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Concise Guide to Chord Symbols

by Steve Eulberg



These questions get asked frequently so here is a guide to help you decode the chord symbols that you may often see above the musical notation:







A Chord (by definition a triad) is made up of 3 specific pitches (1-3-5 steps of the scale.)



A Chord Symbol is short hand for which steps are intended.



1. When a Single Capital letter is used, it indicates a Major chord (no alterations in the 1-3-5 plan)



e.g. C = C-E-G



2. If there is a low…

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3-D Playing Lesson by Deborah J Hamouris

by Steve Eulberg


We are excited to announce a new Mountain Dulcimer Lesson Series by Bay area teacher Deborah DJ Hamouris.  Deborah teaches at the famed Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley and is the Director of the annual Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering which takes place in May.


In this lesson, Deborah takes us beyond playing melody only with a drone. You will be playing melody, harmony, and ornaments - and she calls this the 3D Method.



Amazing Grace, 3D Method is…

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Mark Alan Wade Live Event

by Steve Eulberg



We are excited to have national champion, Mark Alan Wade, aka the Professor, share music for our monthly Live Event for Premium Members of DulcimerCrossing.com 



Tomorrow Night: 



Monday, Dec. 10th 5:00 PST | 6:00 CST | 7:00 MST | 8:00 EST



This is a secret (ssh!) show, but you can tune in here.



The transition from competitor to colleague is often a very quick and smooth one in the dulcimer world.  I first met Mark as a competitor at Winfield this is certain true in our cas…

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New Fiddle Lesson by Vi Wickam

by Steve Eulberg


The Arkansas Traveler is one of Vi's favorite old-time tunes, and crosses several different genres from old-timey Ozark style to Texas style, and even to bluegrass.


The version in this lesson is on the beginner level.  This is also a tune that was featured on Fiddle Whamdiddle's Not My Monkey recording.   





Vi has taught a brand-new lesson on this tune for DulcimerCrossing.com here.



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Dulcimer Lesson Deal from Erin Mae



by Steve Eulberg



DulcimerCrossing is pleased to have Erin Mae as one of our instructors.



NEW! 6-Week Online Mountain Dulcimer Classes



Sign up for six weeks of intensive learning from the comfort of your own home.   



You get:



  • A weekly live 45-minute class taught by Erin Mae
  • Practice assignments each week
  • Handouts provided as .pdf files
  • Video archives of each lesson


Register TODAY:



  • Registration for 6-Week Online Classes is $120 [just $20/week!]
  • Pay in full at the time of registrati…

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Dulcimer Articles Archive

by Steve Eulberg

Since appearing on the cover of Dulcimer Players News in 2002 (see above), Steve has been writing articles to share what he has learned with the dulcimer community.

Dulcimersessions.com was a website hosted by Mel Bay Publications and was coordinated and edited by Lois Hornbostel.  Sadly, the website is no longer hosted and all of the resources published there are lost to the bits and bytes of time in the internet age.

Dulcimer Players News is a quarterly magazine for enthusiasts o…

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Tam Kearney Dulcimers

by Steve Eulberg

I was picking through my photo archives and was so delighted to uncover these photos!

TamKearneyHeadShot Tam Kearney, co-founder of Toronto's Fiddler's Green and dulcimer-builder

Tam Kearney was a mainstay in the Toronto folk music scene after growing up in Glasgow and then moving to Canada in the 1960s.  Unfortunately for us, he passed in 2013.  (Read Ian Robb's eulogy in SingOut! Magazine here.)

I was on tour in Toronto in March of 2017 and was able to play a house concert for Lynn Westerhout, Tam'…

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Advent Musical Devotions

by Steve Eulberg

HarkCover Hark, the Glad Sound!

In the busyness of the season before Christmas and holiday celebrations, we can get so lost in the preparations that we lose our focus and feel like the joy of the occasion is lost, and we feel like we've been run over by the holiday.

Once again, I am offering Advent Musical Devotions delivered to your email box to help you take a few moments to breathe and recenter.

twasmooncov 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

A new feature this year is being able to choose whether you'd …

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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

by Steve Eulberg DulcimerCrossing is excited to announce and brand new Hammered Dulcimer Lesson set in time for the Holidays! God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen is a popular, minor mode English carol from the late 1800's.  Here, Steve demonstrates 5 different locations and keys in which to play this carol, also demonstrating the Rhythmic Displacement that he used when recording this tune on his 2003 CD 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime.  You can listen to the tune here. It has also been added to the les…

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Dulci-bro Performances

by Steve Eulberg I just love this instrument and gathered the videos of these performances for you to enjoy. Let me know what you think in the comments below!

Gig type: Outdoor Tune: Crawdad Song

Location: Fort Collins, CO

Gig Type: Concert Window Tune: Swing Low

Location: Owl Mountain Music Studio, San Mateo, CA

Gig Type: Concert Tune: Fish Ain't Bitin'

Location: Rialto Theatre, Loveland, CO [vimeo 150310444 w=640 h=360]

Fish Ain't Bitin' Dulcibro from Steve Eulberg on Vimeo.

Gig T…

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