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Kara Barnard is a nationally recognized multi-instrumentalist, instructor, singer/songwriter, and artist.

She is the 2022 Walnut Valley Festival National Mountain Dulcimer contest champion.

On this website you can learn more about her lesson programs, listen to her music, watch some select performances, purchase CD's, view artwork, and find out more about Kara.

Online press information is here


kara's instruction book videos


Each set of instructional videos on the "Kara's Music Books" YouTube Channel is its own playlist. Use the links above to get there quickly.

If you find yourself on the main YouTube channel for Kara's Music Books for some reason, you'll see all the videos for all the books. To find just the videos for your book from there, click the "Playlists" tab.



kara's workshop and individual song lesson videos


View on YouTube

Click here to access the "Dulcimer Lessons with Kara" YouTube channel.
Contact Kara to request tablature.



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Kara's Silver Strings

Silver Strings is a mountain dulcimer training program for older adults designed by Kara Barnard. The program provides participants with social, physical, and mental benefits while teaching them to play a musical instrument.

Making music helps seniors to exercise the mind, maintain muscle tone and flexibility, forge friendships, and build community.

Learn more here.

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2022 Walnut Valley Festival Mountain Dulcimer Championships Winners

Kara Barnard is the winner of the 2022 National Mountain Dulcimer Championships

L-R: Lloyd Wright (2nd Place), Kara Barnard (Champion), Dana Hamilton (3rd Place) Photo courtesy of the Walnut Valley Festival

Read about Kara and her Dulcimer Championship win in Our Brown County - November/December 2022 issue. Click here.

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Indiana Fingerstyle Guitar Festival
The Indiana Fingerstyle Guitar Festival, produced by Kara, has become a great event attended by many world-class guitarists. Dont miss it. Click here to visit the festival website.

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Read the article about Kara in INto Art magazine
click here to Read a great article about Kara in INto art magazine.

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Top 5 in the National Mountain Dulcimer championships, September 2009
At the Winfield, Kansas Walnut Valley Festival in September of 2009, Kara made it to the finals of the Mountain Dulcimer National Championships. This yearly competition features the best Mountain Dulcimer players in the country. Kara placed in the top five nationally playing two of her own arrangements.

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