Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer
Title | Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer PDF eBook |
Author | Anne DODSON |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2018-02-16 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781513460666 |
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.
Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 1
Title | Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Dodson |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 121 |
Release | 2018-02-16 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 161911786X |
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.
Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 2
Title | Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Dodson |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 341 |
Release | 2018-04-26 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1619118041 |
Anne Dodson’s Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 2 continues from Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 1 (MB30608M), introducing two subsequent levels: “Branching Out” and “You Take the Driver’s Seat”. These additional 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. Book 2 offers more tunes in DAD tuning, but also introduces DGD and DAC tunings. Includes access to online audio.
Complete Dulcimer Handbook
Title | Complete Dulcimer Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Biggs |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2011-08-18 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1610654560 |
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.
TK O'Brien's Guide to Playing the Mountain Dulcimer
Title | TK O'Brien's Guide to Playing the Mountain Dulcimer PDF eBook |
Author | Karin Lyle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 37 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Dulcimer |
ISBN |
Hands-On Dulcimer
Title | Hands-On Dulcimer PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Casey |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 183 |
Release | 2011-03-11 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1610656741 |
This book is designed to help fretted dulcimer players at all levels grow in their technical abilities by developing strength, precision, control and flexibility in both the right and left hands. Acquiring a solid technical foundation provides a base upon which to build strong musicianship, enabling one to play more satisfying music regardless of style. Explore flatpicking, fingerpicking, slurs, chords, strumming, left hand precision and placement, right hand strength and control, volume, tone, articulation, and more using both dulcimer tablature and standard music notation. In this book, Mike has used ideas drawn from classical guitar study plus years of teaching dulcimer to develop exercises that will inspire and challenge players at all levels. the tunes and exercises are in the common dulcimer tuning of D-A-D, with a few exceptions. Some exercises are included for the four-string and five-string dulcimers, and a 6+ fret is required. the accompanying CD demonstrates key exercises and most of the tunes in the book.
Method for Beginning Mountain Dulcimer
Title | Method for Beginning Mountain Dulcimer PDF eBook |
Author | Bing Futch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781964725024 |