Harmony Time Embellishments For Hammered Dulcimer

Author : MARK ALAN WADE
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619113368
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harmony Time: Embellishments for Hammered Dulcimer written by MARK ALAN WADE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-10-26 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and accompanying audio offer an in-depth look at how to add accompaniment and embellishments to melodies on the hammered dulcimer. The material covered in this book illustrates how to enhance simple melodies toshowcase their inherent musicality. Full of illustrations, examples, preparatoryexercises and easy-to-play arrangements, this book is sure to bring new character to your playing. It begins by explaining, in simple terms, how and why harmony works and teaches the solutions to the common exceptions you will encounter. By the end, you will be able to apply the four most common methods dulcimer playersuse to add accompaniments to melodies. Note-for-note transcriptions of fully arranged songs from the author's own repertoire are also included

Author : Dr. Mark Alan Wade
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619114089
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Killer Technique: Hammered Dulcimer written by Dr. Mark Alan Wade and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Killer Technique: Hammered Dulcimer is a book that uniquely focuses on improving the everyday elements of dulcimer playing. Some mundane fundamentals of technique may seem mindless and appear to need no attention. In reality though, even the most basic essentials of dulcimer playing can hold us back without careful examination and precision. This book does just that! The author, himself a National Hammered Dulcimer Champion and music professor, draws on over twenty years of experience in playing and teaching to share his recipe for success. The material focuses on dulcimer-specific skills and drills them in effective and engaging new ways. Targeted areas include dexterity, aim, flow, commonly used percussion rudiments, chords, arpeggios, and chord suffixes. Each exercise is carefully designed to isolate the targeted skill, provide instruction for its most efficient execution, and help you acquire new and improved muscle memory in the least amount of repetitions. Admittedly, working on technique can seem like a chore. This book takes the work out of it and presents the exercises in fresh new ways so you get the most out of them in the least amount of time. Dr. Wade's biggest technique secret revealed in this book is his use of varying rhythms to re-engage the brain and to acquire new and lasting muscle memory. The exercises are not only fun to master but also incredibly effective! It's all about efficiency–not just going through the motions!

Author : Dr. Mark Alan Wade
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619114321
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dirt Simple Hammered Dulcimer written by Dr. Mark Alan Wade and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title says it all: "Dirt Simple." This book and accompanying online audio are designed for a rank beginner who knows nothing about the hammered dulcimer, providing them the tools to make music right away. Starting with the fundamentals of how to hold hammers and tune the instrument, it delves deeper into mastery with posture, stand height/angle, and replacing strings to set up the beginner for a lifetime of good habits. Every concept introduced is simultaneously presented with illustrations and songs that demonstrate and reinforce. Whether the student reads music or plays by ear, the result is the same - music making right from the beginning! Dr. Mark Alan Wade is an experienced teacher with an undergraduate degree in music education and years of public school teaching experience. Now teaching music theory and dulcimer at Denison University, Dr. Wade offers a unique perspective on teaching hammered dulcimer and has three students who have also won the National Hammered Dulcimer Contest as evidence of his master teaching. It's all about the music! Dirt Simple Hammered Dulcimer is written so that the carefully selected tunes are the true teacher. Hands-on learning is made easy with the accompanying audio. Each song is played slowly for students to learn by ear in addition to reading notation. This also allows for the students to hear style traits such as swing, that aren't easily conveyed in written notation. With 29 songs, this book and online audio available for download are a year's worth of private lessons in one concise package!

Author : Peggy Carter
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1513459686
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dulcimer Frolic written by Peggy Carter and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tunes in this collection were chosen from Peggy Carter’s half-century of performing, teaching, and arranging music for the hammered dulcimer. This anthology contains 60 tunes arranged especially for novice to intermediate-level players of the 12/11 dulcimer, including suggestions for note reading, hammering patterns and embellishments. Playing the dulcimer is not effortless, but it should be fun! The title tune, “Dulcimer Frolic,” is a family heirloom originally written for mandolin by Peggy’s grandfather in the early 1920s; transcribed for hammered dulcimer, the tune really lives up to its name. In fact, every tune in the collection is designed for fun and frolic. Some have lyrics, some are presented as bare-bones melodies, and some are embellished. You’ll find that these arrangements bring out the best in all of them.

Author : LINDA THOMAS
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619114755
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Embellishments for Hammered Dulcimer written by LINDA THOMAS and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and accompanying audio present a comprehensive array of ideas intended to add interest and decoration to basic melodies. Mastery of theseembellishment techniques will also help in the development of completearrangements. This project offers some familiar and possibly unfamiliar song titles. The accompanying audio is a valuable tool for learning both the melodies and embellishments, containing two versions of each song. The included techniques progress from basic to more challenging, and are varied to enhance thecontrasting musical styles presented across eighteen songs. A variety of styles are covered, encouraging the player to apply new embellishment techniques to familiar repertoire. For someone who has completed Thomas' First Lessons Hammered Dulcimer, this would be a good next step. Includes access to online audio.

Author : Thomas LINDA
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780786695508
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Embellishments for Hammered Dulcimer written by Thomas LINDA and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and accompanying audio present a comprehensive array of ideas intended to add interest and decoration to basic melodies. Mastery of theseembellishment techniques will also help in the development of completearrangements. This project offers some familiar and possibly unfamiliar song titles. The accompanying audio is a valuable tool for learning both the melodies and embellishments, containing two versions of each song. The included techniques progress from basic to more challenging, and are varied to enhance thecontrasting musical styles presented across eighteen songs. A variety of styles are covered, encouraging the player to apply new embellishment techniques to familiar repertoire. For someone who has completed Thomas' First Lessons Hammered Dulcimer (MB20066M), this would be a good next step. Includes access to online audio

Author : Karen Alley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781682738252
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Melodies written by Karen Alley and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beyond melodies: Using chords to add harmony" is a guide for hammered dulcimer players who want to add accompaniment to the melodies they play. The book walks step-by-step through techniques that help the reader understand chords, find them on their instruments, and apply them to basic melodies. Three melodies in different styles are gradually developed throughout the book into full, performable arrangements by the end.

Author : Phillip Mason
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1609748115
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hammered Dulcimer's Companion written by Phillip Mason and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a treasure-trove of information and music for all players of the hammered dulcimer. Phillip Mason has written the definitive text on the history, tuning, playing technique, harmonic dimensions, construction, and repair of the sweet-voiced instrument. In an extensive essay, he also shares his thoughts on the fundamentals of singing with the hammered dulcimer. Concepts revealed here would be useful to anyone who aspires to sing, or improve ones singing technique. Music and lyrics for 34 songs are included in the Music Section followed by construction tips and plans for building your own hammered dulcimer.

Author : KEN KOLODNER
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619114364
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sandbridge Waltz and Slow Air Collection: Arranged for Hammered Dulcimer written by KEN KOLODNER and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection is drawn from Ken Kolodner's extensive library of arrangements for the hammered dulcimer, developed from over 30 years of teaching thousands of workshops. This second book in this two-book companion collection includes traditional and original waltzes, slow airs, marches and O'Carolan. The repertoire draws primarily from the traditional music of the United States (Old-Time), Ireland, Scotland, Quebec, Cape Breton, England, Finland, Sweden, Chile and Israel. Each tune is presented as a simple melody with chord progression along with one or more detailed arrangements, offering a wide range of levels of complexity. Backup and harmony parts are provided for many of the pieces. The book is intended to be a lifetime resource for players of all levels. Kolodner is widelyknown as one of the most prominent teachers and performers of the hammered dulcimer and is especially known for his teaching of arranging and backup techniques.

Author : Robin Petrie
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1513459805
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Victorian Christmas written by Robin Petrie and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection lovingly restores 45 Victorian carols to a thoroughly authentic holiday context: the parlors and hearths of Victorian homes, where the hammered dulcimer, or piano harp, as it was known, was a favorite instrument for musical evenings. A Victorian Christmas offers a delightful assortment of the popular carols of the day, from those still well known today, including The First Nowell, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Greensleeves, The Holly and the Ivy, and The Wassail Song, to a treasure trove of lesser-known gems, including The Cherry Tree Carol, The Carnal and the Crane, My Dancing Day, The Praise of Christmas, The Furry Day Carol, and The Sans Day Carol.