School of Dulcimer

A Musical Notation Journey with Modes, Tunings and Songs

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Instruments & Instruction, Guitar, Instruction & Study, General Instruments
Cover of the book School of Dulcimer by Madeline MacNeil, Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
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Author: Madeline MacNeil ISBN: 9781513429625
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. Publication: February 25, 2019
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Madeline MacNeil
ISBN: 9781513429625
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Publication: February 25, 2019
Imprint:
Language: English

The dulcimer is a unique instrument in many ways, with the modal layout of the fretboard prime among them. Early in its days in the Appalachian Mountains players would retune a string, bringing the dulcimer from major to minor and other modes. Today's players work in different tunings also, and this book shows why and how all of this happens.

Music is a language that comes from the soul rather than solely from the dots and line. However, the dots and lines have their own stories. Learn where the notes fall on the fretboard and how they fit into the modes most dulcimer players know: Ionian/Major, Aeolian/Minor, Mixolydian and Dorian. Scale variations, pentatonic and hexatonic, are also outlined. Fifteen songs and tunes are written in musical notation as well as dulcimer tablature. Audio available online, with the tunings and count-offs, enable one to play all of the songs in the book along with the recording.

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The dulcimer is a unique instrument in many ways, with the modal layout of the fretboard prime among them. Early in its days in the Appalachian Mountains players would retune a string, bringing the dulcimer from major to minor and other modes. Today's players work in different tunings also, and this book shows why and how all of this happens.

Music is a language that comes from the soul rather than solely from the dots and line. However, the dots and lines have their own stories. Learn where the notes fall on the fretboard and how they fit into the modes most dulcimer players know: Ionian/Major, Aeolian/Minor, Mixolydian and Dorian. Scale variations, pentatonic and hexatonic, are also outlined. Fifteen songs and tunes are written in musical notation as well as dulcimer tablature. Audio available online, with the tunings and count-offs, enable one to play all of the songs in the book along with the recording.

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