Four & Twenty: Songs for the Mountain Dulcimer

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Summary: not for music illiterate
Review: i have recently started playing the dulcimer, without any musical background. if you are not familar with musical notes and don't have a full grasp of how to read sheet music, this book will be difficult to follow. i ended up having to find different books that were closer to my knowledge level - which was practically zilch.

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Summary: A dulcimer classic
Review: This book is traditionally included in the purchase price of all McSpadden dulcimers. It is a traditional book with many interesting, historical pictures. The tab is easy to follow, and the songs give a good working beginning knowledge of some very well known and other not so well known tunes. The main problem is that while including examples of all tunings used in dulcimer, most of the tunings in the book (for example, Phrygian mode) are rarely if ever used in the "real" dulcimer world. All in all, a good first book and a good introduction to a really fantastic line of dulcimers.