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| | What is a dulcimer? |
 | | They are popular modes for the mountain dulcimer. | | | The word dulcimer means "sweet song", and that describes it well. | | | The Ionian mode is tuned in D-A-A and the Mixolydian mode is tuned in D-A-D. Tuners of different kinds are used to tune the dulcimer. |
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http://mama.essortment.com/whatisadulci_rkfn.htm
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| | Owl Mountain Music - Dulcimer |
| | The mountain dulcimer is a Modal Instrument, with the frets arranged in 7 note scales, according to the patterns that pre-date modern Western Harmonic music. | | | The Hammered Dulcimer, or simply "dulcimer" to them, was an integral part of the bands that played for the festive hochzeit (weddings). | | | Other instruments, such as violins, cellos & clarinets, have been replaced by the accordion, but the dulcimer continues today in what is known as "Dutch Hop" music. |
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http://www.owlmntnmusic.com/dulcimer.htm
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| | Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Hammer Dulcimer History and Playing |
| | Dulcimers are usually tuned with a fifth interval between notes on either side of the treble bridge, the left side being higher. | | | The hammer dulcimer is capable of a range of tones from a sort of music-box sound to powerful and percussive piano-like effects which can stand out in any band. | | | One Michigander, Chet Parker, has been recorded, and his fine playing of old dance and popular tunes is well worth hearing (Folkways Records FA 02381). |
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http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/hdhist.htm
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| | Hammered Dulcimer |
| | The dulcimer was most commonly used for playing reels, jigs, hornpipes, schottisches and waltzes, usually with the accompaniment of a fiddle and guitar or bass. | | | Music educators at the time believed that studies of European classical music would be the best way to promote taste and refinement on the new frontier, so studies of the violin and piano were encouraged, while indigenous folk music was frowned upon. | | | The dulcimer remained most popular with the common people, and never quite reached the same level of social prestige as the piano. |
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http://www.blackroseacoustic.org/encore/dulcimer.htm
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| | The Swannanoa Gathering- Dulcimer Week Staff |
| | Neal and Heidi Cerrigione have collaborated on a repertoire book/cassette for dulcimer and autoharp called 30 Old Time Songs and Tunes, and he is also the the editor of Music Hound Folk: the Essential Album Guide to Folk Music. | | | Anna is also the founder of the Southwest Dulcimer and Acoustic Music Festival, an annual event that draws music lovers from around the continent for workshops and concerts. | | | For two decades, he was a member of the Mill Run Dulcimer Band, with whom he recorded seven albums. |
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http://www.swangathering.org/Catalog/DU/sgdustaff.html
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| | dulcimer: Definition and Much More From Answers.com |
| | The Appalachian dulcimer is widely used in the American Old-time music tradition. | | | Modern dulcimer enthusiasts run the gamut from traditional folk music through experimental forms, although traditional music perhaps predominates. | | | This can be used to emphasize the melody, while the other two strings are used as drone strings. |
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http://www.answers.com/topic/appalachian-dulcimer
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| | A History of the Mountain Dulcimer |
| | On traditional dulcimers the strings are tuned according to the mode being used. | | | Contemporary dulcimers frequently include extra string notches so that a fourth string can either double the melody string or be equidistant between the melody and middle strings. | | | After the 1940s, the dulcimer entered the urban northeast folk music revival scene largely due to Kentucky-born musician Jean Ritchie who performed and recorded extensively and also published the first major instruction and repertoire book (1963). |
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http://www.bearmeadow.com/smi/histof.htm
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| | Hammered Dulcimer History & Background |
| | The hammered dulcimer is a musical instrument of the zither family which is "sounded by striking rather than plucking" the strings. | | | This decline was due to the influence of people such as Lowell Mason who pushed the superiority of European art music over traditional music for a "cultured" people, and the violin and piano as more suitable for that music than the dulcimer. | | | Today in the US, the instrument is enjoying a continuing popularity as people are becoming more interested in traditional ethnic musics or are intrigued by the wonderful sound of the dulcimer. |
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http://www.mindspring.com/~jr_davis/HammeredDulcimer/history.html
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| | Dulcimer |
| | The dulcimer is often played in various modes, such as the Ionian, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, or Lydian mode. | | | Modal tunings contribute to the dulcimer's curiously foreign sound, creating that simultaneous strangeness and familiarity that is the charm of so much folk music. | | | "He largely ignored the dulcimer tradition and never listened to records of dulcimer players or learned music composed for the instrument. |
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http://www.richardandmimi.com/dulcimer.html
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| | Contemporary Mountain Dulcimers |
| | Very little is known about the mountain dulcimer's place in folk music of the region, but it is generally agreed that the dulcimer never had the prominence of the fiddle or banjo. | | | Dulcimer players who have influenced me include Frank Proffitt, Jr., a folk musician who carries on the traditional music of the famed Hicks and Proffitt families of the North Carolina mountains. | | | I moved to Louisiana, played my dulcimer in a Cajun band and with old time string band musicians and learned new styles of music on my dulcimer." Lois moved to Los Angeles where she taught and began giving solo performances and performing and teaching at dulcimer workshops around the country." |
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http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/feature/34dulcimer.html
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| | Griffin Music Hammer Dulcimers - Frequently Asked Questions |
| | For the most part, dulcimer recordings are best for building up your repertoire after you've learned to play at the intermediate level. | | | These are low-cost, high quality books written in both standard and numeric dulcimer notation. | | | Below is a list of artists and recordings that I have heard and recommend either for repertoire or technique, or both. |
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http://www.dulcimer.com/faq.html
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| | Hammered Dulcimer |
| | Apparently the "pantaleon" dulcimer performances were improvisational and there seems to be no mention of them being written down. | | | Also known as the Lap Fretted Dulcimer, this instrument takes its roots from the Greek dulce, meaning sweet, and menos, meaning song. | | | Around the turn of the 20th Century, a German music scholar classified hammered dulcimers as members of what he called the "zither family". |
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http://www.santoor.com/hammereddulcimer.html
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| | Mountain Dulcimer Week |
| | Her dulcimer playing, singing and songwriting have gained international recognition, with her performances weaving together the best of traditional and contemporary folk music. | | | She has always thought of herself as “a musician who happens to play the mountain dulcimer.” This helped her explore and trail-blaze new music forms for the instrument like Irish, old-time fiddle tunes, international folk music, and Cajun music. | | | With the release in 1982 of her first album, “Fingerpicking Dulcimer,” she introduced the four-equidistant-string dulcimer in a variety of classical, traditional, ragtime and blues arrangements. |
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http://www.wcu.edu/cess/dulcimer/staff.html
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| | Mountain Dulcimer: David Schnaufer, Mark Tindle, Russell Cook, Stephen Seifert, Lois Hornbostel, Janita Baker, Neal ... |
| | Stephen’s virtuosity takes the listener on a musical journey from his inspired renditions of traditional tunes to his creative arrangements of contemporary pieces. | | | This album of old standards is sure to be cherished by fans of Mark and those who appreciate gospel music. | | | The songs on this recording are drawn from a variety of traditions - Irish, Scottish, and Appalachian, plus a few of Jean's originals - and showcase solo and duo dulcimer in combination with many instruments and guests stars. |
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http://www.gourd.com/mountain.html
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| | Music Workshop Teachers, Gila Mountain Dulcimers with a southwest flair by Kerry Coates. |
| | Her first recording, “Vive le Dulcimer,” which featured international folk music that she adapted to the dulcimer, was a finalist for an “Indie” Award in the World Music category. | | | She taught and performed on the mountain dulcimer through out Arizona and the U.S. Anna was the "hammer" of "Arm & Hammer" with guitarist Stefan George, performing together for over 13 years and recording five albums. | | | Thomasina is a singer, song writer and mountain dulcimer player who has performed throughout the U.S. in a variety of venues. |
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http://www.gilamountaindulcimers.com/teach.htm
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| | In time, according to Smith, a journalist and collector who is considered the most knowledgeable historian of dulcimer origins, Scots-Irish settlers in the Virginia highlands heard it and adapted it to the ballads, fiddle tunes and folk hymns of their own musical tradition. | | | So I just say the mountain dulcimer is a home-made musical instrument developed by people like the Virginians, Kentuckians and up-country Carolinians who settled Illinois in the 1820s and 30s. | | | It's one of the best things to come out of the folk music revival of the 1960s and 70s. |
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http://www.sci.edu/classes/ellertsen/dulcimer.html
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| | Nancy's Musical Meanderings - Piano, Psaltery, Hammered Dulcimer |
| | Although I have heard everything from Bach to ragtime performed on the hammered dulcimer, the instrument seems to be most frequently used in connection with Celtic or folk music. | | | The dulcimer is an ancient instrument, which can be found throughout worldwide musical history. | | | As a matter of fact, classical music performed on the dulcimer is really hard to find. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/7353/piano.html
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| | Free Mountain Dulcimer Lessons - Amazing Gila Mountain Dulcimers with a southwest flair by Kerry Coates. |
| | The beauty of these lessons is that, after you have gone through them, you will be able to find chords on your dulcimer without memorizing them and you will have a minimal amount of music theory to fall back on. | | | Music should be fun, and with this information you will have a better understanding of your instrument and your music. | | | It is possible to find your chords and join in at jam sessions without having to know music theory, or perhaps without having to know a LOT about music theory. |
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http://www.gilamountaindulcimers.com/lessons.htm
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| | Hammered Dulcimer |
| | Also included are three additional new dulcimer quartets and one new dulcimer duet, with all the parts played by Sam Rizzetta. | | | Dulcimer enthusiasts know Sam as a vital influence in the modern-day resurgeance of the hammered dulcimer. | | | Primarily instrumentals, this is an album that should become a classic. |
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http://www.gourd.com/hammer.html
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| | Marcille Wallis Hammer Dulcimer |
| | An interest in early music led me to take up the dulcimer in 1991. | | | For many years I was organist in my childhood church (First Baptist Church of Arcadia, Florida) and I've anchored the orchestra at piano for a number of Broadway-style musicals. | | | No one can say for certain when the hammering or beating of strings to produce music first began, but many cultures around the globe have an ancient musical heritage that includes an instrument resembling, in both sound and style, my own dulcimer. |
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http://www.ceolbinn.com/marcille.htm
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| | MusEdit - Dulcimer Features |
| | This dialog lists some of the "built-in" Dulcimer tunings available in MusEdit, but you can also create any tuning of your own, including tunings with more exotic fret intervals. | | | 1) Unlike guitars and most other stringed instruments, the frets on most dulcimers are spaced for a diatonic scale, rather than at every semi-tone interval. | | | 3) TAB notation for dulcimer with 6+ (and possibly 1+) frets often uses "6+" notation, so instead of naming the frets sequentially (as on a guitar): |
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http://www.musedit.com/med/InstrFeatures/Dulcimer/Dulcimer_Features.htm
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| | Jamie Janover: innovative hammered dulcimer |
| | His style is characterized by a symbiotic interplay between rhythm and melody, laying down deep intricate grooves and not being afraid to take the listener into new realms of the timbral universe. | | | Jamie Janover's music is diverse in scope and so have been the ways in which it has been used. | | | His live performances have included everything from solo hammered dulcimer concerts, to playing in bands on |
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http://magnatune.com/artists/janover
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| | Marcy Prochaska: Hammer Dulcimer -- The Instruments |
| | In November 2002, I purchased a Song of the Wood psaltery, which not only sounds beautiful but looks great with my Song of the Wood dulcimer. | | | To hear some clips of this instrument, visit the Recordings page. | | | I play a Grande Concertmaster built by Jerry Read Smith of Song of the Wood. |
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http://mp-dulcimer.com/instruments.html
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| | Lego Dulcimer |
| | I stopped adding frets after the 11th fret--as the 12th fret needs to be right where it can't go, and the remaining vibrating string length is short enough that the 1/2 stud error actually sounds out of tune to my ear Fortunately, 11 frets is plenty for most tunes. | | | They are the only non-Lego components in the instrument. | | | On January 6, 2005, my Lego dulcimer made it to National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday. |
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http://members.aol.com/petealway/Lego-dulcimer.htm
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| | Joe Zsigray's Mountain Dulcimer Page |
| | The Mountain Dulcimer Song of the Month is an original composition. | | | At these workshops participants receive 3 hours of instruction during which they play 10 songs on a cardboard mt. dulcimer which is theirs to take home! | | | A Complete Index of Mt. Dulcimer & Dulcimer Books, CD's, and Tapes at Joe's Music Outlet |
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http://www.zsigray.com/md.index.html
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| | Hammered Dulcimer - Beginning-Intermediate from Music44.com |
| | Music and lyrics for 34 songs are included in the "Music Section" followed by construction tips and plans for building your own hammered dulcimer. | | | Many of these arrangements provide a harmony part that may be performed on another instrument such as the flute, guitar, bowed psaltery, or mountain dulcimer. | | | Arranging for Hammered Dulcimer by Jeanne Page Book - Acoustic Music - Hammered Dulcimer - Beginning-Intermediate Series |
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http://www.music44.com/X/category/MAIIR
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| | Dove Creek Dulcimer |
| | The instrument to the left was my first effort; its fingerboard is the same length as that of a mountain dulcimer; the fretboard and soundbox sides are cherry, and the soundboard and back are sycamore. | | | Here are recordings of Princess playing the two songs we learned: Home With the Girls in the Morning (slow and fast), and Ducks on the Pond (slow and fast). | | | The Kitchen Musician's Hammered Dulcimer and Living History Music Site |
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http://dovecreekdulcimer.com
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| | MusicaBona CD Dulcimer |
| | Kveta Cerna and her daughter Kveta - singing ; Dulcimer Band of Irena Vasickova | | | Zuzana Lapcikova - vocal, dulcimer, Emil Viklicky - piano, Frantisek Uhlir - double bass,... | | | ; Male Choir, Female Choir ; Dulcimer Band |
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http://www.musicabona.com/dulcimer/cd/index.html.en
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| | Mountain and Hammered Dulcimer Events |
| | Saturday instrument workshops in Hammered Dulcimer, Mountain Dulcimer, guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin and autoharp. | | | Fourth Annual Acoustic Music Festival held at Jefferson College Campus, Hillsboro, MO (South of St. Louis). | | | Featured artists: Rick Thum & Aubrey Atwater Workshop leaders: TBA Vendors: Bear Meadow Music, Missigman Music, Carrot Creek Dulcimers, & Hogfiddles & Such. |
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http://www.everythingdulcimer.com/events.php
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| | The Musical Issues Page |
| | Other sources for mountain dulcimer instruments, info, music, and accessories can be found in the "Music in general" section below | | | Also carries Aulos recorders and all sorts of fun stuff for teaching music to children | | | Check out The Family Corner Bookstore for some of our CD picks! |
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http://www.fix.net/~rprewett/music/music.html
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| | Hammered Dulcimer |
| | Contains information on the hammered dulcimer including learning how to play it, purchasing one, music resources, bands, societies, recordings, history, and internet as well as other resources. | | | A wealth of information on the dulcimer, its history, music, and resources. | | | Each string was a different length, providing each with its own tune. |
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http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/renaissance/Town/Music/Dulcimer.html
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| | Roscoe Village - Coshocton, Ohio |
| | Sit back and listen to great music or bring your instruments and participate in the workshops and competitions. | | | Music workshops, jam sessions, dulcimer competitions, concerts, and more complete this musical weekend. | | | Experience this weekend of old-time musical entertainment featuring the Mid-Eastern Regional Dulcimer Championships at Ohio's oldest dulcimer festival. |
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http://www.roscoevillage.com/dulcimer.htm
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| | Hammered Dulcimers and Other Acoustic Instruments |
| | We think of this site as a gift to the music community and want it to be commercial-free; therefore, we have created a second site: http://dulcimers.biz where you can shop for a hammered dulcimer. | | | It even includes a classified section where you can list your own re-sale music items. | | | We want the world to know about Michigan's music events. |
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http://www.dulcimers.com
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| | Mountain Dulcimer Virtual Classroom |
| | There will be relatively little in the way of sheet music for you to learn. | | | A description of how the heptatonic "church" modes work on the Mountain Dulcimer. | | | Instead, I want to give you some additional tools to aid your playing, composing, or general enjoyment of the dulcimer. |
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http://www.sksmithmusic.com/virtual_classroom/virtualclassroom.html
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| | J.B.Keith Dulcimers |
| | Dulcimers are stringed folk instruments dating back many years in history. | | | Please take a moment to sign my New guest book | | | There are two types of dulcimers; I make both. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/2425
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| | Appalachian Dulcimer |
| | But, technically the experts believe that in its heyday and prior to its recent reintroduction to folk music, there were perhaps as few as 1,000 dulcimers throughout the whole region. | | | It is hourglass shaped and features a spruce top and Acacia koa back and sides. | | | It is a delightful instrument which is often strummed or plucked as an accompaniment to the human voice. |
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http://www.cybozone.com/luthier/instruments/dulcimer.html
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| | ClassicTouch - Classic Touch Home - harp and hammered dulcimer musician |
| | They perform beautiful airs and lively dance music for concerts and a variety of occasions. | | | Donna performs for concert series and festivals throughout the southeastern US. | | | Donna Germano is a musician in Asheville, North Carolina who performs with hammered dulcimer and harps, two beautiful and fascinating instruments. |
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http://www.classictouchmusic.com
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| | Roots & Branches Music - About Madeline MacNeil - Dulcimer music by Madeline MacNeil |
| | Roots & Branches Music - About Madeline MacNeil - Dulcimer music by Madeline MacNeil | | | Mel Bay Publications has released several of her books, including instruction books and videos for both mountain and hammered dulcimers. | | | Her music has been part of several public television programs, including To Our Credit, a national production from Oregon Public Television. |
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http://www.madelinemacneil.com
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| | Appalachian and Hammer Dulcimer Lessons |
| | Drum, Bass and Performance Products from Hudson Music. | | | At the same time, in the hands of an experienced player it can be a rich, complex and versatile musical instrument. |
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http://www.homespuntapes.com/catagory?catID=15&ctype=i
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| | Order and learn Dulcimer music and equipment, experience the joy, peace, healing of this wonderful music. |
| | Order and learn Dulcimer music and equipment, experience the joy, peace, healing of this wonderful music. | | | Copyright © Charlene Berry's Dulcimer Evente®, All rights reserved. | | | ,, or use our convenient on line Request Info form for additional information about Charlene Berry's Dulcimer Evente®, our products, and services offered. |
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http://www.dulcimerworld.com
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| | Simerman Mountain Dulcimer |
| | When you see, hear, and feel a Simerman Mountain Dulcimer, you will discover every detail has been considered to create the absolute best acoustic instrument. | | | The Simerman Mountain Dulcimer designs create a blend of balanced tone and optimum sound projection. | | | Superior sound projection (easily heard in noisy environment or with other instruments) |
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http://www.ksdulcimer.com
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| | Mel Bay's Dulcimer Sessions® October 2005 |
| | Don't forget to view previous articles in Back Issues. | | | I hope these articles give the reader interesting information about the instruments, how they are played, their music, and the spirit of the people who play them. | | | Variations for Mountain Dulcimer by Karen Mueller, featuring 3 written versions and a sound file of “Kitchen Gal.” (Hammered dulcimer players can find some inspiring ideas in the music and techniques here.) |
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http://www.dulcimersessions.com
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| | Bowed Dulcimer website features Kenneth Bloom and those that play bowed dulcimers |
| | Thank you to Julie Gannon (Sunnyland, IL) for providing the following audio files of Ken Bloom (as yet unedited): | | | This site is devoted to those people who are already playing a bowed dulcimer, who are interested in playing a bowed dulcimer, or wonder what is a bowed dulcimer. | | | After all, it is the hat that looks so great on everyone and so practical. |
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http://www.boweddulcimer.com
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| | Mountain Dulcimer and Storytelling by Mike Anderson-Dulcimer Guy |
| | Anna's Old Boot -- Parents’ Choice 2003 Award Winner and Winner on Children’s Music Web 2003 Best Song category for "I Dropped It" | | | You're invited to experience the Magical Music and Storytelling of Mike Anderson | | | Mountain Dulcimer and Storytelling by Mike Anderson-Dulcimer Guy |
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http://www.dulcimerguy.com
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| | MHN Instrument Encyclopedia |
| | A dulcimer is a kind of zither, known throughout Middle Eastern and western European music traditions since at least the 12th century. | | | Among nonwestern variants are the Chinese yang chin, and the North Indian santur, a three octave instrument which has become very popular in classical musical traditions. | | | Contemporary performers include the many hammered dulcimer organizations whose festivals have become increasingly popular throughout North America and Great Britain since the early 1980s, and recording artists such as the folk/punk group, The Pogues. |
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http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/pages/dulcimer_gnrl.html
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| | Memphis Dulcimer Gathering, Inc. |
| | The Memphis Dulcimer Gathering, Inc., is a Tennessee non-profit corporation whose purpose is to educate the public regarding dulcimer and folk music, folklore and related topics. | | | Lee and I will be performing in Covington, Tennessee, | | | The first annual Memphis Dulcimer Gathering and Folk Festival was wonderful! Our instructors did a fabulous job, and everyone who came participated wholeheartedly. We appreciate all your kind words of encouragement. Enjoy our pictures, and make plans to come next year!! |
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http://www.memphis-dulcimer.com
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