Saturday, May 30, 2020

Dulcimerica Deluxe (30 Modules Produced!)

 


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Friday, May 22, 2020

Episode 494 - “Livestream Revisited: Get Rhythm”

 


A 30-minute excerpt from Bing's “Get Rhythm On Mountain Dulcimer” livestream workshop on Crowdcast. The basics are covered here, from note durations to a strumming practice using quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes.

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Friday, May 15, 2020

Episode 493 - "Sweet River"

 


Bing performs his original song “Sweet River” using a Folkcraft Instruments double mountain dulcimer, Native American flute, a Micro POG octave pedal and a Boss RC-30 Loop Station.

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Saturday, May 09, 2020

Episode 492 - "Livestream Revisited: Blues Dulcimer"

 


A 25-minute excerpt from Bing's “Learn To Play Blues On Mountain Dulcimer” livestream workshop on Crowdcast. Here, he shares some blues history, teaches the 12-bar blues form and looks at 4/4 time plus 12/8 time for strum rhythms.

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Episode 491 - "Livestream Revisited: One Little Fret"

 


A 25-minute excerpt from Bing's “One Little Fret” livestream workshop on Crowdcast. Here, he gives a little backstory on the mountain dulcimer fretboard, shows what notes the 1 ½ fret brings and how it opens up new scale, chord and melody possibilities.

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