Hammered Dulcimer Instructional Materials
Russell Cook |
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The Russell Cook Book |
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Russell's unique arrangements are now available in this great new book "The Russell Cook Book: Recipes for Great Dulcimer Music." Wood 'N Strings teamed up with dulcimer guru David Moran to offer you Russell's music, transcribed as played on his albums. This book is great for any level player, beginner to advanced. Music is notated with stems up for easier reading of the melody notes and Russell's signature embellishing styles are notated stem down so that you can experience and learn all of the wonder and beauty of Russell's style note by note. (Click here for a complete list of songs included) |
The Ultimate Hammer Dulcimer Resource Book Book - $30.00 |
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5 books in one! Click here for a complete description & links to sample pages. Contains: • A “Snapshots” section that provides diagram after diagram of great insights to the Hammer Dulcimer from none other than Russell himself. Picture ways to play chords and arpeggios in ways you probably have never seen before. Visualize chromatics, scales, octaves, duplicated notes and much, much more in simple logical patterns. • A chord chart section that provides a thorough listing of chords from A to G of the musical alphabet. Here, we have provided you chord charts, mapped from top to bottom of the hammer dulcimer, for each note of the musical alphabet. • A common chords section that charts common chords formatted around their related key in order to give you easy access to the chords you will need while playing a song (great for jamming or playing by ear). • A chord list section that offers an exhaustive list of 75 possible chords for each key of the chromatic scale. That’s 900 listed chords and their formulas! |
*Special Note - Because of the large size of this book, it is necessary for us to charge $5.00 to cover shipping/handling. |
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Understanding and Fine Tuning the Hammer Dulcimer Booklet - $5.00 |
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Russell’s tips and techniques (with diagrams) for better understanding and caring for the HD. Includes what to do when a string or strings on the treble bridge will not tune properly on the left side after having tuned the right side. |
Jamie Janover |
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Hammered Dulcimer: Fundamentals |
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Learn how to play the hammered dulcimer with Jamie Janover (2002 National Hammer Dulcimer Champion). Topics included: Instrument Parts & Set-up / Holding the Hammers / Sticking Techniques /Percussion Rudiments / Rolls / Triplet Feel / Finding Chords and Scales / Playing Chord Progression / Improvisation. Coming soon on DVD for $39.95! |
| Hammered Dulcimer: Infinite Possibilities DVD - $40.00 |
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Take your playing to the next level with Jamie's second video. Topics include: Hammer Techniques / Percussion Techniques / Rolls / Major and Minor Chords and Scales / Improvisation / Soloing Over a Chord Progression / Old Time Signatures / Advanced Rhythmic Techniques / Tips for Playing Live / Advice for the Professional. Coming soon on DVD for $39.95! |
Maddie MacNeal |
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Shall We Gather |
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This collection of music conveys Madeline’s love of hymns. 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. The majority of these tunes can be played on a 12/11-course hammered dulcimer (with G below middle C being the lowest note on the instrument). Written in standard notation only with complete lyrics and suggested chord changes. 56 pages. Songs: A Mighty Fortress is Our God, All Beautiful the March of Days, Amazing Grace, Be Thou My Vision, Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Come, thou Fount of Every Blessing, Evening Hymns, Fro the Beauty of the Earth, He Leadeth Me, Here I Am Lord, How Great Thou Art, In the Garden, Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee, O Sacred Head Now wounded, Praise the Lord God’s Glories Show, Shall We Gather at the River?, Sweet Hour of Prayer, We Gather Together, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, What Wondrous Love is This?, When Peace, Like a River |
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A great beginner’s book from Madeline MacNeil, explaining every aspect of playing the hammered dulcimer. From detailed discussions on dulcimer layout, hammers, tuning, and stands to extensive performance notes on every tune - this book provides a wealth of information for all students of the hammered dulcimer. From Oh, Suzanna to Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Madeline shows the novice dulcimer player how to “map your way through” a new piece of music, finding clear, musical directions through what at first must seem like a maze of strings. All tunes are in standard notation. The book’s 87 pages are illustrated with photos as well as quaint woodcuts, engravings, and pen and ink. Songs: Are You Sleeping?, O Susanna, Home on the Range, Arkansas Traveler, Liberty, Harvest Home, Annie Laurie, Deck the Halls, Auld Lang Syne, My Own House, the Lark in the Clear Air, Amazing Grace, Off to California, Soldier’s Joy, The Parting Glass, Star of the County down, Simple Gifts, Flop-Eared Mule, Over the Waterfall, The Ash Grove, Planxty Fanny Po’er, The Hundred Pipers, Santa Lucia, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring |
Jeanne Page |
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| Hammered Dulcimer Chords Book - $13.00 |
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A Hammer Dulcimer chord book. This book was written to aid the dulcimer player in playing backup. It provides the tools needed for musicians who are seeking to go beyond simple melody lines. The majority of chords diagrammed are those most commonly used. Chords are shaded and clustered in six repeated geometrical shapes. Russell considers this info to be the most important for advancing beginners! |
Linda Thomas |
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| First Lessons: Hammered Dulcimer Book with CD - $8.00 |
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First Lessons Hammered Dulcimer is designed to instruct 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. The accompanying CD offers two tracks for each selection: a performance track with rhythm guitar and an instructional track with detailed phrase-by-phrase demonstration. The guided audio instruction at a slow tempo will prove invaluable for the “by ear” player. This method provides a “private lesson” approach for success on the hammered dulcimer. Songs: All Through the Night, the Ash Grove, Away in a Manger, Children’s Song of the Nativity, The Girl I Left Behind me, In the Garden, Silent Night, St. Anne’s Reel, Sweet by and by, Sweet Hour of Prayer |
Linda Lowe Thompson |
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Beginning Hammered Dulcimer |
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Our #1 selling Beginner Book full of instructional material, helpful hints and 40 easy tunes you can learn to play. The accompanying CD has all tunes performed on the HD, using only a guitar for rhythm, note-for-note as notated and tabbed in the book. Some things you will learn: How to hold the hammers, How to use the Tablature, Major Chords, Making Music Musical, Patterns, Rolls Exercises, Tuning Tips and Ways to Learn Tunes. Songs: Arkansas Traveller, Ashgrove, Blackberry Blossom, Black Nag, Bluebells of Scotland, Brian Boru’s march, British Grenadiers, Childgrove, Cluck Old Hen, Colored Aristocracy, Drunken Sailor, Frere Jacques, Golden Slippers, Jamie Allen, Kesh Jig, Lannigan’s Ball, Liberty, Loch Lomond, Mari’s Wedding, Masterpiece Theater, Morpath Rant, Off She Goes, Off to California, Oh Susannah, Paddy Whack Jig, Pigtown Fling, Polly Wolly Doodle, Ragtime Annie, Red Haired Boy, Rights of Man, Road to Lisdoonvarna, Rosin the Beau, Sally in the Garden, Scotland the Brave, Shepherd’s Hey, Simple Gifts, Soldier’s Joy, St. Anne’s Reel, Star of the County Down, Swinging on a Gate, Taven in the town, Temperance Reel, Wildwood Flower. |
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The follow-up book to “Beginning Hammered Dulcimer” with instruction for the Beginner to the Advanced level. This 155-page book includes standard notation and tablature and 123 tunes with more than 70 tips. The CDs were made so that you can hear the tunes/arrangements exactly as they appear in the book. (Tunes may be learned much quicker after hearing them a few times.) The cassettes also include some instructions not given in the book. Songs: Alexander’s Hornpipe, All the Pretty Little Horses, All Through the Night, American Rifle Team, Ashgrove, Aura Lee, Beautiful Dreamer, Bill Cheatham, Billy in the Low Ground, Black is the Color, Blackthorn Stick, The Blue Tail Fly, Bobby Casey’s Hornpipe, Bonaparte’s Retreat I, Bonaparte’s Retreat II, Boys of Wexford, Brian Boru’s March, Buffalo Gals, Cameronian Reel, Campbell’s Farewell to Redcastle, Camptown Races, Can the Circle Be Unbroken, Cindy, Cluck Old Hen, Coleraine, jColonel John Irwin, Comin Down the Brae, Corn Rigs Are Bonny, Creek Nation, Cuckoo’s Nest, Devil’s Dream, Down in the Valley, Drink to Me Only, Drowsy Maggie, Drummer, Try & Dusty, Dulcimer Reel, Eighth of January, Elslie Marly, Evening Bells, Fairy Dance, Farewell to Whiskey, Fisher’s Hornpipe, Flop-Eared Mule, Flowers of Edinburgh, Frenchie’s Reel, Frere Jacque, Gandy Dancer’s Reel, Gaspe Reel, Gentle Maiden, Halting March, Hard is the fortune, Haste to the Wedding, Hey, Ho, Nobody Home, Home on the Range, Irish Washerwoman, Jenny Lind Polka, Katy Cruel, Kitchen Girl Kum Ba Ya, La Bastrangue, La Bourree Droite D'’ssoudun, Largo'’ Fairy Dance, Larry O'’aff, Little Brown Church in the Vale, Loch Laven, London, Londonderry Air, Maid Behind the Bar, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Minstrel Boy, Miss MacLeod'’ Reel, My Home, My Horses Ain’t Hungry, Nonesuch, Ode to Joy, Old French, Olde Joe Clark, Old Molly Hare, Over the Waterfall, Parting Glass, Pretty Polly, Rakes of Mallow, Red river Valley, Redwing, Rights of Man, Road to Boston, Rock the Cradle Joe, Rose Tree, Row Your Boat, Sndy River Belle, Scarborough Fair, Scotland the Brave, Shady Grove, Shenandoah, Shepherd’s Wife, ships are Sailing Shule Aroon, Sigh Beg Sigh Mor, Skye boat song, Sometimes Mother Child, Sonny’s Mazurka, Southwind, Star of Munster, Steamboat Quickstep, Sugar in the Coffee, Swallow Tail Jig, Tempest, Twas in the Moon of Wintertime, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Viva La Compagnie, Washday, Water is Wide, Wha’ll Be King But Charlie, When the Saints go Marching in, Whiskey Before Breakfast, White Choral Bells, White Cockade, Why Doesn’t My Goose, Will Ye nae Come Back Again, Witch of the Wave, Yankee Doodle, Yellow Rose of Texas |
Classical Hammered Dulcimer Book - $20.00 |
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Solos and Duets for all levels with tablature. Includes helpful terms, pictures, tablature charts. Even includes a little history about some of the well-known composers. Songs: Cuctia, Bouffons, Chamberlain, Chorale, Dance, Jesu Joy of.., Minuet, Ecossaise, Minuet, Tune, Fanfare, German Gavotte, Sarabanda, Bransle, Bourree, Bourree 2, Gavotte, Gavotte 2, Menuet, Tune, Minuet, Sonatina, Bagatelle, Ecossaise, Waltz, Adagio, Gavotte, Minuet, Allegro, Tune, Tune 2, Der Nunnentanz, Canon, Farewell, Rigadoon, Bourre, Minuet, Lullaby, Little Piece, Minuetto Scherzando, Ronde, Burlesca, Rigaudon, Gigue, Prince Robert’s March, Jasmin, Polonaise, Ecossaise. |
Hammered Dulcimer Christmas Book - $20.00 |
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Christmas carols are so fitting on the HD, so why not try learning some of these 46 lovely solo arrangements? Good for all levels, this book includes some back-ups with tune histories and tips on how to simplify all arrangements. Songs: A La Nanita Nana, Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella, Children at the manger, Christ Child’s Lullaby, Christmas is Coming, Came All Ye Shepherds, Deck the Halls, Ding Dong Merrily on High, the First Noel, Gloucestershire Wassail, God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wensceslas, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, He is Born, Holly & the Ivy, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, I Saw Three Ships, Jesu Jesu Baby Dear, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Joseph Dearest Joseph Mine, Joy to the World, Kentucky Wassail, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, Lippai, Lulajze Jezuniu, O Come O Come Emmanuel, Once In Royal David’s City, O Sanctissima, Patapan, Quando Nascette Ninno, Shalom Chaverim, Silent Night, Simple Birht, Stell Still Still, Sussex Carol, Up on the House top, We Three Kings, We Wish you a Merry Christmas, What Child Is This, Yuletide is Here Again |
Sacred Hammered Dulcimer Book - $20.00 |
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This book includes 47 tunes in inspiring solo arrangements, great illustrations and fascinating tune histories. This book also contains 20 lessons on making your own arrangements and adapting others' arrangements: Adapting Hymnal Harmonies, Expanding An Arrangement, Choosing Chords, Making a Simpler Arrangement, Performance, Expression, How to Write a Bridge Between Tunes and more. Songs: Abide With Me, Amazing Grace, A Mighty Fortress, Babylon is Fallen, Beach Spring, Be Thou My Vision, Brethern We Have Met to Worship, Come life Shaker Life, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, Come Ye thankful People, Earthquake, Fairest Lord Jesus, Fairfield, Going Home, I Am Thine O Lord, I Gave My Life for Thee, I Need Thee Every Hour, I Surrender All, I Will Bow and Be Simple, Jesus, Be in My Heart, Just as I Am, King of Love My Shepherd Is, Leaning On the Everlasting Arms, Little Brown Church in the Vale, Living Souls, Morning Has Broken, My Faith Looks up to Thee, My Home, My Shepherd Will supply My Need, Nearer My God to Thee, Now the Day Is Over, On Jordan’s Stormy Banks, Onward, Christian Soldier, O They Tell Me of a Home, Promised Land, Remember O Thou Man, Restoration, Simple Gifts, Something for Thee, Standing on the Promises, there is a Fountain, There Is a Balm in Gilead, This is My Father’s World, When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, Where He Leads Me, Where The Soul Never Dies, Whispering Hope |
Kendra Ward-Bence |
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| The Hammer Dulcimer Handbook Book with CD - $24.00 |
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A complete guide for the beginning HD player with easy to understand step-by-step lessons. Kendra teaches: History of the HD, Tips on playing the instrument, Complete songs in both musical notation and tablature and a brief lesson on music theory. Contains 40 songs and a teaching CD. Songs: Hot Cross Buns, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Lightly Row, Long Long Ago, Kumbayah, Skip to My Lou, Amazing Grace, Down in the Valley, Aura Lee, Old Joe Clark, Sourwood Mountain, Southwinds, Liberty, Chopsticks, Flop-Earred Mule, Lullaby, Minuet, Planxty George Brabazon, Red Wing, Sailor’s Hornpipe, Scotland the Brave, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Southwinds, Simple Gifts, the Old Oaken Bucket, Streets of Laredo, Wildwood Flower. |
Let's Jam Book - $10.00 |
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Let’s Jam is the ultimate jam session resource! Kendra Ward and Bob Bence have compiled 70 classic jam session favorites into one easy-to-carry volume. Each tune is presented in two distinctly different formats. First, a basic chord/rhythm chart appears on the left side of each page. Use this to play the chord progression, play arpeggios, improvise a harmony part or play a counter melody! Next, a simple unembellished melody line for the same tune appears on the right side of the page. This basic melody quickly gets right to the essence of the tune, virtually begging each player to add their own individual harmonies and embellishments. Songs: Amazing Grace, Angelina Baker, Arkansas Traveler, Black Eyed Suzie, Blackberry Blossom, Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Campbell’s Farewell to Redgap, Chicken Reel , Cincinnati Hornpipe, Cluck Old Hen, Colored Aristocracy, Cripple Creek, Dennis Murphy’s Polka, Dixie, Down Yonder, Dulcimer country, Eighth of January, Fisher’s Hornpipe, Flop Eared Mule, Flowers of Edinburgh, Girl I Left Behind Me, golden Slippers, I’ll Fly Away, Jenny Lind Polka, Liberty, Lillie’s Lullabye, Little Rosewood Casket, Magpie, Maple Sugar, March of St Timothy, Midnight on the Water, Miss McLeod’s Reel, Mississippi Sawyer, My Own House Waltz, Off to California, Old Joe Clark, Old Spinning Wheel, Ove the Waterfall, Peek-a-boo Waltz, Petronella, Ragtime Annie, Rakes of Mallow, Red Haired Boy, Red Wing, Rose Tree, Roses to rhubarbs, Rosin’ the Beau, Saint Anne’s Reel, Sandy River Belle, Shepherd’s Wife Waltz, Si Bhaeg, Si Mhor, Simple Gifts, Soldier’s Joy, Spotted Pony, Star of Texas, Star of the County Down, Sataten Island Hornpipe, Swinging on a Gate, Temperance Reel, Turkey in the Straw, Two of Us Waltz, Uncloudy Day, Westphalia Waltz, When You and I Were Young Maggie, Whiskey Before Breakfast, White Cockade, Wild Horse at Stoney Point, Yellow Rose of Texas |
Let's Jam Vol. 2 Book - $10.00 |
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If you loved the original Lets Jam!, then get set to have even more fun! Lets Jam! Volume 2 is here! |
Let's Jam Vol. 3 Book - $10.00 |
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If you are already a fan of the original Lets Jam!, and Lets Jam! Volume 2, then you'll love Lets Jam!Volume 3 - The Gospel Edition! |
That Old Time Religion Book - $14.00 |
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Gospel book for the HD full of old hymns written in both standard notation and tablature in easy arrangements. Complete arrangements with lyrics and chords. Songs: Abide With Me, Almost Persuaded, Amazing Grace, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Blessed Assurance, Blest Be the Tie, Bringing In the Sheaves, Christ Arose, Christ, The Lord is Risen Today, Doxology, Give Me that Old Time Religion, God Be With You, Hymn of Joy, Joy Unspeakable, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Just As I Am, O How I Love Jesus, Onward Christian Soldiers, Revive us Again, Rock of Ages, Shall We Gather at the River, Softly and Tenderly, Sweet By and By, Sweet Hour of Prayer, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, The Church in the Wildwood, There is Power in the Blood, What a Friend, When the roll is Called up Yonder, When We all Get to Heaven |
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An easy-to-play Christmas book featuring 30 holiday favorites. All songs are written in both standard musical notation and tablature with lyrics and chords included. Songs: Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Boar’s Head Carol, bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella, Ding dong Merrily on High, Deck the Halls, The Firs Noel, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good Christian Men Rejoice, Good King Wenceslas, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Here We Come a Wassailing, The Holly and the Ivy, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, I Saw three Ships, I Wonder as I Wander, Jingle Bells, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Joy to the World, Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Come all Ye Faithful, Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, The Seven Joys of Mary, Silent Night, Up on the Housetop, What Chld is This, We Three Kings, Whle Shepherds Watched their Flocks, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Auld Lang Syne |
Hammered Dulcimer Basics DVD - $20.00 |
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This “absolute beginner” 60-minute video (or DVD) clearly shows you the fundamentals you need to become an accomplished player. One of the best instructional videos, probably anyone could learn to play from watching it! You sit in a classroom on the front row and learn to play scales, locate notes that are the same, learn melodies, add simple harmony and how to use guitar chord harmony. |
Playing With Arpeggios DVD - $20.00 |
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A follow-up to the successful HD Basic Video, this one teaches the following: Defining & Playing Arpeggios, Building Harmonies, Creating Interesting Endings, Developing Unique Fill-in’s and Embellishing with “Whizzle Sticks.” Mastering these skills will give you the confidence you need to stand apart from the crowd by individualizing your playing! |
HD Cheat Sheets $5.00 |
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| Each "Cheat Sheet" clearly illustrates the primary chords which you'll need in order to play in all of the "common" jam session keys, and all the ways that you can play that chord! The "Cheat Sheets" are each one double-sided page, printed in color and laminated for years of use. | |