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Dampers on Hammered Dulcimer

Steve Eulberg introduces the tool of dampers, how they work and how they can be used on the hammered dulcimer in this new lesson set. Changing the timbre of the tone is the thing he likes because it broadens the sonic palette for playing the sweet music!

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Don Pedi featured in an article

DulcimerCrossing Instructor, Don Pedi is featured in this article on the facebook page:See Again Sunday:  (From Humans of Central Appalachia)

"When I moved back into the mountains, I moved back in with people who had lived there for generations. My neighbors to this day still plow with mules and horses."

Don Pedi, Renowned Old Time Mountain Dulcimer Player; Born in Boston, rambled around until he found his home in the mountains; Marshall, North Carolina:

“I got interested in traditional music throu…

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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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Stir Up Your Power for Hammered Dulcimer

A new seasonal lesson for Hammered Dulcimer features an original tune by Steve Eulberg.HarkCover Steve wrote this tune as a song for his congregation to sing in the season of Advent when he was an inner city pastor in Kansas City.  Guy George later covered it and the two of them have played it on stage a few times at festival appearances.  The tune is part of Steve's Hark, the Glad Sound recording and is found in his book Dulcimer-Friendly Worship, Vol 1: the season of Advent. Take a look at a preview be…

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Advent Dulcimer Devotions

In the midst of the hectic holiday and pre-holiday season, Steve Eulberg is offering the weekly delivery of Advent Dulcimer Devotions to your email inbox.

Think of it:  Sweet Music of dulcimers arriving, once a week, to help your calm and centering prayer or practice be refreshed and renewed so you can return to your daily rhythms with hope and joy.  (That sounds like a tall order, but it is what HE experiences when playing and sharing the tunes of Advent (the church season before Christmas.)

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Chromatic Scale Patterns

Erin Mae Lewis teaches a new lesson on the skill of playing what she calls "forward" and "backward" scale patterns. This is what she uses to move her scales all over her chromatic mountain dulcimer, enabling her to playing the "string-band" keys, as well as the "singing" keys and helps her be not only a welcomed player, but a sought-after player for bluegrass jams sessions! Her tips will definitely help you, even if you are playing standard mountain dulcimer only.

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Dulci-Tune Hammered Dulcimer Accessory

by Steve Eulberg After using a pitch pipe, a tuning fork, a note from another instrument, then a Korg tuner with a tuning clip (which helps to isolate the pitches that are being tuned in the midst of a noisy room), I am so glad to see this new tool for helping hammered dulcimer players! Dusty Strings has partnered with Snark to create the perfect accessory for those of us who would rather play than spend all day tuning our instruments!  I have filmed an introductory review for you here:

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Here is our DulcimerCrossing Newsletter

Hi friends, Linda has published our next issue of the DulcimerCrossing Newsletter, and if you are not already receiving it, you can view it here. If you would like to subscribe, OR you would like to recommend this newsletter to a friend, please use the form below or click here.

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Lauda for Mary Maddalena by Neal Hellman

Neal Hellman has been quite taken with these beautiful Italian tunes written in praise of Mary and shares with us the tune and his arrangement for Lauda di Maria Maddlena. Here Neal demonstrates the tune:

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