This collection by Janita Baker contains 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain Dulcimer. Fingerpicking Dulcimer offers a wide variety of musical genres and playing levels.Divided equally between arrangements for three and four equidistant strings the songs progress in difficulty within each section from beginner to advanced level. Each piece is written in both standard music notation and Dulcimertablature and is accompanied by performance tips for playing that song. Many arrangements utilize the 6 1/2 fret and tunings range from standard modal tunings to four-string variations. The arrangements cover a wide rangeof song styles including traditional ragtime blues and classical standards. Songs include: My Old Kentucky Home Londonderry Air All Through the Night The Entertainer Careless Love House of the Rising Sun FurElise and Bach's Minuet in G. There is an extensive introduction on playing techniques for both left and right hands tunings reading tablature and Dulcimer embellishments. The accompanying audio is aninstrumental recording of solo Dulcimer designed to give the student a note-for-note reference to each written arrangement while providing a performance-quality listening experience.

Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer contains 38 beautiful songs from around the globe all specially arranged for mountain dulcimer. This unique songbook features standard notation and tablature song notes a variety of tunings and styles plus an audio CD with demonstrations of all the songs in the book.

DAA is a beautiful tuning for the Mountain Dulcimer. This book contains 19 arrangements of traditional Irish Welsh French Canadian Scottish and American folk tunes and songs that are rich within their melodies complementedby the DAA tuning. Although the DAA tuning results in predominantly linear movement of the fingers along the frets with jumps and runs along the melody or middle string the richness of the DAA tuning more than compensatesfor extra finger movement. These arrangements are written in notation and tablature for the three-string Dulcimer with chord symbols with a mix of strumming and fingerpick/flatpick arrangements. Lyrics are included whereappropriate. Beginning level of difficulty. The companion play-along audio recording features all of the tunes in the same order as the book played by the author. Each tune name is announced and spoken countoffs andcues for repeats and are also provided. The recording will help make the unique style of the Dulcimer clear. Audio download available online.

This instruction manual and song collection is a well-crafted collection of basic Dulcimer technique and traditional songs that might have been popular in Cripple Creek Colorado in the 19th Century-- plus a few modern daytunes by its current inhabitants. The techniques and songs have been transcribed from the performances of Bud and Donna Ford who have been collecting songs for their favorite instrument for some time. The Fords explain thebasics of playing the Dulcimer including instructions on strumming tunings and picking. Solos are offered in all of the various modes (Ionian Dorian Locrian etc.) in standard notation only with lyrics and chord symbols. Theend result is an attractive yet pragmatic book that offers a solid grounding in the art of Dulcimer playing. The recording features verbal instruction and performances of most of the tunes in the book on solo Dulcimer making learning easy and fun. The recording used tunings which are lower than those in the book but this will not affect players reading the tablature. Includes access to online audio.

This book and accompanying audio present a comprehensive array of ideas intended to add interest and decoration to basic melodies. Mastery of these embellishment techniques will also help in the development of complete arrangements. This project offers some familiar and possibly unfamiliar song titles. The accompanying audio is a valuable tool for learning both the melodies and embellishments containing two versions of each song. The includedtechniques progress from basic to more challenging and are varied to enhance the contrasting musical styles presented across eighteen songs. A variety of styles are covered encouraging the player to apply new embellishmenttechniques to familiar repertoire.For someone who has completed Thomas' First Lessons Hammered Dulcimer (MB20066BCD) this would be a good next step.

This collection of sweet waltzes and lively two-steps presents an exciting new repertoire for Mountain Dulcimer players with playing techniques for authentic style. An online audio download of all the music is included andthe notation and chords in standard keys can also be used for other instruments.This music suits the Mountain Dulcimer well because it comes from the Cajun Accordion which has the same simple diatonic scale. The easymelodies and chord progressions in this repertoire can be played by less experienced Dulcimer players while the tips on improvisation and embellished versions offer creativity for more experienced players. Music includes songssuch as Abe La Valse (Abe's Waltz) Dans la Louisiane (In Louisiana) J'ai Passé Devant ta Porte (I Passed in Front of Your Door) Johnny Can't Dance and many more.

An exciting collection of music for the Hammered Dulcimer as heard on Maggie Sansone's acclaimed recording A Celtic Fair. America's premier Hammered Dulcimer recording artist and player Sansone has created a perfect collection for all levels of playing including both a beginning 'melody-only' version and challenging intermediate versions with variations ornaments flams and bass runs. Two earlymusic pieces included present the melody and a version for duet and quartet with bass line. The music is drawn from jigs reels and airs from Ireland Scotland and Brittany France and Renaissance dance manuscripts. The sheetmusic is presented as the basic melody with chords and many of the tunes include a variety of advanced techniques (ornamentation flams rolls use of bass lines use of unusual modes and scales and interesting chord substitution)to add spice to the arrangements and challenge the player to reach towards the next level of advanced performance. Audio available online.

For Appalachian Dulcimer-Mark Nelson's knowledge and love of Celtic music is immediately evident through his choice of tunes for this comprehensive book. Harp music the Piper's repertoire and Fiddle tunes from Ireland Scotland and Bretonare all well-represented here and a thorough historical foundation is carefully laid. Mark provides samples of Reels Jigs Hornpipes Strathspeys Polkas Mazurkas Slides Marches Piobaireachds Set Dances Airs Plaxties Country Dances Morris Dances as well as music from Breton in north-western France. The audio download available online contains 20 of the 109 songs from the book.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Celtic/Irish Number of pages : 48 A collection of songs, jigs, hornpipes, airs, polkas, and marches from the Celtic lands of Scotland, Ireland, and England. The songs are arranged for mountain dulcimer primarily in 1-5-8 (Mixolydian) tuning, along with a few tunes in 1-5-5 (Ionian) tuning. The arrangements make use of the capo, as well as playing tunes in Em and Bm, and include a Part II for a suggested harmony on selected songs.. The book is accompanied by a CD recording of each tune. Song titles include: George Brabazon, Off She Goes, Irish Lamentation, Keel Row, Water Is Wide, Loch Lomond, Foggy Dew, and many more. Intermediate playing level suggested.