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What Are All These Numbers in Music?

WhatAreAlltheNumbersinMusic

Here is the handout I promised during today's Live Stream on Facebook. (These happen weekly on Wednesdays at 9 am MST)

WhatAreAlltheNumbersinMusic

Click on the image above to download and save this pdf reference.

Have fun!

(Remember we don't w*o*r*k music, we PLAY music!)

Steve Eulberg

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Leap Forward Week 2 Homework

Here is the Handout for this week's Class.



Student Assessment Lesson 2 Leap Forward in Your Music Understanding



Homework



1. Compare what we did in Dorian of E to Dorian of D



2. Look through your music and see if you can identify what key the songs are and whether or not they are in the Dorian (Mountain Minor) Mode.



3. Play Along with the Backing Tracks Library on DulcimerCrossing (listed above). 



4. Report back with questions, insights, “aha” experiences in the comment section of the Ho…

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Leap Forward Music Theory Homework Session 1

Here is the Handout for today's lesson and the Homework.



Here is the SELF-ASSESSMENT for today's lesson and the Homework.



HOMEWORK (reminder)



1. Find another key, explore it, and explain to someone what you discover



2. Look through your music and see if you can identify what key the songs and whether or not it is in the Ionian (Major Scale) Mode. (Eye)



3. Listen to the Backing Tracks Library on DulcimerCrossing and see if you can identify what key the tunes are and whether or not they are …

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The Hammered Dulcimer Focus...

https://vimeo.com/381963647


This class begins on Thursday, Jan 2, 2020!



Take this quiz and get ready: https://owlmountainmusic.com/leap-forward/

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New Theory Class for Premium Members

by Steve Eulberg


Dulcimers as if Music Theory Matters


Music Theory as if Dulcimers Matter



Dulcimer Crossing will be offering something new for our Premium Members in 2020.


We'll begin with a 4-week special course taught by Erin Mae and Steve Eulberg on Thursdays.


These will be hour-long, live, interactive sessions beginning at 4 pm PDT | 5 pm MDT | 6 pm CDT | 7 pm EDT on January 2, 16, 30 and February 13.


Then we're lining up other teachers to off…

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New Class for Premium Members in 2020

Christmas is coming, and you're probably thinking about what to buy your children for Christmas. What about a mountain dulcimer? If you've already gotten everyone a dulcimer, what about a 6 month membership to Dulcimer Crossing? It's time to start thinking about these things, since it's almost that time of year again!



Or you might gift yourself with a membership. 



Dulcimer Crossing will be offering something new for our Premium Members in 2020.



We'll begin with a 4-week special course taugh…

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Chords on Chromatic by Erin Mae Lewis

Erin Mae Lewis Finding and Building chords on a Chromatic Dulcimer. In her chromatic lessons series, Erin, shows how she maps out and builds chords, both the I-IV-V chords for playing progressions, but also the rich chord additions (minors, 7ths, major 7ths, minor 7ths and 6ths, diminished, suspended and augmented)   [Note: this lesson uses both Diatonic and Chromatic Fret Numbers] Here Erin introduces the lessons:

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