Episode 479 - "1+ Fret In F & Dm"

 

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Bing takes away some of the mystery involving playing with the 1+ fret in F major and D minor. In a more advanced episode, there is a demonstration of the relative minor key and the D minor pentatonic scale, which serves as a bridge between the keys of D and D minor.

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Episode 478 - "Put It In Reverse"

 

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Suddenly deciding one morning to dive headfirst into DGD (1-4-8) tuning, Bing offers a simple guide to playing melodies and chords in “Reverse Ionian” key of G. Download the chart during Bing's Patreon Open House at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mountain-dgd-and-33337281

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Episode 477 - "The Sky Is Falling"

 

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In this episode, Bing takes an original piece called “The Sky Is Falling” and uses it to teach improvisation techniques, chord inversions, finger-picking, selective cross-picking and counterpoint creation. Whew! It's easier than it sounds, and you can download tablature for the tune here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/32610990

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Episode 476 - "Go 'Head, Be Shy"

 

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Bing demonstrates the Dunlop Shy Slide, a unique entry-level way of getting into playing slide on the mountain dulcimer. Besides showing the basics of playing slide, Bing also plays a little blues-up version of “Amazing Grace.”

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Episode 475 - "Noter & Quill"

 

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Bing kicks off 2020 and the 13th year of “Dulcimerica” with an episode firmly rooted in the tradition of the Appalachian mountain dulcimer. Playing with a noter and quill is the subject and there's a demonstration, plus info on how to pluck a turkey feather and choose the wood for your noter.

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