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

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Acoustic Music Number of pages : 88 Beginning and Intermediate players who have developed a repertoire of melodies will be walked step by step through the process of arranging their tunes. Lessons provide a detailed explanation and numerous examples of root position chords and their inversions on the 12-11 and larger sized hammered dulcimer. Simple tunes are provided for the reader to incorporate newly acquired knowledge of chord theory. Descriptions of bounces, triplets, doubling, counter melodies, arpeggios, scale runs, extended chords, etc. are included as well as opportunities to create arrangements utilizing these techniques.

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.

You Can Play For Hammered Dulcimer-National Hammered Dulcimer Champion Mark Wade presents common jam tunes in a unique way that shows beginners how to play the essence of the tunes simply and the intermediate/advanced players the ornamented versions. Each 'EasyDoes It' version of a tune is paired with the fancy rendition along with the chords. Now jamming is easier than ever for players of ALL levels!

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.