School of Dulcimer: Singing & Backup with the Mountain Dulcimer

School of Dulcimer: Singing & Backup with the Mountain Dulcimer
Author: Madeline MacNeil
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2012-06-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619113015

In this new addition to Mel Bay's popular School Of series, MacNeil explains how to sing and accompany on the dulcimer. The book explains different chord types and how to apply them to a variety of songs. Learning backup will also help you hear chord changes and melodic movement, which will help you contribute to the song's narrative. The book includes accompanying audio

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for Voice and Dulcimer

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for Voice and Dulcimer
Author: Peter B. Irvine
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2018-02-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619117851

These compositions are collaborations based on texts and tunes from a variety of sources, including the Bible, the 1940 Episcopal Hymnal, George Herbert, Thomas Tallis and others. Arranged for the mountain dulcimer, these renditions provide traditional repertoire for individuals, house churches and congregations without an organ, as well as a musical change of pace. They can be sung by soloists, choirs and congregations alike. Written in standard notation and tablature in DAD tuning.

The Hammered Dulcimer

The Hammered Dulcimer
Author: Paul M. Gifford
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2001-06-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1461672902

The last quarter of the twentieth-century saw a renewed interest in the hammered dulcimer in the United States at the grassroots level as well as from elements of the Folk Revival. This book offers the reader a discussion of the medieval origins of the dulcimer and its subsequent spread under many different names to other parts of the world. Drawing on articles the author has written in English as well as articles by specialists in their own languages, Gifford explains the history and evolution of the instrument. Special attention is paid to the North American tradition from the early 18th-century to the 1970s revival. Drawing from local histories, news clippings, photographs, and interviews, the book examines the playing of the dulcimer and its associated social meanings.

Dulcimer People

Dulcimer People
Author: Jean Ritchie
Publisher: Oak Publications
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1975-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1783234318

Dulcimer experiences, news, memories, snapshots, playing styles, tuning and tablature methods, favourite songs, opinions, advice and information on the Appalachian dulcimer.

Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions

Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions
Author: Ralph Lee Smith
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2002
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780810841352

The Appalachian dulcimer is one of America's major contributions to world music and folk art. Homemade and handmade, played by people with no formal knowledge of music, this beautiful instrument arrived in the light of the 20th century with virtually no written record. Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions is a first-hand report to enlarge our knowledge of the dulcimer's history by searching the hills and "hollers" of Appalachia, looking at old instruments, and listening to the tales of old folks. After reviewing the instrument's special musical features, the book describes some related instruments, and reveals little-known facts about the dulcimer's origins on the early Appalachian frontier. The book then describes three major design traditions of the dulcimer, each centered in its own geographical area, and focuses on important makers in each of the three traditions--the Melton family of Galax, Virginia, Charles M. Prichard of Huntington, West Virginia, and "Uncle Ed" Thomas of Kentucky. A final chapter describes four Appalachian makers of the folk revival transition, who began making instruments the old-time way and modernized them to meet the needs of Post-World-War-II urban players. The book concludes with listings of dulcimer recordings in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress.

Mountain Dulcimer Chords Made Easy

Mountain Dulcimer Chords Made Easy
Author: Madeline MacNeil
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619118882

Melodies on the mountain dulcimer are wonderful. In this book we’ll explore how to decorate melodies with chords to add variety and creativity to your playing in DAD and DAA tunings. Lessons begin with simple chords and show you when an how to progress. In addition, we’ll study how to play backup chords on our dulcimers for accompaniment in gatherings and jam sessions. Includes access to online audio.

Dulcimer Chord Book

Dulcimer Chord Book
Author: Neal Hellman
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610659082

Over 500 mountain dulcimer chords for the five widely used modes- Mixolydian, Ionian, Lydian, Dorian, and Aeolian-plus jazz and four-string chromatic tunings. Includes an explanation and history of modes, transpositions, using a capo, playing dulcimer in jam sessions, and more. Special case size.

The Dulcimer Book

The Dulcimer Book
Author: Jean Ritchie
Publisher: Oak Publications
Total Pages: 45
Release: 1974-06-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1783234296

Words and music for 16 songs from The Ritchie Family of Kentucky. How to tune and play and recollections of the dulcimer's local history. Illustrations and drawings.

First Lessons Dulcimer

First Lessons Dulcimer
Author: Joyce Ochs
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2015-08-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610656733

This instruction book for beginning lap dulcimer in DAD tuning is unique in two ways. First, it instructs the beginning student in the increasingly popular DAD tuning. Secondly, the author, a classroom music teacher, has carefully and systematically layered the lessons to guide the student through familiar songs while teaching skills and musical concepts. This not only enables the student to enjoy the lap dulcimer but also enhances total music understanding and participation. the accompanying CD provides instructional dialogue and demonstrations of the techniques and songs included in the book. Additional hints and exercises are presented in an inviting and encouraging conversational text.

Sing Out

Sing Out
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 824
Release: 2000
Genre: Folk songs
ISBN: