First Lessons Dulcimer / Dad Tuning

Contents:

• Introduction [1:31]
• Elements of Music [0:19]
• Holding Your Dulcimer
• Illustration / Parts of the Dulcimer
• Tuning Your Dulcimer to DAD [1:28]
• Bass String D [1:02]
• Middle String A [0:42]
• Melody String D [0:39]
• Strumming Across All Your Strings [0:34]
• The 6 1/2 Fret
• Basic Techniques
• LESSON ONE
• Reading Dulcimer Tablature [0:27]
• Strumming Note Values [0:42]
• Quarter Note Practice [0:35]
• Half Note Practice [0:28]
• Whole Note Practice [0:47]
• Eighth Note Practice [0:37]
• Melody [0:53]
• D Major Scale [0:42]
• Boil Them Cabbage Instruction [0:40]
• Boil Them Cabbage Melody [0:58]
• Hot Cross Buns Melody [0:41]
• Go Tell Aunt Rhody Melody [0:53]
• LESSON TWO
• Three Very Friendly Chords/D Chord [0:57]
• Basic A Chord Instruction [0:39]
• A Chord Practice [1:04]
• D Chord/A Chord Exercise [0:41]
• G Chord Instruction [0:35]
• G Chord Practice [0:26]
• D Chord/G Chord Exercise [0:44]
• Embellishing Tunes with Chords [0:30]
• Boil Them Cabbage w/Chords, Instruction [0:21]
• Boll Them Cabbage Practice [0:58]
• Boll Them Cabbage w/ Accompaniment [0:38]
• Hot Cross Buns Practice [0:41]
• Hot Cross Buns w/ Accompaniment [0:41]
• Go Tell Aunt Rhody Practice [0:47]
• Go Tell Aunt Rhody w/ Accompaniment [0:35]
• Merrily We Roll Along Practice [0:46]
• Merrily We Roil Along w/ Accompaniment [0:36]
• London Bridge Practice [0:39]
• London Bridge w/ Accompaniment [0:35]
• LESSON THREE
• Dipping Down to the Middle String [0:49]
• Dipping Down Exercise [0:30]
• Frere Jacque Practice [0:44]
• Frere Jacque w/ Accompaniment [0:39]
• Skip to My Lou Instruction [0:19]
• Skip to My Lou Practice [1:03]
• Skip to My Lou w/ Accompaniment [0:58]
• Down in the Valley Instruction [0:21]
• Down in the Valley Practice [0:59]
• Down in the Valley w/ Accompaniment [0:58]
• Adding the Dum-diddy Instruction [0:49]
• Dum-diddy Practice [0:29]
• Three Jolly Fishermen Practice [0:40]
• Three Jolly Fishermen w/ Accompaniment [0:35]
• Polly Wolly Doodle Practice [1:05]
• Polly Wolly Doodle w/ Accompaniment [0:55]
• Simple Gifts Instruction [0:15]
• Simple Gifts Practice [1:17]
• Simple Gifts w/ Accompaniment [1:06]
• LESSON FOUR
• A New Look and Slightly Different Sound [0:22]
• High G Chord Practice [0:49]
• Sliding Down the Fretboard
• F# Minor Chord Practice [0:34]
• E Minor Chord
• G/F# Minor/E Minor Slide Practice [0:22]
• Kum Ba Ya Instruction [0:17]
• Kum Ba Ya Practice [1:00]
• Kum Ba Ya w/ Accompaniment [0:51]
• This Old Man Practice [0:46]
• This Old Man w/ Accompaniment [0:34]
• Michael, Row the Boat Ashore Practice [0:47]
• Michael, Row the Boat Ashore w/ Accompaniment [0:34]
• Oh! Susanna Instruction [0:16]
• Oh! Susanna Practice [1:16]
• Oh! Susanna w/ Accompaniment [1:05]
• When the Saints Go Marching In Practice [1:04]
• When the Saints Go Marching In w/ Accompaniment [0:47]
• Little Liza Jane Instruction [0:22]
• Little Liza Jane Practice [0:51]
• Little Liza Jane w/ Accompaniment [0:46]
• LESSON FIVE
• A Few More Chords [0:37]
• The A7 Chord
• A7 Chord Practice [0:54]
• The E Chord
• E Minor Chord Practice [0:32]
• The B Minor Chord
• B Minor Chord Practice [0:16]
• Old Joe Clark Practice [1:04]
• Old Joe Clark w/ Accompaniment [0:46]..
• Camptown Races Practice [1:28]
• Camptown Races w/ Accompaniment [0:57]
• Inverting Chords Instruction [0:16]
• Inverting Chords Practice [0:34]
• Embellishing Our Music With Plucks!
• Fingering the Frets (One Last Thing to Think About!)
• Amazing Grace Practice [0:53]
• Amazing Grace w/ Accompaniment [0:45]
• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Practice [1:01]
• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot w/ Accompaniment [1:03]
• Home On the Range Practice [1:30]
• Home On the Range w/ Accompaniment [1:11]
• Closing Comments [0:58]