You Can Teach Yourself Mountain Dulcimer
In this best-selling beginner mountain dulcimer book, Madeline explores the basics such as: holding the dulcimer, tuning, strumming, scales and even problems! She continues with various important topics like: reading tablature, ringering, chord study, fingerpicking, singing while you play, retuning your dulcimer (and why), DAD tuning, using a capo, changing strings and playing with others. Most of the songs are written in DAA tuning. Tunes include:
- Are You sleeping
- Ode to Joy
- Au Clair de la Lune
- Simple Gifts
- Amazing Grace
- Golden Slippers
- The Ash Grove
- Shady Grove
- Greensleeves
- Whiskey Before Breakfast
- Harvest Home
- Country Gardens
...and more!
Please note: this book is no longer available with a CD/DVD. This book now comes with online audio/video.
Maddie's been teaching the mountain dulcimer for years and has been on the faculty of the Augusta Heritage Arts Workshops and the Appalachian State University Dulcimer Workshop.