Teaching

Dulcimer Fretboard...................................................................................................................................................................3

Tuning the Dulcimer.................................................................................................................................................................4

Holding the Dulcimer...............................................................................................................................................................6

Dulcimer Picks..........................................................................................................................................................................6

Strumming................................................................................................................................................................................7

Playing Notes on the Dulcimer.................................................................................................................................................7

Changing Strings.....................................................................................................................................................................22

DAD Tuning...........................................................................................................................................................................23

Where to Go From Here.........................................................................................................................................................29

Songs and Tunes

Amazing Grace.......................................................................................................................................................................11

Are You Sleeping? (Instruction)...............................................................................................................................................8

Are You Sleeping? (Tablature)..................................................................................................................................................9

Auld Lang Syne......................................................................................................................................................................13

Aura Lee..................................................................................................................................................................................16

Be Thou My Vision.................................................................................................................................................................20

Boil That Cabbage Down........................................................................................................................................................25

Brahms’ Lullaby......................................................................................................................................................................27

Cockles and Mussels...............................................................................................................................................................14

Down In The Valley (Comparison of DAA and DAD Tunings).............................................................................................24

Long, Long Ago......................................................................................................................................................................18

Mississippi Sawyer.................................................................................................................................................................28

Old Joe Clark..........................................................................................................................................................................26

Red River Valley.....................................................................................................................................................................19

Simple Gifts............................................................................................................................................................................17

Skip To My Lou (Stumming Choices)....................................................................................................................................10

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.....................................................................................................................................................12

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (DAA Tuning)...........................................................................................................................30

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (DAD Tuning)...........................................................................................................................31

Waterbound.............................................................................................................................................................................21