Patti Amelotte Music Welcome and thank you for visting my web site! I've been both teaching and performing on piano and hammered dulcimer in Southern Calfornia for more than 20 years. I love teaching. I believe that through the study of music students learn more than how to play an instrument. They learn life skills such as sticking to a goal and achieving it all on their own. They learn to believe in themselves. Above all, I hope they learn to enjoy music and express themselves through their playing. I also enjoy performing. Most of my public playing is with my traditional Irish band, Looney's Fortune, in which I sing, and play hammered dulcimer, mandola, and button accordion. I also play dulcimer solo for weddings and private parties. It's much easier to carry than a piano!