Constellations!
Playing the hammered dulcimer involves patterns. Chords and arpeggios can be visualized as patterns that can be moved around and connected in various ways across the instrument…
Getting started on hammered dulcimer
Here are a few suggestions based on my own experience with getting started on hammered dulcimer. Of course you'll want to do your own research, and there is plenty of information available elsewhere on the web. But basically all you need is a hammered dulcimer...
Hammered dulcimer web resources
Here are a few links related to hammered dulcimer. I’ve listed the major sites first, since these will gateway you to a much more extensive array of hammered dulcimer information than I can provide here. If you’d like your site to be listed here, just drop me a line.
Instruction books & videos I’ve used
There’s actually a fair amount of instructional material available for the hammered dulcimer. Here I’ll discuss the books and videos that I’ve used, along with information about where to purchase this stuff and some links to other book and video information on the web.
Recordings