‘Tis the Season is a hammered dulcimer collection of tunes for holidays and other celebrations throughout the year. You may celebrate the New Year with “Auld Lang Syne ” and Valentine’s Day with“My Love is Like a Red Red Rose.” Play “St. Patrick’s Day” in March and for Easter you might choose the hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Today.” Show your patriotism on the Fourth of Julywith these versions of “America the Beautiful ” or “The Star Spangled Banner.” Complete the calendar year with the Thanksgiving anthem “We Gather Together ” and Christmas favorite “Deckthe Halls.” This collection will carry you through the entire year with options for all of your favorite holidays and celebrations. ‘Tis the Season is accessible to all levels of players including both a beginning'melody-only' version and an intermediate arranged version for each song. In addition each tune has guitar chords notated above the music staff. Standard notation only.

For Mountain Dulcimer-A beginning method for the appalachian dulcimer with a unique new approach to solo melody and chord playing. Includes tuning modes and many beautiful folk songs all demonstrated on the accompanying CD.

Par BARRETT RUTH. Dulcimer Muse is a beautiful collection of fingerpicked and strummed tunes and songs arranged for the mountain dulcimer for players seeking to expand their repertoire. Thirty-one arrangements are gathered from Medieval and Renaissance eras, traditional folk music of Ireland, Scotland, England, Brittany and Spain, plus original compositions. Intended primarily for intermediate to advanced players and for some ambitious beginners, the pieces include melody lines in standard notation, mountain dulcimer tablature, with chords above most of the dulcimer tablature that can be shared with other musicians for accompaniment. Suggestions on how to play with greater musicality and ease are included. Set one-step lower than customary to bring out the dulcimer?s deeper tones; the majority of pieces are arranged in Mixolydian and Aeolian tunings. / Date parution : 2022-09-14/ Recueil / Dulcimer

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.

Homespun Level 1-2-Unlock the secrets of this stunning and highly characteristic instrument with the help of a true Dulcimer master. The beauty of the instrument is such that even a novice can entice sweet tones and simple tunes almost immediately. For an experienced player the Dulcimer is rich complex versatile and highly expressive.Starting with tuning up Schnaufer covers your first scales fingerings and strumming techniques. You'll then learn accompaniments to some of country music's greatest melodies including adding chords and harmony. There are several beautiful arrangements of classics including Tennessee Waltz and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry that will open up newdoors in your playing and musicianship giving you the tools to really expand your abilities with this wonderful instrument.

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 sizeable collection of hammered dulcimer tunes brings together over 225 old-time and Celtic traditional tunes that are commonly heard at gatherings of old-time musicians. This is music that has been passed down vocally orlearned by ear instrumentally and derived from countries where many of our ancestors originated. Trying to separate American and Celtic traditional music is an impossible task as so many of the tunes we consider our own areadapted versions of tunes passed on to us from other countries and would fit into either category. This book therefore features favorite selections from both American and Celtic traditions. These instrumental arrangements arewritten in standard notation only with chord symbols.

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).

Simple and unpretentious the diatonic musice of the Shakers lies well on the moutain dulcimer. The lyrics to these songs offer a universal message of love and understanding often with a joyous sense of humor. The author provideshistorical insights and program notes for the 30 tunes included here. This delightful informative book is illustrated with photos of craft work and period print reproductions depicting the Shaker way of life. Written in standardnotation and mountain dulcimer tab.

Par THOMAS LINDA G.. 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 included techniques 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 embellishment techniques to familiar repertoire. For someone who has completed Thomas' First Lessons Hammered Dulcimer (MB20066BCD), this would be a good next step. / Niveau : Facile / Méthode / Dulcimer

Visually attractive this user-friendly chart provides mountain dulcimer students and teachers with an overview of the instrument. Included are a chart of note locations on the fretboard for both DAA and DAD tunings a comparisonof DAA and DAD diagrams of typical dulcimer stringing and explanations of playing tools such as noters and picks. 24' x 35' durable coated paper.

One of the best-known Hammer Dulcimer players teaches drones chords rolls tremolos harmony lines and other techiniques that will enable beginning and intermediate players to master a dozen beautiful tunes.

Arrangements For The Mountain Dulcimer In Daa Tuning. Par MC NEIL MADELINE. DAA est une belle tuning pour le dulcimer de montagne. Ce livre contient 19 arrangements de traditionnels de mélodies folkloriques irlandais, Welsh, canadien français, écossais et américains et de chansons qui sont riches au sein de leurs mélodies, complétées par le réglage de la DAA. Bien que le résultats en mouvement linéaire principalement des doigts ainsi que les frettes avec sauts et s'exécute le long de la mélodie ou la chaîne moyen de réglage DAA, la richesse de l'accordage de DAA compense plus de mouvement du doigt supplémentaire. Ces arrangements sont écrites en notation et tablature pour le dulcimer trois cordes avec les symboles de la corde, avec un mélange des arrangements pianoter et l'onglet/flatpick. Paroles sont inclus, le cas échéant. Commençant le niveau de difficulté. Le CD de jeu-le long du compagnon comporte toutes les mélodies dans le même ordre que le livre, joué par l'auteur. Chaque nom de tune est parlé et annoncée, countoffs et indices pour les répétitions et sont également fournis. L'enregistrement contribuera à rendre le style unique du dulcimer clair. / Niveau : Débutant / Acoustic Music - Solos / Recueil / Dulcimer des Appalaches (Cordes pincées)

The Happy Folk Singing Days 1950S And 1960S. Par SMITH RALPH LEE. Visiter la scène de musique folk de Greenwich Village des années 1960 - et apporter votre dulcimer ! Ralph Lee Smith était là et a tout vu. Il était le joueur de dulcimer seulement dans les bandes de chaîne vieux-timey du Village pendant les jours de gloire de la Renaissance Folk. Un texte fascinant et photographies rares vous apportent à Washington Square, les cafés et les rassemblements de musique au Folklore Center et dans sandale boutique du bloc Allan, où les jeunes amateurs crée une révolution musicale. Le livre contient une sélection de chansons et tunes qu'ils ont joué et troqué comme ils ont récupéré un patrimoine américain perdu. Si vous ne peut pas jouer les vieux airs comme ' doigt Ring ', ' danse toute la nuit avec une bouteille dans votre main', et 'poulets sont un-Crowine', obtenir cet ouvrage, allumer une bougie et apporter de la scène folk de Greenwich Village à votre maison ou votre café ! Inclut onglet dulcimer DAA et Papa, notation musicale et accords de guitare. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Folk - Solos / Recueil / Dulcimer des Appalaches (Cordes pincées)