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This book contains twenty traditional Celtic tunes arranged for the bowed psaltery or other C instrument such as the recorder, penny whistle, and fiddle. Some songs are in the original key with the addition of a version transposed into the key of C which is easier for the bowed psaltery. Songs include music from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and...

A PSALTERY CHRISTMAS contains a collection of well known songs as well as some beautiful old carols. I decided to keep my choices of music for this book religious rather than secular. There is no Santa Claus and there are no reindeer here, just the essence of a traditional Christmas. The songs are chosen for their beauty and because they go well...

Here are 30 Christian hymns collected and arranged for the bowed psaltery. All the tunes are duets except for one which is a round, and lyrics are included for all the tunes. The songs are in the treble clef and can also be played on other instruments such as the flute or violin.

EARLY MUSIC FOR THE BOWED PSALTERY contains 30 musical compositions from the European musical tradition. The pieces were written during the Medieval, Renaissance, & early Baroque Periods -- 13th to the 18th centuries – and include solos, duets, trios, quartets, & rounds arranged for any treble instrument such as the flute, recorder,...

One of the things I did to pay my way through college was to entertain at coffee houses, playing the guitar and singing folk songs. Many of the songs in the collection are old favorites that were in my repertoire. While I sang a lot of songs from the English-speaking countries, I especially loved finding tunes from other countries. Many those...

PLAY IT NOW! is a book of music arranged so that every song includes the name of the note and a number corresponding to a string on the bowed psaltery. This should allow anyone to pick up the instrument and, after a couple minutes becoming familiar with the bow, play a tune.

Most of the songs are ones that you may already know. They were selected...

PLAY IT NOW! Celtic Music includes 25 tunes arranged for the beginning to immediate musician. These books are set up so that anyone who can read numbers can pick up a psaltery and play. As well as the bowed psaltery, the songs can be played on any treble instrument such as the violin, flute, recorder, or pennywhistle.

Flat-picking & Finger-picking on the Mountain Dulcimer shares what JM Bolton has learned not just from playing the mountain dulcimer but also from some fifty-odd years of studying music and playing in small groups and orchestras. She developed this method of teaching flat-picking for her students, and the lessons are intended for the...

This is a sampling of Irish tunes that any level fiddle player can enjoy. The tunes were selected because they are melodious and fun to play. The book is smaller than the usual music book so it will fit into a fiddle case. You use it on a music stand or leave it open on the floor as a quick reference when you are playing in a group.

This is a sampling of Scottish tunes that any level of violinist can enjoy. The tunes were selected because they are melodious and fun to play. There are two versions of some songs, one with traditional ornamentation intact, the second simplified so it’s easier for a beginning fiddler to play. The book is smaller than the usual 8.5x11 music book...

Klezmer is a Yiddish word that means music. But you don’t have to be Jewish to appreciate klezmer. There is something about these tunes that awakens an almost uncontrollable desire to dance! Klezmer does that.

The whole point of The Little Books of Fiddle Music series is to make available interesting and fun pieces of music that the beginning and...

20 Christmas Carols is a companion book to A PSALTERY CHRISTMAS. The carols in this volume are old favorites, each one accompanied by lyrics. Many of the tunes are arranged as duets, but they can also be played as solos.

The tunes include: Angels From Their Realms of Glory, The Boar’s Head Carol, Go Tell it on the Mountain, Good Christian Men...