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Hands-On Dulcimer - Developing Technique Through Exercises And Studies

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$24.95, Item 1301908HX, 175 pages



This  book  is  designed  to  help  fretted  dulcimer  players  at  all  levels  grow  in  their  technical  abilities  by  developing  strength,  precision,  control  and  flexibility  in  both  the  right  and  left  hands.  Acquiring  a  solid  technical  foundation  provides  a  base upon  which  to  build  strong  musicianship,  enabling  one  to  play  more  satisfying  music  regardless  of  style.  You  can  explore  flatpicking,  fingerpicking,  slurs,  chords,  strumming,  left  hand  precision  and  placement,  right  hand  strength  and  control,  volume,  tone,  articulation,  and  more  using  both  dulcimer  tablature  and  standard  music  notation.  In  this  book,  Mike  Casey  has  used  ideas  drawn  from  classical  guitar  study  plus  years  of  teaching  dulcimer  to  develop  exercises  that  will  inspire  and  challenge  players  at all  levels.  The  tunes  and  exercises  are  in  the  common  dulcimer  tuning  of  D-A-D,  with  a  few  exceptions.  Some  exercises  are  included  for  the  four-string  and  five-string  dulcimers,  and  a  6+  fret  is  required.  The  accompanying  CD  demonstrates key  exercises  and  most  of  the  tunes  in  the  book.

Product Format: Instrumental Solo
Publisher: This piece was published by Mel Bay Publications.


   This book has a difficulty rating of 2 on a scale of 1 to 6 with 6 being hardest.
   Chord symbols are included in this book.

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