You Can Teach Yourself Dulcimer Book DVD Set

Product Number: 94304DP
ISBN: 0786667788
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub., Inc.
Difficulty Level: Beginning
Format: Book+DVD

In this book master dulcimer player Madeline MacNeil teaches beginning players tuning, scales, strumming, fingering, chord studies, alternate tunings, use of the capo, and how to use the "noter." She endorses both playing by ear and learning to read standard notation. In twelve intensive lessons, she explains everything from the basics to some very complex concepts in easily understood language, making this a particularly valuable book for the beginning instrumentalist. The lessons and songs are written in both standard notation and tablature. This package also includes the companion DVD video in which MacNeil demonstrates the techniques and songs taught in the book.

CONTENTS

BOOK: Following a carefully worded introduction, Madeline sets to work in earnest. Section headings include: Exploring the Dulcimer, Dulcimer Problems, Holding the Dulcimer, Tuning, Strumming, Picks, Reading Tablature, Fingering, Picking and Strumming/Fingerstyle Playing, Singing While You Play, Tuning/Retuning and Why, D A D Tuning, Playing While Others Play, Using a Noter, Changing Strings, Interpretation, Harmonics, and Using a Capo. The balance of the book is directed towards teaching songs that illustrate a musical point the author wishes to make. Extensive performance notes are included for such tunes as: Are You Sleeping, Boil that Cabbage Down, Waterbound, Soldier's Joy, Cripple Creek, John Brown's Dream, Down in the Valley, Ode to Joy, Oh, Susanna, Au Clair de la Lune, Flop-eared Mule, Golden Slippers, Simple Gifts, Amazing Grace, She'll Be Comin 'Round the Mountain, Home on the Range, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Away in a Manger, The Ash Grove, Arkansas Traveler, Shady Grove, Greensleeves, The Willow Song, Goin' to Boston, Bonnie Tyneside, Home on the Range, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Harvest Home, Country Gardens, and others.

DVD CONTENTS: Exploring the Dulcimer Holding the Dulcimer Tuning the Dulcimer to DAA Exploring Strings & Notes on the Dulcimer Strumming Are You Sleeping? Boil That Cabbage Down Melody Bass-String Harmony Middle-String Harmony Waterbound Soldier's Joy Cripple Creek & John Brown's Dream Down in the Valley Ode to Joy with Bass-string Harmony Oh, Susanna Chord Shapes Ode to Joy with Three-Finger Chords Au Clair de la Lune Flop-Eared Mule Golden Slippers Ode to Joy with Finger Picking Simple Gifts Amazing Grace Back-up Chords She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain Home on the Range When Johnny Comes Marching Home Away in a Manger - Melody Version Away in a Manger - Accompaniment Version The Ash Grove - Melody Version The Ash Grove - Accompaniment Version Arkansas Traveler Minor Tuning: DAC Shady Grove Greensleeves DAD Tuning Goin' to Boston Dulcimer Capo Home on the Range (capo 3rd fret) When Johnny Come Marching Home (capo 1st fret) Harvest Home Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs Country Gardens Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Melody) Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Accompaniment)