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 backup chords are included with the tablature. The accompanying audio helps you play through each tune at a moderate tempo. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Recueil / Dulcimer

Par MARA WASBURN. This outstanding children's method for mountain dulcimer is the result of the author's many years of sharing the dulcimer with children, and has been successful with children as young as 5 years old. This single volume combines the best material from the author's two previous volumes, Children's Dulcimer Method Volumes One and Two. In it you will find many traditional songs and folk tunes arranged for the mountain dulcimer. Each song has a simple strum pattern indicated above it with fret numbers for the melody notes and lyrics included where appropriate. There are instructions for strumming, chording, fingerpicking, and for three modal tunings (Ionian, Aeolian, and Mixolydian). Harmony is included for many of the songs, so that two or more dulcimers can play together. / Niveau : Débutant / Acoustic Music - 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.

Singing And Backup With The Mountain Dulcimer. Par MACNEIL MADELINE. In this new addition to Mel Bay's popular 'School Of' series, MacNeil explains how to sing and accompany on the dulcimer. The book explains different chord types and how to apply them to a variety of songs. Learning backup will also help you hear chord changes and melodic movement, which will help you contribute to the song's narrative. Includes access to online audio./ Tablatures / Dulcimer

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

Two Song Catchers In The Kentucky Mountains 1914 And 1916 - Arrangement: Smith Ralph. Par SMITH RALPH LEE. Ce livre offre 20 belles anglo-américain chansons folkloriques, récoltées par deux remarquables real-life ' chanson catchers, ' Josephine McGill et Loraine Wyman, dans les montagnes de Cumberland du Kentucky en 1914 et 1916. Josephine et Loraine, ce dernier accompagné par Howard Brockway, compositeur et arrangeur, ont été parmi les premières personnes à la recherche de chansons folkloriques dans le sud des Appalaches. Les aventuriers musicales parcouru des centaines de milles à cheval et à pied à travers un monde inaccessible à laquelle des radios, des routes et des voitures ne étaient pas encore. Ils s'amis dans des cabanes en rondins isolés et transcrit quelques trésors de la 200 chanson, que dont certains ils publiés dans les arrangements complexes dans les livres qui sont maintenant épuisés et rares. Cet ouvrage contient une sélection de chansons, présenté avec la notation musicale simplifiée, accords de guitare et tablature dulcimer. Il comprend également des /accounts éclatant de leurs aventures de montagne, publié par Josephine et Howard en publications oubliés depuis longtemps - un must pour al... / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Old Time - Solos / Recueil / Dulcimer des Appalaches (Cordes pincées)

Par HELLMAN NEAL. Dans la tradition populaire, histoires d'amour perdent, trahison, jalousie, conflit, émigration, et le surnaturel sont souvent immortalisés dans des chansons de nombreuses traditions, démontrant que le chant a été un véhicule universel de la condition humaine. Les critères de cette merveilleuse collection de prose et de mélodies est de traditions celtes qui sont avec nous depuis des centaines d'années. Ces compositions ont été organisées afin que chacun fonctionnera comme un air et comme une chanson. Toutes les sélections dans le livre semblent sur le CD compagnon. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Celtic/Irish - Solos / Recueil / Dulcimer des Appalaches (Cordes pincées)