Melanie Johnston And Mack Johnston - Dulcimer Jam Training Wheels

Excellent book for people just starting to jam. Almost all of the popular tunes are there, but they are written for people just starting to jam. These songs focus on quarter notes so the player can worry about just strumming and hitting the melody fret. Excellent.

Very good book for beginner MD players

Received as ordered….looks like fun

If you’re looking for music to play on the dulcimer that’s as simple as can be while you get the feel of the fret board, finger position on the frets, simple time, single melody notes (no multiple notes to be played) this is the choice: wonderful resource for rank beginners. Even more experienced beginners. With this book you can play songs on the Appalachian dulcimer if you’ve had little or no training or previous practice. Includes many traditional dulcimer tunes, tabbed in single note melody tab (no notes in the middle or bass strings) with strumming only of the middle and bass strings. This book will get you started playing recognizable songs quickly. Highly recommended.

I quite enjoyed starting to play the book. A fair number of the songs are unfamiliar to me--that is a good thing. The type is large enough to read, and there is plenty of space so I'm not squinting at the Tab. Good Job! I probably should give it a 5, but haven't had long enough to get familiar with the book to make a final judgement.

Great tunes nicely rendered. Once you get through with this book, you’ll be able to play dozens and dozens of fiddle tunes. They’re set up so that a beginner can jump right in.

This is an amazing resource for beginner players, with the simplified versions of songs that are easy to follow, but also easy to add "extras" to when ready. I am using this book with great success with my middle school students. I was also blown away with the number of songs included in this book - something for everyone!

Downloaded book and realized I had bought it last year lol. I loved it the first time I got it lol

Love Folkcraft instruments and their products. Had what I needed in a few days. Thanks, Richard!

There is nothing faster than a quarter note. Perfect for my husband. Huge selection of tunes.

Melanie & Mack have put together an excellent entry level book of familiar and traditional tunes. This book would be a great choice for a dulcimer circle because the beginners could succeed and more experienced players could use the framework to embellish.

This is an excellent book with simplified TAB that helps in becomming familiar with a tune and helping with memorizing. It provides excellent practice (dare I say the word). It is a lot of fun to work with.

A very good book. Our dulcimer group uses it for practicing.

This is a great book for someone just venturing into a jam experience or for a beginning player with lots of quarter and half notes.