Bing Futch - Method For Beginning Mountain Dulcimer

Item Number 1310139

Regular price $25.00

Bing Futch’s “Method For Beginning Mountain Dulcimer” is the most comprehensive how-to-learn-the-dulcimer book available. You’ll learn the basics, sure, and start playing songs right away. Even better, though, is the depth of content that Bing provides for beginner mountain dulcimer players. This one incomparable volume offers it all - technique, repertoire, theory, history, and FUN!

Once you’ve worked your way through this mountain dulcimer book, you’ll be a competent dulcimer player that can enjoy playing with any group. You’ll have a great time honing your skills with Bing, and you’ll end up with a wealth of technical skills, music fundamentals, and dulcimer repertoire!

This amazing book includes free downloadable audio files that you can use to teach your ear how the tunes and exercises should sound. Here's a link to the page with the audio files.

This book is published by Folkcraft® Instruments, under the Fingers Of Steel® imprint.

133 pages.

disappointing

I bought this book because I love the playing of Bing Futch and I thought it would be a good way to learn to play. There are issues with his musical notation and he is not consistent in representing the notes on the treble clef. I found that confusing. Also, I think that he focuses on too many modes for a beginner. I would have preferred to start in one mode and learn the basics and then move to another mode rather than changing modes and tuning all the time. That is just my opinion. I intend to get back to this book later but for now it’s on the shelf.

Bing Futch Mountain Dulcimef Method

I thought the book was great. Mostly my fault. I stick to DAD tuning and much of the material was for various other tunings. Therefore it’s use for me was limited.

An excellent resource - with some limitations

My first thoughts are that it looks like a very good beginner's course in mountain dulcimer. However, in skimming through the book and dipping briefly into some pages, I've found three massive errors. The author assures me that they will be corrected in the next edition, which will make it a much less confusing book for complete beginners. If/when those errors are corrected, it will be worth at least one more star.

Too soon for review

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