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Dan Kessinger                            Fiddle/Guitar

Dan, a traditional West Virginia artist and state champion, plays a variety of musical styles on the fiddle and the guitar: bluegrass, country, blues, rock, jazz, and swing.  This is an opportunity for students to experience firsthand the musical heritage of Appalachia and its reverberations in contemporary music performed by an award-winning, Mountain Stage artist.

Dan has won numerous awards in a variety of competitions, including the West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania State Fiddle Contests, and the Ohio State Guitar Contest.  He has consistently placed in the National Flatpicking Championship on both the fiddle and the guitar.  Dan's many appearances include the Mountain Stage and the Wheeling Jamboree.

Age level: grades 2-6  Time: 45 minutes. Availability; flexible with advance notice.

Curriculum Guide

Language Arts and Sciences

K-2

3-4

5-6
     
Active Listening U.S. History U.S. History
Rhymes,stories Appalachian heritage Folk tales, heroes
WV/OH heritage Other cultures: Irish Appalachian heritage
    Other cultures: Irish
     
 

Math & Science

  
     
Counting Sound production Sound production
Patterns Rhythm, pitch Repetition, patterns
Five senses Natural resources Natural resources
     
 

Arts

  
     
Music appreciation Music appreciation Music appreciation
Types of instruments Types of instruments Types of instruments
Types of songs Musical styles Musical styles
     

 

Dan Kessinger

304-684-2242

e-mail: dkessinger01@aol.com