Janita baker 10650 little quail lane santa margarita, ca 93453. Janita baker with dulcimer menucha retreat and conference. Kicking mule records was an american independent record label, founded in berkeley, california in 1971 by guitarist stefan grossman and eugene ed denson, formerly coowner of takoma records. Aug 23, 2012 solace janita baker, blue lion musical instruments, 4665 parkhill road, santa margarita, ca 93453 cassette and cd fretted dulcimer fingerpicking solos of tunes by scott joplin, arthur. The join the jam series from stephen seifert is a favorite of mountain dulcimer lovers everywhere.
Remember that you can be in any 151 tuning cgc or ebe and play the same fret numbers that appear in this arrangement but the key will be different. Stephen seifert join the jam dad tab book folkcraft. How to become a better dulcimer player 4 playing mountain. This book gives the traditional background and history of the moutain dulcimer in her kentucky hometown, as well as its distant ancestors in europe. This book teaches beginners how to tune a play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the dulcimer s local history. Fingerpicking dulcimer by janita baker digital sheet music. Simple tunes for the ordinary talent the subtitle says it all this is a music book for anyone with a desire to play music regardless of your musical experience.
Jul 21, 2009 strumming and noting with variety with angelina baker learn to play the mountain dulcimer with book, cd, and dvd. My favorites are the model ii and acoustic jam dulcimers. Janita baker fingerpicking dulcimer bookonline audio. Minidulcimers, dulcimettes, or octavehigher dulcimers many dulcimer makers have offered a minidulcimer in recent years. Opinion on the best beginner books to start with forums. Divided equally between arrangements for three and four equidistant strings, the songs progress in difficulty within each. See more ideas about mountain dulcimer, dulcimer music and cigar box guitar. This collection by janita baker contains 21 songs arranged. If youre interested in fingerpicking, id also recommend janita bakers fingerpicking dulcimer book to go with it, and sue carpenters patterns and patchwork. Stephen seifert angelina baker mountain dulcimer dvd. This book is designed to help fretted dulcimer players at all levels grow in their technical abilities by developing strength precision control and flexibility in both the right and left hands. The arrangements range in difficulty from novice to advanced and include fingerpicking, flatpicking and basic strumming styles.
This book teaches beginners how to tune a play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the dulcimers local history. Janita baker fingerpicking dulcimer by janita baker home for the holidays by janita baker four string fingerpicking by janita baker follow me merrily by janita baker and madeline macneil. Dulcimer chord book by neal hellman, janita baker, elizabeth. The paperback of the dulcimer chord book by neal hellman, janita baker, elizabeth bozzi, craig w. Janita baker has been playing mountain dulcimer for over 40 years. Janita has been playing and teaching mountain dulcimer as well as building and.
My first dulcimer was definitely a starter, but i have played a blue lion dulcimer since i purchased one from janita at the old memphis dulcimer festival in about 1992. Solace janita baker, blue lion musical instruments, 4665 parkhill road, santa margarita, ca 93453 cassette and cd fretted dulcimer fingerpicking solos of tunes by scott joplin, arthur. Fingerpicking dulcimer by janita baker digital sheet. See more ideas about mountain dulcimer, dulcimer music and hammered dulcimer. This book was written as a basic guide and source book for all dulcimer players from the absolute novice to the most advanced picker. Dulcimer cassette you can purchase recordings and books from shelley stevens in our online store. With fiddle tunes, waltzes, songs and originals, theres something for everyone. Over 500 chords for all the popular tuning of the mountain dulcimer. Not intended for the beginning dulcimer player, although it is appropriate for a player who is just beginning to learn to fingerpick presuming that you have a fundamental knowledge of your instrument, at least some familiarity with fingering on all the strings, and are comfortable playing chords and. Fingerpicking dulcimer by janita baker, paperback barnes. A gifted story teller, janita delights her listeners with a warm and personal sharing of her music and introduces to her audience and her students the incredible complexity, variety and beauty of the mountain dulcimer. Mountain dulcimer solos paperback april 9, 1998 by janita baker author 4. For some time, i had wanted a koa dulcimer built by bob and janita baker of blue lion instruments. Strumming and noting with variety with angelina baker learn to play the mountain dulcimer with book, cd, and dvd.
Buy your janita baker fingerpicking dulcimer bookonline audio from eagle music shop and receive our premier workshop setup at no extra cost fingerpicking dulcimer offers a wide variety of musical genres and playing levels. Eric is a bass specialist who performs regularly on string bass classical, jazz. It also includes music and lyrics for 16 songs from the ritchie family of kentucky. My favorite book on dulcimer building is entitled constructing the mountain dulcimer by dean kimball, and its available from. Roberts guitar accompaniment on a nightingale sang in berkeley square, and by robert and sarah elizabeth playing bass dulcimer on. Instead of frets a series of grooves allows for precise intonation of each note, while at the same time allowing all notes on the landing between the grooves to be accessed as well, allowing the expressiveness of a fretless instrument and the intonation accuracy of. If you havent heard janita baker play the dulcimer or if you havent seen her stunning dulcimer inlay, listen to her composition, snowy owl then go to her website and view her inlay before reading on.
Ron ewing dulcimers, dulcimettes, baritone dulcimers and. Not intended for the beginning dulcimer player, although it is. As a solo performer on the mountain dulcimer, janita presents her audiences with a wide range of musical. Displaying the versatility and depth of both the mountain and bass dulcimer, janita bakers fingerpicking arrangements are a true measure of the dulcimers capacity to perform complex music in an elegant and easytolistento style. They are neither fretless nor fretted but live in between those instruments. You can probably tell from the cover of my book that i am a fan of blue lion dulcimers built by robert and janita baker. In the evening by the moonlight janita baker bass dulcimer. As a solo performer on the mountain dulcimer, janita presents. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Music notes for ebook and online audio sheet music by janita baker. Divided equally between arrangements for three and four equidistant strings, the songs progress in difficulty within each section from beginner to advanced level. Arrangements for a second dulcimer player are also included. The cd also features vocals, mandolin and guitar by karen, with guests on fiddle, cello, bass, and janita baker on dulcimer for spanish fandango, their duet thats a festival concert favorite. Janita baker at menucha dulcimer festival plays solace youtube.
Music notes for e book and online audio sheet music by janita baker. Janita baker at menucha dulcimer festival plays solace. Barring that, i would suggest purchasing jim millers or elaine congers bass dulcimer book. Janita baker has been a performing musician for over 40 years and is best known for her solo performance on the mountain dulcimer. This technique of playing in different keys and modes while tuned to the 151 tuning is explained in great detail in my dulcimer chord book pages 38. Also includes chords for two tunings of four equidistant strings. Stephen seifert join the jam dad tab book folkcraft instruments. The companys name comes from the country blues sexual twotiming allegory theres another mule kicking in your stall during the 1970s, the company did much to popularize solo fingerpicking guitar. These are usually tuned one octave higher than the normal dad, although ive seen a few designed to be a fourth or fifth higher than standard as well. Heres a link to a wonderful article about bob and janita baker, who make the fine dulcimers featured here at wildwood music. Jan 29, 20 heres janita baker playing solace by scott joplin, which she described as a ragtime tango. Dulcimer beginningintermediate composed by janita baker. Print and download fingerpicking dulcimer sheet music. Builders of fine, handcrafted, mountain dulcimers and acoustic guitars.
Dave has released seven dulcimer instructional bookscds, four instrumental. Weve given at least one link to a site offering the book for sale, but these books are available in many places including used book stores and ebay. Janita baker fingerpicking dulcimer by janita baker. The story of the blue lion dulcimer lee cagle music home. Through her unique style of fingerpicking she presents her audiences with a wide range. Buy your janita baker fingerpicking dulcimer bookonline audio from eagle music shop and receive our premier workshop setup at no extra cost. With this book, enjoy 75 tunes arranged by stephen in the classic dad tuning. Mcspadden dulcimers specialty is the mountain dulcimer. A collection of 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain dulcimer, this book offers a wide variety of.
If youre interested in fingerpicking, id also recommend janita baker s fingerpicking dulcimer book to go with it, and sue carpenters patterns and patchwork. Heres janita baker playing solace by scott joplin, which she described as a ragtime tango. Downloadable audio tracks from the authors website demonstrate how each song is to be played to ensure that you. Janita baker janita has been playing and teaching the md for close to 30 years.
In 2000, the minnesota bluegrass and oldtime music. This collection by janita baker contains 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain. Instruments include guitar, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, bass, harp. Fingerpicking dulcimer paperback june 16, 2015 by janita baker author 4.
See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Barring that, i would suggest purchasing jim millers or elaine congers bass. With its 53 songs in various modes and tunings the. The melodies appear in both dulcimer tablature and music notation with suggested backup chords. Not intended for the beginning dulcimer player, although it is appropriate for a player wh. Dulcimer chord book the indispensable guide that fits in your case to go with you everywhere. A collection of 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain dulcimer, this book offers a wide variety of musical genres and playing levels. Crying creek publishers, po box 8, hwy 32, cosby, tn 37722 this book will be most useful to those with some woodworking experience, as the author recommends building some fairly elaborate forms and jigs to aid in. This collection for mountain dulcimer players includes two dozen wedding pieces in dad tuning derived from the folk traditions of the british isles and americas appalachian community. If you are fortunate enough to attend a bass dulcimer class given by janita baker, elaine conger, jim miller, or others, you will be well on your way to playing your new instrument. Fingerpicking dulcimer offers a wide variety of musical genres and playing levels. Anne dodsons field guide to the mountain dulcimer, book 2 continues from field guide to the mountain dulcimer.
Fingerpicking dulcimer by janita baker book and online. Janita baker has been playing mountain dulcimer for over 35 years. A collection of mostly instrumental arrangements featuring standard, bass and the 5 string aj baritone dulcimers, janita is accompanied by robert bakers vocals and guitar on three of the selections. Books, dvds, cds tagged dulcimerbooks lark in the morning. The third annual columbia river gorge dulcimer festival will be held from may 31 through june 3, 2012, and will feature workshops and concerts by janita baker, madeline macneil, robert force, and. Most of these books are friendly toward our non dulcimer playing members and include standard musical notation dots. Jean ritchie brought a mountain dulcimer out of the hills of kentucky to new york city where it was discovered by an entire new generation of musicians. Janita baker fingerpicking dulcimer bookonline audio this collection by janita baker contains 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain dulcimer. Displaying the versatility and depth of both the mountain and bass dulcimer, janita bakers. Tablature books shelley stevenstweetwater productions.
Not intended for the beginning dulcimer player, although it is appropriate for a player who is just beginning to learn to fingerpick presuming that you have a fundamental knowledge of your instrument, at least some familiarity with fingering on all the strings, and are comfortable playing chords and harmony positions. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This collection by janita baker contains 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain dulcimer. I think blue lions sound wonderful, especially for fingerpicking, and janita creates beautiful inlay designs for the fretboards. Divided equally between arrangements for three and four equidistant strings. Jun 16, 2015 fingerpicking dulcimer paperback june 16, 2015 by janita baker author 4. Several tunes feature guitar and vocal accompaniment, but the dulcimer always remains clearly up front. Baritone and soprano duets for the mountain dulcimer with cd.
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