Designed to enhance the repertoire of the intermediate to advanced player with a generous collection of challenging pieces. Contributors include Alan Bibey, Jody Stecher, Joe Carr, Jethro Burns, Butch Baldassari, and many others. A set of 2 CDs contain performances of most of the pieces in the book.

This book is a collection of transcriptions in notation and tablature taken from classic instrumentals recorded over a span of 40 years, from the early 1940s to the early 1980s. It functions as a 'fake book' for bluegrass students to learn the original melody or to study Monroe's playing style.

This DVD presents melodies, lyrics and chord symbols for several songs. Tuning and hand positions are briefly discussed. You will be comfortable playing 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4 rhythm chord accompaniments in three major keys - C, G, and D. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!

For beginning mandolin students. It teaches the fundamentals of mandolin, chord strumming, single-note melody picking, and explains tablature. Does not require any previous musical experience or note-reading ability. You will learn several well-known bluegrass songs in both strumming and picking styles. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!

Guides the mandolin student through all the basic mandolin chords and some advanced chords also. Chords are shown in all keys. Featured chords include: major 7, minor 7, 6, minor 6, 9, diminished, augmented and many more. Each chapter presents a chord by type. DVD format makes navigating easy. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!

This great new mandolin chord DVD makes it possible to learn all the essential chords. Learning becomes much more interesting when you can see and hear each chord. Joe Carr teaches the chord shapes and positions that are used by all leading professionals. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!

Now that you know some basic tunes and chop chords you'll love learning these jam session favorites. Folks everywhere like to play these! And these arrangements are not too hard. Murphy takes you through them note by note. D is a fun key and easy to play in! Arkansas Traveler, Soldier's Joy, 8th of January, Liberty, and Whiskey Before Breakfast.

Bluegrass-style mandolin requires a strong well-coordinated right-hand technique. In this new thirty-minute DVD, bluegrass mandolin master Joe Carr reveals his method for developing super fast, strong and accurate picking. Specific play-along exercises concentrate on alternating, combination and consecutive down picking. Also featured are Monroe style and two styles of Crosspicking. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!

Introduces you to a broad range of grooves and approaches available to mandolin players in bluegrass, old time, Celtic, swing and jazz. Includes: exploration of the fiddle tune "Forked Deer" in many styles, tone production and dynamics, bluegrass rhythm styles, old-time feel with open drone strings, partial chords, the "continuum" right hand in progressive bluegrass, Celtic rhythm styles, the flow/brush/texture, alternate vs.

Musicians who are known for having great tone and technique understand that a thorough command of each individual component allows them to produce a large palette of tones in the most comfortable and efficient manner.

An ideal instructional DVD for anyone wanting to play Irish music. Includes jigs, reels, hornpipes, plus picking techniques. Anthony Warde shows you step by step how to play Irish traditional music on the mandolin. Each solo is then played live on the stage accompanied by some of Ireland's foremost musicians. Complete with live stage performances featuring... Vinnie Kilduff - whistle, Steve Cooney - guitar, Gerry O'Connor - fiddle, Peter Browne - button accordion.

Madeline MacNeil brings her considerable expertise in teaching the dulcimer to this fine beginning text. Covers tuning, scales, strumming, fingering, chords, the 'noter', and the capo. Many dulcimer solos are also contained. The CD contains Ms. MacNeil's excellent teaching and is in stereo play-along format.

This instruction book for beginning lap dulcimer in DAD tuning is unique in two ways. First, it instructs the beginning student in the popular DAD tuning. Secondly, the author has carefully and systematically layered the lessons to guide the student through familiar songs while teaching skills and musical concepts.

This beginner's method presents clear, concise instruction for learning to play the traditional three-stringed mountain dulcimer. Thirty-eight songs are taught with notation and fret numbers for each note. Chord symbols are also included. Melody playing with drones and basic chord playing are both taught.

Dulcimer a La Mode takes the mystery of out modal tuning and playing for the mountain dulcimer player by presenting four common tunings (DAA, DAG, DAD, and DAC) with instructions for tuning, finding the scales and chords, and learning traditional tunes in each of the four modes. This book will encourage players to retune their instrument and learn more of its versatility. Each tune is presented as a melody with a drone in the mode indicated with strumming and rhythm guides. For most tunes, an optional arrangement or accompaniment is also provided using more complex chords and reflecting more traditional Western harmony.

The First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple, common tunes to learn. These are standard “Jam” tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are written in the same keys; they can all be played together without any problems.

This outstanding children's method for mountain dulcimer is the result of the author's many years of sharing the dulcimer with children, and has been successful with children as young as 5 years old. This single volume combines the best material from the author's two previous volumes, Children's Dulcimer Method Volumes One and Two. In it you will find many traditional songs and folk tunes arranged for the mountain dulcimer. Each song has a simple strum pattern indicated above it with fret numbers for the melody notes and lyrics included where appropriate.

A collection of songs, jigs, hornpipes, airs, polkas, and marches from the Celtic lands of Scotland, Ireland, and England. The songs are arranged for mountain dulcimer primarily in 1-5-8 (Mixolydian) tuning, along with a few tunes in 1-5-5 (Ionian) tuning.

Thirty-eight favorite dulcimer solos penned by Colorado's Bud and Donna Ford. This text is a resource for any dulcimer player and an excellent supplement to any course of instruction. It includes melody lines, lyrics, and chord symbols plus a solo arrangement of each song in standard notation and tablature.

This book is a collection of traditional folksongs, Irish and American fiddle tunes, adaptations of classical pieces, and original songs. The songs combine melody lines in standard notation with suggested chords for accompaniment. Intermediate.

This book was written as a basic guide and source book for all dulcimer players, from novice to advanced picker. With its 53 songs in various modes and tunings, The Complete Dulcimer Handbook is a songbook, a lesson plan book, and a step-by-step guide from beginner to intermediate or advanced level.

Southern Mountain Dulcimer features vintage photos, history, instruction and accompaniment music. The CD includes the true classics of old-time mountain music. Note: Not every tune on the CD features dulcimer; however, the book teaches the dulcimer parts even on those tunes where no dulcimer is playing.

This book introduces simplified techniques of chording and fingerpicking for both smaller and larger hands and presents dozens of songs in the Ionian, Aeolian, and Mixolydian modes. Directional arrows are shown for correct strumming, along with lyrics and chords for guitar or banjo accompaniment.

In folk tradition, stories of love lost, betrayal, jealousy, conflict, emigration, and the supernatural are often immortalized in songs of many traditions, demonstrating that singing has been a universal vehicle for the human condition.

This instruction manual and song collection is a well-crafted book of basic dulcimer technique and traditional songs that might have been popular in Cripple Creek, Colorado in the 19th Century.The basics of playing the dulcimer, including instructions on strumming, tunings, and picking are explained.

This instruction manual and song collection is a well-crafted collection of basic dulcimer technique and traditional songs that might have been popular in Cripple Creek, Colorado in the 19th Century-- plus a few modern day tunes by its current inhabitants.

A comprehensive chord encyclopedia for the mountain dulcimer in the common Mixolydian, Ionian, Dorian, Lydian, and Phrygian modal tunings. Three different tunings are presented for each mode!

Harp music, the piper's repertoire, and fiddle tunes from Ireland, Scotland and Breton are all well-represented here Plus samples of Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes, Strathspeys, Polkas, Mazurkas, Slides, Marches, Piobaireachds, Set Dances, Airs, Plaxties, Country Dances, Morris Dances, & more!

This popular book brings the festive sound of the dulcimer to this joyous season. Creative, beautiful arrangements on 23 Christmas favorites, each with a notated melody line and tablature. Finger positions for each chord are included.

Madeline MacNeil brings her expertise in teaching the dulcimer to this video companion to the book of the same title. The format is both comprehensive yet easy to understand. Ms. MacNeil covers such areas as tuning, scales, strumming, fingering, chord studies, alternate tunings, use of the capo, and the 'noter.'

Joe Carr shows step-by-step fingerings for many useful chord forms. Take your dulcimer playing to a whole new level! Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com !

First Lessons Hammered Dulcimer instructs beginning players on the instrument. The melodies in this collection include a variety of hymns, holiday music and fiddle tunes written in standard notation, with instructions on how to read the notation. Lyrics and suggested chords for accompanying instruments are also included.

A handy, concise instructional text on hammered dulcimer. This book contains information on tuning, playing techniques, solos and even a reference section on music theory!

Every aspect of the hammered dulcimer and its playing techniques is covered in this comprehensive text. With detailed discussions on dulcimer layout, hammers, tuning, and stands plus extensive performance notes on every tune, this book is a valuable asset to the beginning through intermediate player.

Every aspect of the hammered dulcimer and its playing techniques is covered in this DVD.

Written to aid the dulcimer player in playing as a backup musician. It provides the tools necessary for musicians who are seeking to go beyond simple melody lines. The majority of chords diagrammed are those most commonly used, and those whose notes are clustered on the instrument in six repeated shapes.

This sizeable collection of hammered dulcimer tunes brings together over 225 old-time and Celtic traditional tunes that are commonly heard at gatherings of old-time musicians. This is music that has been passed down vocally, or learned by ear instrumentally.

This music book is a collection of 124 tunes arranged for the Hammered Dulcimer and other "C" melody instruments (recorder, pennywhistle, fiddle, mandolin, guitar). Chords are included. The Music is transcribed from the playing of Maggie Sansone, America's premier hammered dulcimer player and teacher specializing in Celtic music, from six of her most popular recordings.

Dulcimer Jam takes common and obscure tunes heard in jam sessions and arranges them for hammered dulcimer, fretted dulcimers (with tablature), and other instruments to play in a jam session setting.

This is music for hammered dulcimer that soothes the soul: a rich tapestry of Celtic moods for gentle, quiet contemplation. The melodious and gentle sounds of the leather-covered wooden mallets dancing across eighty strings creates a harp-like resonant sustain that brings a special beauty to the ancient melodies.