody Picking"
• "Rhythm with Punch and Style"
• "The Friendly Autoharp: Working and Playing Well With Others"
• "Accompanying Your Singing on the Autoharp"
• "Introduction to the Diatonic Autoharp and Open Picking"
• "Celtic Autoharp"
• "Waltzes, Waltzes, Waltzes"
• "Fiddle Tunes Up To Speed on the Autoharp"
• "Autoharp a la Mode: Some Useful Music Theory Considerations"
• "Color It Up: Adding Minor Chords for Interest"
• "A Little Instrument for Big Occasions"
• "Active Fun with Preschoolers"
• "The Roots of Country Music - The Carter Family in Pictures and Song"
• "Introduction to Diatonic Open Chording for Fast and Lyrical Playing" 
• "Songleading"
• "You Too Can Play By Ear"
• "Using the Autoharp to Help Find Vocal Harmonies"
• "Songs of Peace and Justice

Workshops are avaliable for 4-30 participants at beginning and intermediate levels.  Fees depend on the length of the workshop, number of participants, and location of the workshop.