Dulcimer Music Theory 101 | Intro to Music Theory for mountain dulcimer

In this video I show you some beginning music theory concepts and how to use the to improve your playing. Folkcraft Cherry/Butternut dulcimer.
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[@lindarodgers1401]

THANK YOU so very much for sharing your wealth of information and your talent for teaching 💖💖💖💖💖

[@tsubakitengai]

That was great! I almost got some of that. Which is a lot more than I've done before. I am likely tone deaf and musically disinclined, but that made some sense. I'm off to watch it again, but this time with my dulcimer in my lap. Thank you.
:-)

[@BanjoLemonade]

You can do it!

[@CarpeDiamCoramDao]

Thank you so much I am learning so much about music from you. I'm self taught and UA-cam certified on the guitar and am anxiously awaiting for my dulcimer to be built and delivered

[@BanjoLemonade]

Great! You will love it. I’ve got great lessons at my website to if you’d like to check that out - banjolemonade.com

[@michaelcraig9449]

Thanks for teaching us this. I played guitar many years and just started on dulcimer and also lap steel. Do you show us some songs and licks riffs, etc? Is this instrument used to play solos, like guitar solos, like jamming with a band, playing gigs. I have not seen your videos yet. I only saw this one and the one about adjusting them.

[@BanjoLemonade]

yes solos and with others - look through my channel vids you’ll see a lot of all that

[@RjB555]

So helpful 😊

[@BanjoLemonade]

Glad it was helpful!

[@1uptowngirl]

I found the chart that you put in this video (as well as the whole teaching) very helpful. I want to not only learn to play, but understand the music theory, as you call it. I copied the chart on a large pad of paper and am determined to memorize it.
May I ask possibly a dumb question? Why are the 2nd and 9th frets F# C# F# (sharp)? I understand why the 6 1/2 fret is #, but not 2 and 9. They are not half like 6 1/2. If it is too complicated to explain, don't bother. I will understand eventually.
Thank you Mandy.

[@BanjoLemonade]

If you are a member at my site you have access to all my theory stuff. But I also have this for $5 - it’s an ebooklet with ALL my theory sheets explaining it to you - banjolemonade.com/product/basic-music-theory-ebooklet-all-instruments/
The 2nd fret on your dulcimer - notice how there’s large spaces and small spaces on your dulcimer. In my music theory sheets I teach you about whole and half steps and that there’s no sharps or flats between E and F or B and C. So the next step on a dulcimer from E is a whole step to fret 2. That means that note is an F# (because there is no E#). I teach you all this in this booklet. My booklet will take you through it slowly and throughly and there’s a helpful quiz at the end. - You can do it!

[@BanjoLemonade]

For TONS more lessons, tabs, practice tracks, and more PLUS a FREE 7 DAY MEMBERSHIP, head on over to - www.banjolemonade.com

[@clemvalentine2082]

Wow I learned something new about the instrument I didn’t know Mandy thank for sharing this.

[@BanjoLemonade]

That’s great!

[@MariaMartinez-kg6ns]

It's clear class thank you and God bless you always

[@BanjoLemonade]

Thank you!

[@MariaMartinez-kg6ns]

Thank you for class

[@BanjoLemonade]

You are welcome

[@Cheesus4jesus]

I got lost on my cardboard dulcimer tuned to daa. No 6.5 fret.

[@beatitude2003]

What kind of dulcimer do you have there?

[@BanjoLemonade]

It’s a Folkcraft Folkroots H series. Link is in description.