At any rate, I love the contemplative quality of the dulcimer. More to come on it, I imagine.
Noodling around more on the dulcimer. I had my first lesson at Artichoke Music, which helped me get a lot more familiar with the instrument. (I'm learning to play a song assigned by the teacher - LOL it's harder than you might think!) At any rate, I love the contemplative quality of the dulcimer. More to come on it, I imagine.
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I got a hammered dulcimer! It was a gift from one of my dear music students. I was a little intimidated at first - so many strings to tune! But once I spent about 30 minutes tinkering around, I got the idea. I actually have my first lesson with a teacher here in Portland later this week. BUT in the meantime, why not just make it up as I go along? So here is my music for this week: my first dulcimer improv.
I have an ongoing love affair with the "minor 3" chord. This may be a theme for a little while.
(Back several years ago, it was always the "minor 4 with an added 6" chord. I wrote SO MANY things with that chord!) And also, my little Nova makes an appearance in this video. She might be visiting other videos in the future, so prepare yourself for cuteness!
Here is the first idea in my 2020 project of "52 Ideas"
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