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. In it you will find manytraditional 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 areinstructions for strumming chording fingerpicking and for three modal tunings (Ionian Aeolian and Mixolydian). Harmony is included for many of the songs so two or more Dulcimers can play together.

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.

This giant book features over 100 of America's favorite folk songs expertly arranged for the Appalachian dulcimer. Children's songs work songs old Anglo-American ballads songs of strife and freedom love songs and much muchmore are all gathered here in arrangements suitable for the beginning and intermediate player. The songs come from all over old books and sheet music transcriptions from field recordings but mostly from the singing ofcountless folks in kitchens and festival hallways street corners and concert stages. Songs include Poor Wayfaring Stranger Tenting Tonight Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Oh Death CarelessLove and many many more. Tunings used include D-A-D and D-A-A as well as C-G-C and C-G-G and several modal tunings. All are playable on any three or four-stringed dulcimer. Some use a 6 1/2 fret. Includes information onreading music and TAB notes on transposing and a useful index of songs by tuning. In standard notation and TAB with guitar chords.

Dulcimer Solo-This collection contains 22 Beatles hits arranged by Neal Hellman and other guest arrangers for solo Dulcimer. Hits Of The Beatles includes the songs All My Loving All Together Now And I Love Her Eleanor Rigby Golden Slumbers Here Comes The Sun Hey Jude I Feel Fine I Will It's All Too Much It's Only Love Let It Be Michelle Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) and more.

For Appalachian Dulcimer-Mark Nelson's knowledge and love of Celtic music is immediately evident through his choice of tunes for this comprehensive book. Harp music the Piper's repertoire and Fiddle tunes from Ireland Scotland and Bretonare all well-represented here and a thorough historical foundation is carefully laid. Mark provides samples of Reels Jigs Hornpipes Strathspeys Polkas Mazurkas Slides Marches Piobaireachds Set Dances Airs Plaxties Country Dances Morris Dances as well as music from Breton in north-western France. The audio download available online contains 20 of the 109 songs from the book.

This collection by Janita Baker contains 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain Dulcimer. Fingerpicking Dulcimer offers a wide variety of musical genres and playing levels.Divided equally between arrangements for three and four equidistant strings the songs progress in difficulty within each section from beginner to advanced level. Each piece is written in both standard music notation and Dulcimertablature and is accompanied by performance tips for playing that song. Many arrangements utilize the 6 1/2 fret and tunings range from standard modal tunings to four-string variations. The arrangements cover a wide rangeof song styles including traditional ragtime blues and classical standards. Songs include: My Old Kentucky Home Londonderry Air All Through the Night The Entertainer Careless Love House of the Rising Sun FurElise and Bach's Minuet in G. There is an extensive introduction on playing techniques for both left and right hands tunings reading tablature and Dulcimer embellishments. The accompanying audio is aninstrumental recording of solo Dulcimer designed to give the student a note-for-note reference to each written arrangement while providing a performance-quality listening experience.

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 DulcimerHandbook 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 briefpedagogical 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 audio recording features the author's outstanding performance of 17 tunesfrom the book. Includes access to online audio.

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Old Time Series : Native Ground Music Number of pages : 112 The arrangements in this book are based on the sixteen tunes found on the recording Southern Mountain Classics and are designed to be used with the recording. Although these arrangements are not exact transcriptions from the CD, all of the tunes on the recording are included in the book. For each tune there is a song history and a page with the chord structure to help you follow the chords. Each piece is written out in notation and tablature in three versions - beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

Ancient carols, Renaissance rhythms,and haunting medieval hymns recapturethe spirit of Christmas from antiquity.This book features note-for-notetranscriptions of hammered dulcimerarrangements from Ancient Noels byMaggie Sansone and Ensemble Galilei forthe beginning to advanced player. Innotation and tablature. Ancient carols, Renaissance rhythms,and haunting medieval hymns recapturethe spirit of Christmas from antiquity.This book features note-for-notetranscriptions of hammered dulcimerarrangements fromAncient Noels byMaggie Sansone and Ensemble Galilei forthe beginning to advanced player. Innotation and tablature./ Recueil / Dulcimer