This book presents fretted Dulcimer arrangements of 58 Stephen Collins Foster classics.Each song is written as a melody line in standard notation with Dulcimer tablature beneath plus complete lyrics historicalnotes and suggested Guitar chords. Cover graphics from the original nineteenth century sheet music publications lend grace and authenticity and songwriters and music historians will find much interest in this book.Thetunings used are DAD DAA DGD and DAA#D. Intended for experienced beginners to intermediate players many of these pieces require a 6 1/2 fret dulcimer and a capo. The author includes an insightful essay on the life ofStephen Foster (1826-1864)-a gifted once successful songwriter whose career decisions and abuse of alcohol lead to personal financial disaster a broken family and an early death. His legacy is a treasury of songsreflecting the social issues and romantic illusions of his time.Contains both well-known and lesser known tunes in notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio that contains 33 of the book's 58 tunes.

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.

Par PAGE JEANNE. Bluegrass on Hammered Dulcimer is a collection of tunes commonly found in the standard bluegrass repertoire. Favorite vocal pieces such as 'A Man of Constant Sorrow,' 'Angel Band,' 'Keep on the Sunny Side,' and 'Will the Circle be Unbroken,' are included along side hot instrumentals such as 'Jerusalem Ridge,' 'Rawhide,' 'Big Mon,' and 'Blue Grass Stomp.' Even traditional tunes that you think you know already such as 'Bill Cheatham,' 'Farewell to Whiskey,' 'Forked Deer,' and 'Salty Dog' are given a new twist when presented as a typical bluegrass 'break.' Intermediate players and above will enjoy the challenge of learning more complicated versions of common tunes and performing them at the high-speed tempo that is expected in bluegrass music. Players are encouraged to use these examples of bluegrass breaks merely as a starting point. Improvisation is a key component in playing bluegrass style and players will enjoy experimenting with their own creations. Each tune has guitar chords notated above the music staff. Standard notation only. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Bluegrass - Solos / Recueil / Dulcimer (Cordes frappées)

Bluegrass on Hammered Dulcimer is a collection of tunes commonly found in the standard bluegrass repertoire. Favorite vocal pieces such as 'A Man of Constant Sorrow ' 'Angel Band ' 'Keep on the Sunny Side ' and 'Will the Circlebe Unbroken ' are included along side hot instrumentals such as 'Jerusalem Ridge ' 'Rawhide ' 'Big Mon ' and 'Blue Grass Stomp.' Even traditional tunes that you think you know already such as 'Bill Cheatham ' 'Farewell toWhiskey ' 'Forked Deer ' and 'Salty Dog' are given a new twist when presented as a typical bluegrass 'break.' Intermediate players and above will enjoy the challenge of learning more complicated versions of common tunes andperforming them at the high-speed tempo that is expected in bluegrass music. Players are encouraged to use these examples of bluegrass breaks merely as a starting point. Improvisation is a key component in playing bluegrass styleand players will enjoy experimenting with their own creations. Each tune has guitar chords notated above the music staff. Standard notation only.

This book provides 20 beautiful Anglo-American folk songs field-collected by two remarkable real-life 'song catchers ' Josephine McGill and Loraine Wyman in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky in 1914 and 1916. Josephine andLoraine the latter accompanied by Howard Brockway a composer and arranger were among the first persons to search for folk songs in the Southern Appalachians. The musical adventurers traveled hundreds of miles on horseback andon foot through an inaccessible world to which radios roads and cars had not yet come. They made friends in isolated log cabins and transcribed some 200 song treasures some of which they published in complex arrangements inbooks that are now out of print and rare. This book contains a selection of the songs presented with simplified musical notation guitar chords and dulcimer tablature. It also includes glowing accounts of their mountainadventures published by Josephine and Howard in long-forgotten publications; a must for all lovers of American folk music.

Par NELSON MARK KAILANA. Put some aloha into your playing with Hawaiian and Polynesian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer! More than just a repertoire collection of classic Pacific island melodies, this book includes the history and background stories of the individual tunes and a brief language pronunciation guide. In addition, the author provides humorous and insightful observations on interpretation, fingerstyle technique, and Hawaiian slack-key guitar style as applied to the mountain dulcimer. Written in standard notation and tablature for the 3-course dulcimer with the 6 or 6½ fret, these fingerstyle arrangements are for intermediate to advanced mountain dulcimer players who are looking for a challenge and want to try something new. These arrangements sound best played fingerstyle, and make use of polyphony, harmonics, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and the sweet chords beloved by Island musicians. Some selections like \'Aloha \'Oe? are instantly recognizable, while others such as \'Wehiwehi \'Oe? or \'Pauoa Liko ka Lehua? may be unfamiliar outside of Hawaii. Includes access to online audio of all 22 examples and melodies in DAD, CGC and DGD tunings. To help the student master these arrangements, the author provides detailed performance notes for each tune. Includes access to online audio.Put some aloha into your playing with Hawaiian and Polynesian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer! More than just a repertoire collection of classic Pacific island melodies, this book includes the history and background stories of the individual tunes and a brief language pronunciation guide. In addition, the author provides humorous and insightful observations on interpretation, fingerstyle technique, and Hawaiian slack-key guitar style as applied to the mountain dulcimer. Written in standard notation and tablature for the 3-course dulcimer with the 6 or 6½ fret, these fingerstyle arrangements are for intermediate to advanced mountain dulcimer players who are looking for a challenge and want to try something new. These arrangements sound best played fingerstyle, and make use of polyphony, harmonics, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and the sweet chords beloved by Island musicians. Some selections like \'Aloha \'Oe? are instantly recognizable, while others such as \'Wehiwehi \'Oe? or \'Pauoa Liko ka Lehua? may be unfamiliar outside of Hawaii. Includes access to online audio of all 22 examples and melodies in DAD, CGC and DGD tunings. To help the student master these arrangements, the author provides detailed performance notes for each tune. Includes access to online audio / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Date parution : 2019-05-27/ Recueil / Dulcimer

Par MARA WASBURN. This book introduces simplified techniques of chording and fingerpicking for both smaller and larger hands and presents dozens of songs in the Ionian, Aeolian, and Mixolydian modes. Directional arrows are shown for correct strumming, along with lyrics and chords for guitar or banjo accompaniment. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Solos / Recueil / Dulcimer des Appalaches (Cordes pincées)