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Mel Bay You Can Teach Yourself Hammered Dulcimer - Macneil - Book/Audio, Video Online
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Author: Madeline Macneil
Format: Book with Audio and Video Online
Instrumentation: Hammered Dulcimer
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 performance notes 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 quaint woodcuts, 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 available online.
Song List:
Format: Book with Audio and Video Online
Instrumentation: Hammered Dulcimer
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 performance notes 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 quaint woodcuts, 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 available online.
Song List:
- 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
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