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@lisa-golladay • 2 weeks ago • comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on Strolling dulcimer for learning?:

"I know several guitar players who got a dulcimer. Some got a dulcimer precisely because they wanted to learn something different, and so they went with a..."

@lisa-golladay • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Chromatic fret spacing on drone strings":

"There's a few on this page: http://www.davidbeede.com/octavedulcimers.htm Take a look at the center dulcimer in that picture at the top right. It looks..."

@lisa-golladay • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Noter/drone duet books?":

"Annie Deeley: ... Our long range goal is to play 2 parts of Dona Nobis Pacem and sing the third at the same time! If we ever do this, you can bet there..."

@lisa-golladay • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to " Roland, MICRO CUBE GX":

"A musician friend of mine just got back from a week in New Orleans. He says all the street musicians are using "those little Roland Cube amps." This guy..."

@lisa-golladay • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Untabbed songs/tunes you'd like to learn":

"Jan, do you need sheet music to work from? Here's a lead sheet and guitar tab for "The Lakes of Pontchartrain." I arranged this for the ukulele club last..."

@lisa-golladay • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Noter/drone duet books?":

"I remember an old trick for playing a counter-melody in DAA tuning. Fret the middle string two frets down from the melody string. No reason this wouldn't..."

@lisa-golladay • 3 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I am SO in over my head!!!":

"D. Chitwood: Lisa that was SO wonderful!! If you had drawn a cartoon, you couldn't have made it easier! Yay! This has been driving me crazy for years...."

@lisa-golladay • 3 months ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Is there tab for DAD?:

"The motherload of free tab on the web is: http://www.everythingdulcimer.com/tab/ Most of Steve Smith's tab is written for both DAD and DAA. His tab often..."

@lisa-golladay • 3 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I am SO in over my head!!!":

"Arrgh, it's hard to talk about this stuff without drowning in music theory. Let's take it one key at a time and I'll try not to swim too far into the deep..."

@lisa-golladay • 3 months ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on @cotton1989:

"I think Cyndi plays it here in CGc but I could be wrong. Watch closely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUVcULOQPqc Here's a tutorial in DAd:..."

@lisa-golladay • 3 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I am SO in over my head!!!":

"Ain't it the truth. A chord chart is just a skeleton, nothing like a full arrangement. But I figure it like this: guitar players manage to make music from..."

@lisa-golladay • 3 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bar chords":

"I was lucky enough to attend a class where Stephen Seifert taught us how versatile bar chords are in a 1-5-8 tuning like DAd. When you play a bar in this..."

@lisa-golladay • 3 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I am SO in over my head!!!":

"First things first: Do Not Panic! This is new and it will take a while to figure out, so relax. Pick one song that you know so well, you've been singing it..."

@lisa-golladay • 3 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Which bridge compensation for A ginger":

"I think Ginger plays great in DAdd using the strings McSpadden recommends for that tuning. I like the heavy strings and really enjoy playing it chord/melody..."

@lisa-golladay • 4 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Finger patterns for playing chords - beginner question":

"Some players memorize, some don't. Many get familiar enough with the tune that they only need to glance at the tab occasionally. By the same token,..."

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05/19/15 01:18:59AM @lisa-golladay:

Thanks, everyone! What a great group of people here.

05/18/15 06:54:48PM @karen-keane:
Hello and welcome to the site. This is a great place to share ideas and listen to music. I hope you enjoy!

05/18/15 06:11:43AM @john-keane:

Howdy and welcome to FOTMD!

05/16/15 09:58:43PM @ken-longfield:

Welcome to FOTMD Lisa. It's good to have you abroad.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

05/16/15 09:53:37PM @benjamin-w-barr-jr:

Hi Lisa, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer, and to meet some good people.

Ben