 As a music educator, Massengill is famed for presenting his "Taking the Dull out of Dulcimer" workshops at festivals and music gatherings around North America, and is one of the instrument's prime proponents in the field of melding traditional and contemporary music styles (including alternate tunings); and is a mentor to many in the dulcimer and folk community in general.Massengill wrote the score for an unreleased film written by English film director Ken Russell, produced by Russell's wife Lisi Tribble.Massengill was awarded the Kate Wolf Memorial Award by the World Folk Music Association in 2003.