Field Guide To The Mountain Dulcimer

Author : Anne Dodson
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619118041
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 2 written by Anne Dodson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 2 continues from the first book, introducing two new levels: “Branching Out” and “You Take the Driver’s Seat”. These new levels will improve your understanding of the fretboard and allow more seasoned players to create their own arrangements. Inside you will find extensive exercises and lots of original tunes with accompanying audio tracks. Fun, relaxed and encouraging instruction is at the heart of Anne Dodson’s approach in this series. Includes access to online audio.

Author : Anne Dodson
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 161911786X
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 1 written by Anne Dodson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiced with humor, Anne Dodson’s Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 1 is a beautifully structured and organized guide, taking the beginning student step-by-step through a well-planned sequence of lessons. Friendly and encouraging, Book 1 covers tips on buying and maintaining the instrument, left and right hand techniques, chords, and accompaniment. Exercises, lots of fun tunes to play, and downloadable audio files to support the written instruction all make Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book I a lasting resource.

Author : MARK BIGGS
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1610654560
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Complete Dulcimer Handbook written by MARK BIGGS and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written as a basic guide and source book for all dulcimer players, from the absolute novice to the most advanced picker. with its 53 songs in various modes and tunings, the Complete Dulcimer Handbook is meant to be used as a songbook, a lesson plan book, and a step-by-step guide from beginner to intermediate or advanced level. the author's basic premise is that, given this instrument's relatively brief pedagogical history, There are no right or wrong ways to play the mountain dulcimer, only harder or easier means of reaching the same ends. the stereo CD features the author's outstanding performance of 17 tunes from the book.

Author : Jeffrey A. Lambert
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411666666
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Playing the Mountain Dulcimer Made Easy written by Jeffrey A. Lambert and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You CAN play the mountain or lap dulcimer. This book makes it easy The mountain dulcimer is in the midst of a great revival It has found renewed popularity throughout the world. Persons of all nationalities are discovering the sweet music of this grand old instrument.

Author : Dean Kimball
Publisher : New York : McKay
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.5U/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructing the Mountain Dulcimer written by Dean Kimball and published by New York : McKay. This book was released on 1975 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive handbook for building the dulcimer.

Author : Ralph Lee Smith
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810874121
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions written by Ralph Lee Smith and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Appalachian dulcimer is one of America's major contributions to world music and folk art. Homemade and handmade, played by people with no formal knowledge of music, this beautiful instrument entered the post-World-War-II Folk Revival with virtually no written record. Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions tells the fascinating story of the effort to recover the instrument's lost history through fieldwork in the Southern mountains, finding of old instruments, and listening to the tales of old folks. After reviewing the instrument's distinctive musical features, Ralph Lee Smith presents the dulcimer's story chronologically, tracing its roots in a Renaissance German instrument, the scheitholt; describing the early history of the scheitholt and the dulcimer in America; and outlining the development of distinctive dulcimer styles in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. The story continues into the 20th Century, through the final group of tradition-based Appalachian makers whose work flowed into the national scene of the Folk Revival. This fully revised edition provides expanded information about the history of the scheitholt and the dulcimer before the Civil War and discusses traditions and types that are still being discovered and documented. Smith also adds his personal adventures in searching for the dulcimer's history. A new final chapter describes types and styles that do not fit conveniently into the mainstream development of the instrument. The book concludes with several appendixes, including measurements of representative dulcimers and listings of dulcimer recordings in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress.

Author : Phillip Mason
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1609748115
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hammered Dulcimer's Companion written by Phillip Mason and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a treasure-trove of information and music for all players of the hammered dulcimer. Phillip Mason has written the definitive text on the history, tuning, playing technique, harmonic dimensions, construction, and repair of the sweet-voiced instrument. In an extensive essay, he also shares his thoughts on the fundamentals of singing with the hammered dulcimer. Concepts revealed here would be useful to anyone who aspires to sing, or improve ones singing technique. Music and lyrics for 34 songs are included in the Music Section followed by construction tips and plans for building your own hammered dulcimer.

Author : Neal Hellman
Publisher : Hal Leonard
ISBN 13 : 1480385980
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer written by Neal Hellman and published by Hal Leonard. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Dulcimer). Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer contains 38 beautiful songs from around the globe, all specially arranged for mountain dulcimer. This unique songbook features standard notation and tablature, song notes, a variety of tunings and styles, plus audio tracks with demonstrations of all the songs in the book.

Author : MADELINE MACNEIL
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619113015
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book School of Dulcimer: Singing & Backup with the Mountain Dulcimer written by MADELINE MACNEIL and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-06-06 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The book includes accompanying audio

Author : SHELLEY STEVENS
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 161065577X
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stephen Foster for Mountain Dulcimer written by SHELLEY STEVENS and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, historical notes, 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. the tunings 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.