Judy House And Carol Crocker - Beginner's Guide To Mountain Dulcimer, Book 1

There's a lot of information in this book. It's one of the best I've found, but that, unfortunately, doesn't mean it's what you may need. I was looking for a book that I could use to learn to play the dulcimer from. Hopefully using a noter. Nope. This is a good start with basic information and some fingering charts for chords, then many songs. But it's not good for someone without guidance from an experienced player. I was soon left in the dust, not able to progress as the material assumed a knowledge I do not have. If I find a live teacher, I'm sure it will become a useful reference. Until then, it's not what I was looking for.

Love this book
Nice variety of songs
Loaded with lots of great information for any dulcimer player

I was gifted a Dulcimer for Christmas. Though I play many string instruments I wanted to learn more about this one in particular. I chose this book and purchased 3 others as well, but this one I found to be most helpful. This book a nice range of song choices, chord playing and ideas on strumming or plucking. I would highly recommend it

Some friends and I have been using this guide during our weekly dulcimer meetups and we have found it to be invaluable in our learning process. (I am a new beginner, they are more advanced, but still fairly new to dulcimer playing.) There is so much interesting and necessary information in this book. It has made our play sessions so much more efficient and fun. We are definitely making progress. Thanks!

It is a excellent book for beginners.