Appalachian dulcimer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Appalachian dulcimer (or mountain dulcimer ) is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United Sta...
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Totally handcrafted mountain dulcimers by J.C. Rockwell, instruction books and CDs, online instruction in applied theory and chord reference. Home of the DulciTheory Newsletter -- helping you go from Theory to Improvisation on your mountain dulcimer ... The 8th annual SouthEast Ohio Dulcimer Festival is coming up November 6,
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TUNING YOUR MOUNTAIN DULCIMER ... Here are the instructions for tuning your dulcimer four different ways. Each one is designated with "D" as its tonal center, then one of the medieval church mode names [a mode is one kind of musical scale--a group of pitches arranged in order from low to high], followed by the actual tuning...
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BASIC MOUNTAIN DULCIMER: IONIAN SAMPLER by Wanda Degen Instruction book and CD! An introduction to Ionian mode tuning, ... DULCIMER A LA MODE arr. by Lorinda Jones Book/CD set. Takes the mystery out of modal tuning by presenting four common tunings (DAA, DAG, DAD, and DAC) with instructions for tuning, finding the scales...
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A friendly step-by-step method for beginning mountain dulcimer players written by nationally known dulcimer player and teacher, ... The Dulcimer Book by Jean Ritchie; A clear basic instruction method on how to tune and play the dulcimer with sixteen traditional songs and lyrics, plus tuning instructions for six modes.
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Dulcimer a La Mode takes the mystery of out modal tuning and playing for the mountain dulcimer player by presenting four common tunings (DAA, DAG, DAD, and DAC) with instructions for tuning, finding the scales and chords, and learning traditional tunes in each of four modes.
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MOUNTAIN DULCIMER FINGERBOARD: Strings and fret placement ... Please print and distribute these tuning instructions to as many players as you can. ...
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Subject: Dulcimer tuning, playing with guitar; Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 14:42:35 -0800; Hi , at church all our guitar music is in the key of G or C. what would be the best way to tune the strings for either key for playing along with the guitar .. ... However, I noticed your instructions show DAA. I am a little confused as...
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Beginner to Advanced Mountain Dulcimer ... Following is a compilation of lessons on the mountain dulcimer. We will divide the lessons into two categories: Beginner and Advanced. Our first lessons to be uploaded here are in the Beginner category. ... Dulcimer Ionian CGG Tuning...
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Within the past few years, many mountain dulcimer players have learned how to play far more than just folk music on their instruments, using nothing other than a slightly ... With the discovery of the versatility of the 1-3-5 tuning, Merv also has several mountain dulcimer tablature books available:
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