Fingerpicking Dulcimer

Fingerpicking Dulcimer

Fingerpicking Dulcimer is a collection of 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain dulcimer, this book offers a wide variety of musical genres and playing levels. Divided equally between arrangements for three and four equidistant strings, the songs progress in difficulty within each section from beginner to advanced level. Each piece is written in both standard music notation and dulcimer tablature, and is accompanied by performance tips for playing that song. Many arrangements utilize the 6 1/2 fret, and tunings range from standard modal tunings to four-string variations. The arrangements cover a wide range of song styles including traditional ragtime, blues, and classical standards. Songs include My Old Kentucky Home; Londonderry Air, All Through the Night, The Entertainer, Careless Love, House of the Rising Sun, Für Elise, and Bach's Minuet in G. There is an extensive introduction on playing techniques for both left and right hands, tunings, reading tablature, and dulcimer embellishments. The accompanying CD is an instrumental recording of solo dulcimer, designed to give the student a note-for-note reference to each written arrangement while providing a performance-quality listening experience.

Fingerpicking Dulcimer

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Contents:

INTRODUCTION
READING TABLATURE
   Counting Beats
   Timing Notation
   Repeats and Endings
   Embellishments
TUNING
FINGERPICKING TECHNIQUES
   Left Hand Techniques
   Right Hand Techniques
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DULCIMER
NOTES ON THE SONGS

The Songs
Three String
In Christ There Is No East or West Traditional
House of the Rising Sun Traditional
Country Gardens Traditional
Londonderry Air Traditional
Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven
Grandfather's Clock Henry C. Work
All Through the Night Traditional Welsh
Trumpet Voluntary Jeremiah Clarke
Medley: The Minstrel Boy/Scotland the Brave Traditional
Spanish Fandango Traditional
Minuet in G Major J. S. Bach

Four String
Greensleeves Traditional
Andante Fernando Sor
Für Elise Ludwig van Beethoven
My Old Kentucky Home Stephen Foster
Aura Lee Traditional
Rondo Fernando Carulli
Careless Love Traditional
Bink's Waltz Scott Joplin
The Entertainer Scott Joplin
The Ragtime Dance Scott Joplin
The Old Piano Roll Blues Cy Coben

Alphabetical Index of Songs
About the Author

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