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 | Mel Bay Publications has been a driving force in music education and instruction since 1947. With an expansive catalog of books, CDs andDVDs, Mel Bay has been teaching the world to play guitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, fiddle and many more instruments covering most musical styles-from classical to jazz to celtic to bluegrass to blues. Still family-owned after 60 years, Mel Bay and its roster of talented authors and performers are focused on helping musicians of all levels to learn about, create and enjoy music. |
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| | | Here is a book that is perfect for all of the carolers out there. It is jam-packed with fifteen popular Christmas carols for you to share with others this holiday season. The lyrics are printed separately, above the music so they are easy to follow. Have a wonderful caroling time with this excellent book!
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| | | | This popular book blends the haunting, sweet voice of the mountain dulcimer with treasured gospel and sacred melodies. It contains 37 outstanding arrangements in standard notation and tab with lyrics and suggested guitar chords. Dulcimer chord diagrams are also shown.
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| | | | This book will help you get off to a great start learning to play the hammered dulcimer. It begins with the basics, assuming you are an absolute beginner, and leads you step-by-step through basic music knowledge, tuning, and hammering. The lessons lead you through familiar tunes and on to more challenging songs. Each step in the text is explained and demonstrated on the accompanying CD. It will be like having your own private teacher at your side, helping you master your instrument.
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| | | | "Hymns & Descants For Trumpet" is the ideal music book for any church trumpet players. Descants and melody/harmony lines are given which makes this great for soloists and for ensembles which are always enjoyed by the congregation. Fill your soul (and your trumpet) with this epic music of faith and praise.
Each hymn is given in the most common traditional key, and is ideal for use in conjunction with congregations, choirs or organists. Each song includes a melody part, harmony part and descant part. With one trumpet is used, it is recommended to play the descant on some verses and the melody on others. With two trumpets, have one play the melody and the other alternate between descant and harmony. With three trumpets, play all three parts.
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| | | | This book/DVD combination will be a great help in teaching you to play the hammered dulcimer. Madeline MacNeil is a gifted player, as well as being an excellent teacher. Her approach to learning hammered dulcimer skills will be a great help in getting you started. As you work your way through this book, you'll learn about the instrument itself, accessories, tuning, keys, and you'll be introduced to several songs. The DVD discusses the lessons as well as introduces you to the songs in this book.
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