Bob & Phyllis Dunne

Dunnes at Work

Teaching Workshops

Phyllis Bob

Phyllis

Can Be Dunne:

Voice Workshops
Dulcimer Making Workshops
Overcoming Stagefright
Piano Workshops
Dulcimer Playing Workshops

Dunne Did That:

Dulcimer Playing Workshops

Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield Kansas 1993, 1997

Old Time Country Music & Pioneer Exposition, Avoca, Iowa 1984-2002

Music Teachers Supply, Omaha, Nebraska 1991

Wildwood Dulcimer Club, Omaha, Nebraska 1980-1990

Nebraska Choral Directors Association 2000

Performance Workshops

Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, Kansas 1993-1998

Community Playhouse, Omaha, Nebraska 2000

Bob

Can Be Dunne

Kids Making Didgeridoos

To make student didgeridoos, you will need:

Schedule 40 PVC pipe with 1½ inch diameter. It comes in 10 foot sections which you can cut into three instruments.

Medium grit sand paper to smooth off edges on both ends. Each sheet can be cut into 4 pieces so each student can sand his/her own.

Bees' wax which is available in hobby stores. Soften in microwave. Roll into 5½ inch long pieces with a diameter about the size of a pencil or slightly larger. Form a mouthpiece by lining inside of one end into about a three centimeter opening.

Acrylic paints which can be used to decorate with aboriginal designs: dots, crosshatch, swirly lines and Australian animals

Didgeridoo Instruction:

The art of circular breathing
Sound Production

Comments about our workshops

“Phyllis Dunne has taken part in the Walnut Valley Festival Acoustic Kids’ workshops on performance techniques, careers in music, singing, and jamming. She has brought a folk musician’s sense of exploration and adventure combined with the classical musician’s understanding of theory and practical learning techniques to these workshops and has enhanced them a great deal. She plays and sings beautifully and has a great attitude – positive, giving and generous with her gifts. I would recommend her to teach workshops in all fields of her interest and I look forward to working with her again.”

—Andy May
Folk Musician

“Phyllis Dunne has appeared frequently for Britton Management in various venues. We have always been proud and happy with her unusual combination of charm and simplicity in her rapport with her audiences. The unexpected twists and viewpoints in her own songs are, to say the least, vastly refreshing. We have no hesitation in recommending Ms. Dunne for the broadest presentations.”

— Charlotte and George Britton
Britton Management

“Phyllis is a delightful practitioner of both traditional and original folk music, providing insightful, warm endearing performances. She combines her vocal talents with superb musicianship to entertain audiences of all ages, from intimate concert settings to large-scale festival stages. In addition, her many years of teaching music are readily evident in her engaging instructional methods, with audience participation often a ‘must’ in performance as well as in the classroom.”

— Stephanie P. Ledgin
Director, New Jersey Folk Festival

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