Dirt Simple Hammered Dulcimer
Hammered Dulcimer - Sheet Music

Hammered dulcimer - Beginning-Intermediate

SKU: MB.30361M

Composed by Mark Alan Wade. Saddle-stitched, Dulcimer Hammered, Children and Young Beginner, Dulcimer: Hammered, Method, Folk. Dirt Simple. Style. Book and online audio. 60 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30361M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30361M).

ISBN 9780786690336. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

The title says it all: Dirt Simple. This book and companion audio are designed for a rank beginner who knows nothing about the hammered dulcimer, providing them the tools to make music right away. Starting with the fundamentals of how to hold hammers and tune the instrument, it delves deeper into mastery with posture, stand height/angle, and replacing strings to set up the beginner for a lifetime of good habits. Every concept introduced is simultaneously presented with illustrations and songs that demonstrate and reinforce. Whether the student reads music or plays by ear, the result is the same - music making right from the beginning. Dr. Mark Alan Wade is an experienced teacher with an undergraduate degree in music education and years of public school teaching experience. Now teaching music theory and dulcimer at Denison University, Dr. Wade offers a unique perspective on teaching hammered dulcimer and has three students who have also won the National Hammered Dulcimer Contest as evidence of his master teaching. Its all about the music. Dirt Simple Hammered Dulcimer is written so that the carefully selected tunes are the true teacher. Hands-on learning is made easy with the companion audio. Includes access to online audio containing each song played slowly for students to learn by ear in addition to reading notation. This also allows for the students to hear style traits such as swing, that arent easily conveyed in written notation. With 29 songs, this book and audio are a years worth of private lessons in one concise package.