You Can Teach Yourself Hammered Dulcimer

About this book

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 beginners 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 Mans 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 books 87 pages are illustrated with photos as well as quaint woodcuts engravings and pen and ink drawings.