Madeline MacNeil's performances are characterized by her effortless vocals and impeccable mountain and hammered dulcimer playing. In this book she reveals some of the secrets of her success with the mountain dulcimer. Early on, she reminds the reader that the dulcimer is not a toy or a stringed kazoo but a serious, expressive musical instrument capable of stretching as far as the imagination. She endorses both playing by ear and learning to read standard notation. In easily-understood language she manages to explore some very complex, even esoteric concepts, making this a particularly valuable book for the beginning instrumentalists. You Can Teach Yourself Dulcimer is simply a great fundamental book. Twelve intensive lessons in 95 pages. Standard notation and tablature. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Now with online Audio and Video download available.
Song List:
Ah Poor Bird, Hey Ho, Rose Red
Amazing Grace
Arkansas Traveler
Au Clair De La Lune
Away In A Manger
Boil That Cabbage Down
Bonnie Tyneside
Country Gardens
Cripple Creek
Down In The Valley
Flop Eared Mule
Goin To Boston
Golden Slippers
Greensleeves
Harvest Home
Home On The Range
John Brown's Dream
Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
Ode To Joy Ludwig Van Beethoven
Oh, Susanna Stephen Foster
Shady Grove Stephen Foster
She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain
Simple Gifts Stephen Foster
Soldiers Joy Stephen Foster
The Ash Grove Stephen Foster
The Willow Song Stephen Foster
Waterbound Stephen Foster
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Whiskey Before Breakfast