I took a class several years ago with Shelley Stevens. Playing across the strings. Best lesson ever. She had us find our notes ourselves using the middle and bass strings. I am the player I am today because of it.
Good job Lisa. Haven't been here for a while. I've been playing a Susato Oriole in D lately. Nice cheap plastic whistle. Thing I love is how loud the bell note is. (lowest note on a whistle). Very strong. Take any whistle, play with all holes covered. See how quick whistle jumps to second octave. The Oriole gets pretty loud before it "breaks". Another little tid bit I learned. Practice playing tunes keeping your right hand ring finger down on lowest hole. Not all through the tune but when you can. It makes a reference point moving up and down the whistle. A good example is Angeline The Baker. As you start out your right hand is not covering any holes until you go higher in the tune covering all the holes. Having your ring finger on the lowest hole makes it easier to cover the remaining holes.
Good luck on you whistle path.
Wow! Thanks Robin. I have to try this. But I need a little guidance on how to tune it. I bugged around with a guitar early in my life. Pardon my ignorance. Is the middle D same as outer D? Same octave note?
Thanks Dusty...but...oooo, that hurt. A 10 year old can do it. That's funny! I'll try. Thanks again.
I guess I should say. I don't use a laptop anymore. I'm an iPad man. I've got an older canon digital camera that records video. And although I spent a major portion of my telephone career getting data from point A to B I don't know hardware.
I need to research how to do this. I have two Walter Lay Dulcimers I really love playing. I don't know how to record myself. I'll research but help is appreciated.
Great Dusty. A Bass keeps the temp. We have an acoustic bass at a jam I go to on Thursdays. Great player. Good luck.
Oh, and keeping with the original thread...I'm a proud owner of a Clemmer Banjammer.
Hi Wayne. I'm a member of Louisville Dulcimer Society. Are we a Noter/Drone group? Not really. Does that mean you're not welcome. Heck no! I've been a member since 2006. Chord/Melody. I guess it's just the way we were brought up. I know there is a whole movement for N/D it's just not something we do. But we are not just mountain dulcimer. We've got hammered Dulcimers, guitar, banjo, fiddle, harmonica, pennywhistle, washtub base, I see people play in big jams with both C/M and N/D. Would you fit in? Sure. We're a welcoming bunch. Would you feel like odd man out? That would be up to you. But you'll never meet a more welcoming bunch. They took me in! Tuesday evenings at St Paul's on Lowe Rd. Come visit. 7:30pm.
Hi Ken.... this is a pretty awsome list.
Something neat would be for everyone to look at this list and honestly say how many of these songs you remeber.
Just got home from work and am getting ready to head out the door to our local dulcimer club gathering.
WhenI get the time I'll try to input my number. Just a quick glance and I see several I can't remember.
Thanks....Bill D
