The Hammered Dulcimer Handbook, Book 1
by Kendra Ward-Bence
The Hammered
Dulcimer Handbook, Book I includes: Tips on Playing, Scales, Basic
Melodies, Harmony Notes, and much more. Each lesson builds on the
lessons that preceed it, and makes it easy to master the fundamentals
of playing the hammered dulcimer. Knowing how to read music is
not necessary. Kendra has developed a unique tablature system that
helps new players learn to read standard musical notation.
Includes a companion CD containing all of the scales, exercises and
other musical instructional material!
Contents:
Hammered Dulcimer History, Hammers, Playing Tips, Brief Lesson on Music Theory, Reading the Tablature, Intro to
Major Scales and Arpeggios, Scales, Playing Basic Melodies, Using Harmony Notes
Tunes:
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-Eared Mule
Lullaby, Minuet, Planxty George Brabazon, Red Wing, Sailor's Hornpipe, Scotland the Brave
Somewhere Over the Rainbow,, Simple Gifts, The Old Oaken Bucket, Streets of Laredo, Wildwood Flower
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
by Kendra Ward-Bence
We Wish You A
Merry Christmas is the first book of Christmas music specifically
for the hammered dulcimer! This book features 30 seasonal favorites.
These songs can be played by all levels of players, and will "grow"
with a player as their skill increases.
All tunes include complete lyrics and chords, making this book perfect
for groups looking to play Christmas songs together! 55 pages
$13.45 - We Wish
You a Merry ChristmasSongs: 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
Old Time Religion
by Kendra Ward-Bence
Traditional hymns
arranged for the hammered dulcimer. This recently revised book
features 30 gospel favorites complete with chords and lyrics are
included making this a valuable book for ensembles as well as hammered
dulcimer players. Kendra's tablature system actually helps new
players learn to read standard musical notation. These songs can
be played by all levels of players, and will "grow" with a player as
their skill increases! 68 pages
Old Time Religion - $14.00
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