Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #87340 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-07-29
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 90 minutes

Customer Reviews

Learn by watching, no written music included
This DVD is useful to the student who learns best by watching the instructor, rather than using a book with dulcimer tablature with a companion CD. The close-up camera angles of David's playing demonstrations are very good. He takes the student through a song, one phrase a time. Before the era of self-taught books and instructional CD and DVDs, this is reminiscent of the days when the experienced musician would pass along their knowledge (one-on-one) to the novice musician. This also enforces the student to memorize the song while learning the song, rather than becoming dependent on the sheet music. I believe a student can learn many things by watching another musician. Therefore, if for no other reason, I recommend this DVD for the purpose of aspiring students observing (and absorbing from) a very fine mountain dulcimer player.

Not what I expected
This video is strictly 'picking' and not 'strumming'.. It teaches you to play it like a guitar....

Learning Mountain Dulcimer
An excellent tool for learning the mountain dulcimer. A must for the beginner of novice dulcimer player.