Mountain Dulcimer

Absolute Beginner Level

Begin your journey on the mountain dulcimer. Start right here.

Stephen Seifert

Learning The Mountain Dulcimer In 10 Minutes

Mountain Dulcimer - Absolute Beginning Level

Stephen teaches the basics of dulcimer playing in 10 minutes.

Jackie Armstrong

Mountain Dulcimer For Absolute Beginners: D-A-D Tuning

Mountain Dulcimer - Absolute Beginning Level

Welcome to Beginning D A D Mountain Dulcimer. This class is for the first time player. You will be learning about accessories and care for your dulcimer. You will also learn how to tune your dulcimer, how to strum, and how to play a few easy tunes!

Beginning Level

Develop your basic skills and learn to be comfortable with the dulcimer.

Jackie Armstrong

Next Step D-A-D Mountain Dulcimer

Mountain Dulcimer - Beginning Level

This class is the next step up from Beginning D-A-D Mountain Dulcimer. In this class you will learn to double strum and play with chords.

Carol Crocker

Intro To Anchoring

Mountain Dulcimer - Beginning Level

Learn to keep your place by anchoring your finger on the fret board.

Joellen Lapidus

Basic Strumming Rhythms

Mountain Dulcimer - Beginning Level

Learn the most basic mountain dulcimer strum, a strum with a bounce, and a basic waltz rhythm in 3/4 time.

Sue Carpenter

Fingerpicking Basics I

Mountain Dulcimer - Beginning Level

We'll focus on right hand technique and basic fingerpicking patterns through a step-by-step approach using simple exercises to get you started.

Sue Carpenter

Fingerpicking Basics II

Mountain Dulcimer - Beginning Level

Continuing with the basic fingerpicking patterns, learn how to apply those patterns to change a strummed arrangement into a fingerpicked one.

Beginning/Intermediate Level

Improve your skills and learn new tunes.

Ruth Barrett

Making The Music Flow: I. Left Hand Technique

Mountain Dulcimer - Beginning/Intermediate Level

Introduction to Left Hand Technique for Fingerpicking Barre Chords.

Ruth Barrett

Making The Music Flow: II. Identifying Diagonal Chords And Chord Shapes

Mountain Dulcimer - Beginning/Intermediate Level

Left Hand Technique for Identifying Diagonal Chords and Other Chord Shapes. We will be in a C-G-C Mixolydian tuning.

Butch Ross

Drone Noter

Mountain Dulcimer - Beginning/Intermediate Level & Up

We'll explore the techniques and history of drone-noter style playing, with an emphasis on right hand technique.

Intermediate Level

Continue to explore new music and elaborate on your style.

Jackie Armstrong

Hymns And Harmony In D-A-D

Mountain Dulcimer - Intermediate Level

You will learn the hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” in basic strum and a flat picked version, and two ways to play harmony with it.

Ruth Barrett

Hineh Ma Tov

Mountain Dulcimer - Intermediate Level

This lesson includes two fingerpicked versions of the Hebrew song, Hineh Ma Tov.

Steven K. Smith

Basic Blues On The Mountain Dulcimer

Mountain Dulcimer - Intermediate & Up

Learn how to apply the 12-bar blues pattern to the mountain dulcimer while tuned to D-A-D.

Heidi Muller and Bob Webb

Waltz For Susan: Duet And Solo

Mountain Dulcimer - Intermediate Level & Up

This strummed, upbeat waltz written by Bob Webb features parts for both a melody player and a harmony player.

Intermediate/Advanced and Advanced Level

Perfect your craft and grow your repertoire.

Sue Carpenter

Fingerpicking Ragtime I

Mountain Dulcimer - Intermediate/Advanced Level

Put some bounce in your fingerpicking by using an alternating bass picking pattern and then turn your picking into ragtime.

Ruth Barrett

Leaving Ru Vaternish, With Ornamentation

Mountain Dulcimer - Intermediate/Advanced Level

Playing a more advanced fingerpicked tune with chords in the lower and upper ranges of the fretboard.

Steven K. Smith

Renaissance Music Repertoire: Session 1

Mountain Dulcimer - Intermediate/Advanced Level

Learn several tunes from the Renaissance Era: Maiden Lane, Beggar Boy, Now is the Month of Maying, and Frog Galliard.

Steven K. Smith

Renaissance Music Repertoire: Session 2

Mountain Dulcimer - Intermediate/Advanced Level

Learn several more tunes from the Renaissance Era: Salterello, Kemp's Jig, Earl of Salisbury Pavan, and Greensleeves.

Ruth Barrett

Using Ornamentation To Create And Ease Texture

Mountain Dulcimer - Intermediate/Advanced Level

Using ornamentation as a way to create ease and musical texture to play a traditional strummed Breton pipe tune.

All Skill Levels

Don Pedi

Shady Grove And Such

Mountain Dulcimer - All Skill Levels

Lecture/Demonstration on "Shady Grove". A variety of versions and related songs and tunes.