Beautiful Melodies Book/CD  (click two times to listen to introduction)

This workbook/CD set was written for the novice-intermediate player who desires to make beautiful melodies on the mountain dulcimer by playing notes one at a time (arpeggios).  The book is more than a collection of songs - it provides detailed instruction on how to play arpeggios on the mountain dulcimer.  The workbook consists of 17 song arrangements and 15 arpeggio exercises which build the skills necessary to play beautiful slow and melodic music on the dulcimer.  All of the songs and exercises are referenced to the accompanying CD, which allows the listener to play along with the CD while learning how to bring forth beautiful melodies from the mountain dulcimer. Get ready for an adventure!

almost 60 pages!

 
Price $30.00

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TOPIC

Page

Track

Index of Songs / CD Tracks

3

 

About the Instructor

4

1

A Little Dulcimer History

5-6

 

Right-Hand Technique

7-8

2

Left-Hand Technique

9-10

3

Filler Notes

11

4

Exercise 1 – Forward-Back Scale

12

5

Fre’re Jacques

13

6

Exercise 2 – Forward-Forward-Back-Back

14-15

7

Exercise 3 – First Position Chords in 4/4 time

16

8

Exercise 4 – Half-Slanted Chords in 4/4 time

17

9

Exercise 5 – Scale in ¾ Time

18

10

Amazing Grace – Melody

19

11

Exercise 6 – First Position Chords in ¾ Time

20

12

Amazing Grace – Melody and Chords

21

13

Silent Night – Melody Only

22-23

14

Exercise 7 – Slanted Half Chords in ¾ Time

24

15

Exercise 8 – Chords in ¾ Time

25

16

Silent Night – Melody and Chords

26-27

17

Exercise 9 – L-Shaped Chords

28

18

Exercise 10 – L-Shaped Chords Quarter and Eighth Notes

29

19

Exercise 11 – D–G–A Chord Positions

30

20

Exercise 12 – L-Shaped Chords with Moving Thumb

31

21

Auld Lang Syne

32-33

22

In The Bleak Midwinter

34

23

Backup Chords

35

24

Exercise 13 – Backup Chords – Auld Lang Syne

36-37

25

Exercise 14 – Backup Chords - In The Bleak Midwinter

38

26

Exercise 15 – Fast Chords

39

27

Can You Hear Me Calling?

40-41

28

Brown-Eyed Girl

42-43

29

How Can I Keep From Singing?

44-45

30

Danny Boy

46-47

31

Down By The SallyGardens

48

32

Just As I Am

49

33

Morning Has Broken

50-51

34

What Child Is This?

52-53

35

WildMountain Thyme

54-55

36

Simple Gifts

56-57

37

 

© Dave Haas 2008

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