ISBN 9781610651790. Getting Into Hammered Dulcimer is designed as a 'crash course' for hammered dulcimer enthusiasts of ALL experience levels. The fourteen song titles, in standard notation, offer a variety of styles and are presented in the following format; 1. Basic Melody, 2. Embellished/Variation and 3. Back-up Chords/Accompaniment.Additional topics include layout of the hammered dulcimer, tips for tuning, basic theory, major/relative minor scales, chords charts, and playing modulations. The companion audio is recorded to offer three tracks for each selection; 1. Basic melody, 2. Embellished Melody/Variation and 3. Back-up accompaniment. Access to downloadable audio online.

ISBN 9781513459684. 8.75x11.75 inches.

The tunes in this collection were chosen from Peggy Carters half-century of performing, teaching, and arranging music for the hammered dulcimer. This anthology contains 60 tunes arranged especially for novice to intermediate-level players of the 12/11 dulcimer, including suggestions for note reading, hammering patterns and embellishments. Playing the dulcimer is not effortless, but it should be fun! The title tune, Dulcimer Frolic, is a family heirloom originally written for mandolin by Peggys grandfather in the early 1920s; transcribed for hammered dulcimer, the tune really lives up to its name. In fact, every tune in the collection is designed for fun and frolic. Some have lyrics, some are presented as bare-bones melodies, and some are embellished. Youll find that these arrangements bring out the best in all of them.

The classic bossa nova tune lays beautifully and elegantly on a mountain dulcimer in FAC Tuning. (One of the 1-3-5 open chord tunings that broadens our chromatic possibilities on this normally diatonic instrument.) This is a Solo arrangement but could also become an ensemble piece by using the chord shapes as back-up while another player adds the melody in the Larger Bold tablature numbers.

ISBN 9781609745004.

Author Bonnie Carol learned first hand about soulful Latin American music as she grew up along the Texas-Mexico border. In this book, she takes familiar and obscure Latin American tunes and pieces influenced by Latin music and arranges them for hammered dulcimer, and in some cases fretted dulcimer (with tablature) as well. She draws from a repertoire including Argentinean tangos, Andean panpipe music, Mexican mariachi music, Central American marimba music, and music of the Chicano culture of the Southwest.

From Queen's 1977 album "News of the World" this arrangement is crafted for solo mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning. It is best suited for the advancing beginner or intermediate level player.

The primary challenge will be playing the melody across the strings, instead of up and down one string only.

Four pages. Tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords are included.

Billy Joel\'s signature song from 1973 is arranged here for mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning. It is mildly challenging for the intermediate level player. The goal will be playing the arrangement up to speed.

Four pages. Tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords are included.

This American folk song was made popular by The Animals in 1964. It is arranged for solo mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning. The arrangement requires a capo and a 1 fret. It is best suited to the upper intermediate level player with a working knowledge of three finger chords and chord melody style of playing. The primary challenge will be mastering the triplets that make up the rhythm of the song. Listening to the short audio sample included here will help to understand the rhythm.

Two pages. Tablature and guitar accompaniment chords are included.