by Steve Eulberg At DulcimerCrossing.com we have several FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) to provide a self-service way to gain and retain access to all of the lessons we have filmed and edited for you. One of the most often-asked questions is “How do I move from lesson to lesson without ending up outside of the […]
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Baritone: New Lesson Series
by Steve Eulberg The Baritone Mountain Dulcimer, tuned A-E-a, lower than the standard, adds a rich voice to the tonal range of dulcimer playing. I won my Baritone in 1998 at the Walnut Valley Festival and it began my journey to explore how this instrument, tuned in a familiar way (1-5-8) could play with others […]
Face Your Fears (at home!)
by Linda Ratcliff Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it. That is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to CONQUER fear. – Dale Carnegie Face Your Fears (at home)! It will surely happen eventually if you attend jam sessions. The lead will go all the way around […]
Theatricum Botanicum
by Steve Eulberg While on tour in southern California in August, DulcimerCrossing instructors, Erin Mae Lewis and Steve Eulberg arrived early for their gig, Peter Alsop’s Kids Koncerts (Dulcimer-Wellcimer) at the “magical treehouse” of Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum. Erin took these photos as we prepared for the pre-school kids concert on Sunday morning. As Erin relates […]
Chord Wizard Tool
by Steve Eulberg Have you ever wondered how to find a particular chord you are looking for? You might be familiar with a couple of fingerings for your favorite chords, but then there is that “weird” one that the music calls for and your musical chord theory is a bit rusty. This one is for […]
Mountain Dulcimer Sighting!
by Steve Eulberg It is always exciting to uncover or bump into another dulcimer sighting, in the course of one’s daily life (and/or internet searching!) In this video there is a visual and audio sighting of Frank Profitt playing and singing the ballad Barbara Allen from 8:46-11:09. His part of the video footage is from the Alan Lomax […]