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Sep 22, 2019 10:03am

By Steve Eulberg

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Expanding Noter Style

Linda Ratcliff & Steve Eulberg

If you want to play your Appalachian mountain dulcimer in the old traditional style, you will use a noter on the melody string(s), leaving the other 2 strings open to create a drone sound. We have developed several lessons that use a "noter," so we decided to add a new separate category for these at Dulcimer Crossing: Traditional Noter Style.

If you have never used a noter, you should start with our introduction to the Traditional Noter Style here. …

Traditional Noter and Drone Style Lessons

by Linda Ratcliff

Traditional Noter Style

Many mountain dulcimer players play their instruments by pressing the fatty pads of their fingertips down on the strings to create the different notes. But there is another option. The traditional, old-time way of playing a mountain dulcimer is to use a noter. Your noter can be anything from the broad side of a popsicle stick to a wooden dowel - or anything around the house that can be used to press down on the strings. In this series of 14 videos, St…

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Expanding Noter Style

Traditional Noter and Drone Style Lessons

Traditional Noter Style

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