Description

You Can Teach Yourself Hammered Dulcimer
by Madeline MacNeil

Product Number: 95440SET
ISBN: 0786640758
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub., Inc.
Difficulty Level: Beginning
Format: Book+CD+DVD

Another great beginner’s book from Madeline MacNeil, explaining every aspect of playing the hammered dulcimer. From detailed discussions on dulcimer layout, hammers, tuning, and stands to extensive performance notes on every tune-this book provides a wealth of information for all students of the hammered dulcimer. 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’s 87 pages are illustrated with photos as well as quaint woodcuts, engravings, and pen and ink drawings. The companion 85-minute DVD 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. CD included.

CONTENTS

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Amazing Grace Annie Laurie Arkansas Traveler Auld Lang Syne Deck The Halls Flop Eared Mule Go Tell Aunt Rhody Golden Slippers Harvest Home Home On The Range Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring Johann Sebastian Bach Liberty My Own House No Place Like Home O Susanna Stephen Foster Off To California Over The Waterfall Planxty Fanny Po’er Turlough O’carolan Santa Lucia Turlough O’carolan Simple Gifts Turlough O’carolan Soldier’s Joy Turlough O’carolan Star Of The County Down Turlough O’carolan The Ash Grove Turlough O’carolan The Hundred Pipers Turlough O’carolan The Lark In The Clear Air Turlough O’carolan The Parting Glass Turlough O’carolan