Beyond the Basics: An Intermediate Course for Mountain Dulcimer

Linda W. Collins, a trained music educator, explains each new skill in the context of the tunes themselves. Each unit builds on the previous ones and focuses on a new technique. Suggested fingerings are included. Bits of music theory and notation are interwoven seamlessly into the units and are presented only as they are needed, making them easy to assimilate. This approach creates a solid foundation and enables the student to both play well and learn new music easily.

Tune List:

Boil Them Cabbage • Buffalo Gals • Coleman’s March • Cotton-Eyed Joe • The County Tyrone • Down to the River to Pray • Fly Around, My Pretty Little Miss • Go Tell Aunt Rhody • Go Tell It on the Mountain • Hard Times Come Again No More • The Hills of Connemara • Ida Red • I'll Fly Away • Morning Has Broken (Duet) • Oh, How Lovely Is the Evening • Old Gray Cat on a Tennessee Farm • Pretty Saro • Red Is the Rose • Rosin the Beau • Scarborough Fair (Duet) • Shanghai Rooster • Shenandoah • Simple Gifts • Southwind • The Star of the County Down • Waterbound