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You Can Teach Yourself Hammered Dulcimer MB95440BCD
$19.95
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Every aspect of the hammered dulcimer
and its playing techniques is covered in this comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand
text. A masterful teacher, Madeline MacNeil exceeds the expectations
of a beginner's book, providing a firm foundation for the development
of a total musician while maintaining an engaging, informal tone throughout.
With detailed discussions on dulcimer layout, hammers, tuning, and stands
plus extensive performance notes on every tune, this book is a valuable
asset to the beginning through intermediate player.
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Cripple Creek Dulcimer MB93445 $10.95
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This instruction manual and song collection
is a well-crafted book of basic dulcimer technique and traditional songs
that might have been popular in Cripple Creek, Colorado in the 19th
Century-- plus a few modern day tunes 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. Bud and
Donna explain the basics of playing the dulcimer, including instructions
on strumming, tunings, and picking.
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The Irish Dulcimer MB93661 $10.95
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This classic collection provides fretted
dulcimer players with an authentic Irish repertoire. The 31 selections
include jigs, slides, hornpipes, polkas, reels, slow airs, harp tunes,
and songs. Accompaniment chords and musical notation are provided for
other instruments. The modal music of Ireland fits well to the modal
techniques and nuances of the dulcimer. It can drone like the uillean
pipes, be rhythmic as a bodhran, and melodic like a fiddle. Lois gives
the dulcimer player an important introduction to the techniques of applying
Irish music to the dulcimer.
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Complete Dulcimer Handbook MB94047 $19.95
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This book was written as a basic guide
and source book for all dulcimer players, from the absolute novice to
the most advanced picker. With its 53 songs in various modes and tunings,
The Complete Dulcimer Handbook is meant to be used as a songbook, a
lesson plan book, and a step-by-step guide from beginner to intermediate
or advanced level.
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Dulcimer
Chord Book MB94662 $5.95 |
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Over 500 mountain dulcimer chords for
the five widely used modes-- Mixolydian, Ionian, Lydian, Dorian, and Aeolian--plus
jazz and four-string chromatic tunings. Includes an explanation and history
of modes, transpositions, using a capo, playing dulcimer in jam sessions,
and more. Special case size. |
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Dulcimer Hymn Book MB93622 $9.95
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This popular text blends the haunting,
sweet voice of the mountain dulcimer with treasured gospel and sacred
melodies. Contains 37 outstanding arrangements in standard notation and
tab with lyrics and suggested guitar chords. Dulcimer chord diagrams are
also shown. |
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