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 performancenotes on every tune this book is a valuable asset to the beginning through intermediate player.From Oh Suzanna to Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Madeline shows the novice Dulcimer player how to'map your way through' a new piece of music finding clear musical directions through what at first must seem like a maze of strings.All tunes are in standard notation. The book is illustrated with photos as well as quaintwoodcuts engravings and pen and ink drawings. The companion 85-minute video and audio contains essential basic information on playing the Hammered Dulcimer--such as tuning major and minor keys duplicated notes repeated notes modulations walking bass lines chromatic notes drone harmony back-up chords interval harmony and more! Also contains Madeline MacNeil's Hammered Dulcimer solos on 25 tunes. Audio and video downloads are availableonline.

Book With Online Audio and Video-In this beginner's guide to the Dulcimer acclaimed Dulcimer player singer and storyteller Madeline MacNeil reveals some of the secrets behind her success with the instrument. At the very start she reminds thereader that the Dulcimer is not a toy or a stringed kazoo but a serious expressive musical instrument capable of stretching as far as the imagination. MacNeil endorses both playing by ear and learning to read standardnotation. Using easily-understood language You Can Teach Yourself Dulcimer explores some very complex even esoteric concepts making this a particularly valuable book for beginners wanting a comprehensiveintroduction to the instrument. You Can Teach Yourself Dulcimer contains twelve intensive lessons in 95 pages. The featured music is written in both standard notation and tablature and the book isillustrated with photographs and drawings. Access to online audio tracks and videos is also included.  

Madeline Macneil (Taught). Par MC NEIL MADELINE. Madeline MacNeil apporte son expertise considérable dans l\'enseignement le dulcimer à ce compagnon vidéo du livre du même titre. Le format est à la fois exhaustif et pourtant facile à comprendre. Mme MacNeil couvre des domaines tels que le réglage, balances, grattant, doigté, études de corde, remplaçante ajustements apportés, utilisation de la capo et la \' noter \'. En outre, elle montre un nombre substantiel d\'arrangements de dulcimer fine. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Dulcimer des Appalaches (Cordes pincées)

Par MC NEIL MADELINE. Dans ce lecteur de maître dulcimer livre Madeline MacNeil enseigne commençant joueurs tuning, échelles, grattant, doigté, études de corde, remplaçante ajustements apportés, utilisez le capo, et comment utiliser le ' noter '. Elle approuve les jouer à l'oreille et apprentissage de la lecture de notation standard. Dans douze leçons intensives, elle explique tout, depuis les bases à certains concepts très complexes dans un langage facile à comprendre, ce qui en fait un livre particulièrement précieux pour l'instrumentiste de début. Les leçons et les chansons sont écrites en notation standard et en tablature. Ce package comprend également le DVD de compagnon dans lequel MacNeil montre les techniques et les chansons enseignés dans le livre. CD inclus également. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Dulcimer des Appalaches (Cordes pincées)

Media Type : Book CD DVD Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Series : You Can Teach Yourself Number of pages : 100 In this book master dulcimer player Madeline MacNeil teaches beginning players tuning, scales, strumming, fingering, chord studies, alternate tunings, use of the capo, and how to use the noter. She endorses both playing by ear and learning to read standard notation. In twelve intensive lessons, she explains everything from the basics to some very complex concepts in easily understood language, making this a particularly valuable book for the beginning instrumentalist. The lessons and songs are written in both standard notation and tablature. This package also includes the companion DVD in which MacNeil demonstrates the techniques and songs taught in the book. CD also included.

Par MC NEIL MADELINE. Chaque aspect de la dulcimer martelé et ses techniques de jeu est couverte dans ce texte complet, pourtant facile à comprendre. Un enseignant magistral, Madeline MacNeil dépasse les attentes du livre du débutant, fournissant une base solide pour le développement d'un musicien total tout en conservant un ton engageant, informel tout au long. Avec des discussions détaillées sur la mise en page dulcimer, marteaux, tuning et des peuplements plus notes de vastes performances sur chaque morceau, ce livre est un atout précieux pour le début par le biais de joueur intermédiaire. Oh Suzanna à Jesu, Joy of Man désirant, Madeline montre le novice joueur dulcimer comment ' carte votre chemin à travers ' un nouveau morceau de musique, trouver clairs et orientations musicales à travers ce qui dans un premier temps doit ressembler à un labyrinthe de chaînes. Tous les morceaux est en notation standard. 87 Pages du livre sont illustrés par des photos ainsi que des gravures sur bois pittoresques, gravures et dessins de plume et l'encre. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Dulcimer (Cordes frappées)

Par MC NEIL MADELINE. Spectacles Madeline MacNeil sont caractérisées par son chant sans effort et montagne impeccable et jouant dulcimer martelé. Dans ce livre, elle révèle certains des secrets de son succès avec le dulcimer de montagne. Dès le, elle rappelle au lecteur que ' le dulcimer n'est pas un jouet ou un kazoo à cordes ' qu'un instrument musical sérieux, expressif capable de 'qui s'étend aussi loin que l'imagination'. Elle approuve les jouer à l'oreille et apprentissage de la lecture de notation standard. En langue facilement comprise, elle gère à explorer des concepts très complexes, même ésotériques, ce qui en fait un livre particulièrement précieux pour les instrumentistes de début. Vous pouvez enseigner vous-même Dulcimer est simplement un grand livre fondamental. Douze des cours intensifs en 95 pages. Notation standard et tablature. Illustré de photographies et dessins. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Dulcimer des Appalaches (Cordes pincées)

Hymns Arranged For Hammered Dulcimer-This collection of music conveys Madeline's love of hymns. Many of these arrangements provide a harmony part that may be performed on another instrument such as the flute guitar bowed psaltery or mountain dulcimer. The majorityof these tunes can be played on a 12/11-course hammered dulcimer (with G below middle C being the lowest note on the instrument). Selections include: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God; All Beautiful the March of Days; Amazing Grace; BeThou My Vision; Come Thou Font of Every Blessing; Evening Hymns; For the Beauty of the Earth; He Leadeth Me; Here I Am Lord; How Great Thou Art; and many more. Written in standard notation only with complete lyrics and suggestedchord changes.

For Mountain Dulcimer Dad Tuning-The music of Ireland has inspired us for centuries. The DAD tuning is a favorite of mountain dulcimer players and this book with accompanying audio combines beautiful Irish songs and tunes arranged for the dulcimer in DAD.Two melodies by the Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan are included along with well-known songs like 'Down in the Salley Gardens' and more rare treasures like 'The Lark in the Clear Air.' Standard notation and backupchords are included with the tablature. The accompanying audio helps you play through each tune at a moderate tempo.

This collection of traditional music for the mountain dulcimer seeks to reunite this beautiful instrument with the people the music and the world from which it came. It tells the story of the Wilderness Road a trail through theAppalachian Mountains from Gate City Virginia to Fort Boonesboro Kentucky blazed by Daniel Boone and links it to the history and heritage of the mountain dulcimer. Numerous photographs and maps help tell the story and eachtune in the book includes a historical anecdote describing its origin. This book is a must for anyone interested in the history of the Appalachian Mountain region and its music. The sixteen tunes in this book are written innotation and tablature for the standard three-course mountain dulcimer (without the 6 1/2 or 1 1/2 fret in the fretboard) with chord symbols and complete lyrics. A knowledge of simple chording techniques is all that is needed toplay the tunes. The tunings used are Ionian (DAA) Aeolian (DAC) and Dorian (DAG).