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8th of January

by Steve Eulberg


We are excited to announce that we have a new Fiddle Lesson posted on DulcimerCrossing.com. The 8th of January is a tune that was written to celebrate and commemorate Andrew Jackson's victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.



This tune appears on Steve & Vi's Fiddle Whamdiddle recording Not My Monkey.  (The mountain dulcimer lesson is on the production list for recording.)


In the 1936 Jimmy Driftwood was teaching hig…

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New Dulcimer Club Listing

by Linda Racliff & Steve Eulberg



Dulcimer Club Listing: https://www.dulcimercrossing.com/dc_clubs.html
on DulcimerCrossing.com


As we’ve been watching all the dulcimer groups on Facebook, we have noticed the same question keeps popping up everywhere.  



People who are new to playing the dulcimer, and those who have just moved to a new community, are looking for a dulcimer club to join.  Since EverythingDulcimer.com is no longer active, our handy list for finding clubs has gone away.  



And so w…

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Concise Guide to Chord Symbols

by Steve Eulberg



These questions get asked frequently so here is a guide to help you decode the chord symbols that you may often see above the musical notation:







A Chord (by definition a triad) is made up of 3 specific pitches (1-3-5 steps of the scale.)



A Chord Symbol is short hand for which steps are intended.



1. When a Single Capital letter is used, it indicates a Major chord (no alterations in the 1-3-5 plan)



e.g. C = C-E-G



2. If there is a low…

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New Fiddle Lesson by Vi Wickam

by Steve Eulberg


The Arkansas Traveler is one of Vi's favorite old-time tunes, and crosses several different genres from old-timey Ozark style to Texas style, and even to bluegrass.


The version in this lesson is on the beginner level.  This is also a tune that was featured on Fiddle Whamdiddle's Not My Monkey recording.   





Vi has taught a brand-new lesson on this tune for DulcimerCrossing.com here.



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Have a Blessed Thanksgiving

by Linda Ratcliff
Your Thanksgiving dinner will not be complete without sharing these jokes!

What kind of music did the Pilgrims like? Plymouth Rock! Why did the guys let the sweet potato join the band? So they could have a yam session! What is the most musical part of the turkey? The drumsticks!
 
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, I have almost too many blessings to count. Being able to work with all of you who love dulcimers, and having the opportunity to share my thoughts abou…

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New Fiddle Lesson!

by Steve Eulberg

Vi Wickam has created a new Fiddle Lesson for the Scottish tune Miss McLeod's Reel.  that he and I like to play in our duo Fiddle Whamdiddle.  I have already created a mountain dulcimer lesson in the Galax style for this tune on DulcimerCrossing here.

You can also watch a couple of versions of this tune below:

Steve & Vi playing a hammered dulcimer and fiddle duet at the former Caffe Olé in Fort Collins, Colorado: (under the title "Have You Ever Gone to Meeting, Uncle Joe?" filmed …

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Habits Announcement (Ends 9/30/18)

"Hi, this is Steve Eulberg with another Habit for Your....

....well, it's not exactly a Habit, it's an announcement: For people who are developing their Habits for a Healthy Music Habitat. My patrons, on Patreon, have been able to support me so that I can finish this collection in a digitized fashion. Southern Harmony shape-note tunes arranged for Mountain Dulcimer Trios. InstaSpecialOffer And what I'm excited about is they were able to do that, and THAT let's me get to work on the NEXT one, which is shap…

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New Fiddle Lesson: Boil Them Cabbage

by Steve Eulberg We are pleased to share a new Fiddle Lesson by Vi Wickam from mytalentforge.com. This is a tune that he and I play on our Old-School Old Time recording because it is one of the first tunes that we both learned in a traditional style.

This lesson set features the Single or Common Shuffle bowing technique and a demonstration of what happens when a "singing song" gets transformed into a fiddle tune. OSOTCover Enjoy this sample lesson and subscribe to have access to this and all of …

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How do I stay Logged In?

by Steve Eulberg At DulcimerCrossing.com we have several FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) to provide a self-service way to gain and retain access to all of the lessons we have filmed and edited for you. One of the most often-asked questions is "How do I move from lesson to lesson without ending up outside of the site?" The video below explains how to do this for all instruments for both Basic (yellow) and Premium (blue) memberships.

We encourage you to visit the FAQ Page to watch the ot…

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Face Your Fears (at home!)

by Linda Ratcliff

Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it. That is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to CONQUER fear. - Dale Carnegie



Face Your Fears (at home)!
 
It will surely happen eventually if you attend jam sessions.  The lead will go all the way around the circle and finally, to your dismay, it will be your turn.  You try to laugh it off and pass the lead on to the next person in the row, but the others won't hear of it.  They are insisting.  It is your turn to ta…

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