‘Tis the Season is a hammered dulcimer collection of tunes for holidays and other celebrations throughout the year. You may celebrate the New Year with “Auld Lang Syne ” and Valentine’s Day with“My Love is Like a Red Red Rose.” Play “St. Patrick’s Day” in March and for Easter you might choose the hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Today.” Show your patriotism on the Fourth of Julywith these versions of “America the Beautiful ” or “The Star Spangled Banner.” Complete the calendar year with the Thanksgiving anthem “We Gather Together ” and Christmas favorite “Deckthe Halls.” This collection will carry you through the entire year with options for all of your favorite holidays and celebrations. ‘Tis the Season is accessible to all levels of players including both a beginning'melody-only' version and an intermediate arranged version for each song. In addition each tune has guitar chords notated above the music staff. Standard notation only.

Every aspect of the Hammered Dulcimer and its playing techniques is covered in this comprehensive yet easy-to-understand text. A masterful teacher Madeline MacNeil exceeds the expectations of a beginner's book providing a firm foundation for the development of a total musician while maintaining an engaging informal tone throughout. With detailed discussions on Dulcimer layout hammers tuning and stands plus extensive performancenotes on every tune this book is a valuable asset to the beginning through intermediate player.From Oh Suzanna to Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Madeline shows the novice Dulcimer player how to'map your way through' a new piece of music finding clear musical directions through what at first must seem like a maze of strings.All tunes are in standard notation. The book is illustrated with photos as well as quaintwoodcuts engravings and pen and ink drawings. The companion 85-minute video and audio contains essential basic information on playing the Hammered Dulcimer--such as tuning major and minor keys duplicated notes repeated notes modulations walking bass lines chromatic notes drone harmony back-up chords interval harmony and more! Also contains Madeline MacNeil's Hammered Dulcimer solos on 25 tunes. Audio and video downloads are availableonline.

Learn to play the lap Dulcimer. This instruction book for beginners is unique in two ways. First it instructs the beginning student in the increasingly popular DAD tuning. Secondly the author a classroom music teacher hascarefully and systematically layered the lessons to guide the student through familiar songs while teaching skills and musical concepts. This not only enables the student to enjoy the lap Dulcimer but also enhances total musicunderstanding and participation.The accompanying online audio provides instructional dialogue and demonstrations of the techniques and songs included in the book. Additional hints and exercises are presented inan inviting and encouraging conversational text.

Singing and Backup With The Mountain Dulcimer - With Online Audio-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.Learningbackup 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.

Par SHELLEY STEVENS. Ce livre présente des arrangements de corde frettées dulcimer de 58 classiques de Stephen Collins Foster. Chaque chanson est écrit comme une ligne de mélodie en notation standard avec tablature dulcimer sous plus complètes paroles, notes historiques et accords de guitare suggérées. Graphiques de la couverture des publications de musique originale du XIXe siècle prêtent grace et authenticité et auteurs-compositeurs et les historiens de la musique seront trouveront beaucoup d'intérêt dans ce livre. Les ajustements apportés utilisées sont DAD, DAA, DoD et DAA # d. destiné pour les débutants expérimentés pour les joueurs intermédiaires, beaucoup de ces pièces exigent un dulcimer de fret de 6 1/2 et capo. L'auteur comprend un essai perspicace sur la vie de Stephen Foster (1826-1864)-un talentueux, compositeur une fois réussie dont les décisions de carrière et l'abus d'alcool conduire à la catastrophe financière personnelle, une famille brisée et un décès prématuré. Son héritage est un trésor de chansons reflétant les questions sociales et les illusions romantiques de son temps. Ce volume de reliure spirale contient bien connu et moins kno... / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / American - Solos / Recueil / Dulcimer des Appalaches (Cordes pincées)