Youth and Family Membership
An online community especially for young people and families learning to play dulcimers
Includes access to all the lessons on DulcimerCrossing + backing track and sheet music libraries +
weekly Livestream Archive +
weekly Zoom meet-ups
More: ALL the other 200 courses in a DIY Membership & Backing Tracks Library & Weekly Livestream Archive Curated for 4+ years
More: Access to the Youth Dulcimer Club
(meets weekly and performs regularly)
Here's what you get!
Access to the Absolute Beginner Series (31 Lessons) & MORE
You get lessons specifically designed with the brand-new player in mind, pre-recorded and delivered at your convenience to be played and replayed as you need reminders and reinforcement.
You also get pdf handouts that you can download and print.
Module 1: String-Side Up
- Lesson 1-Parts of the M Dulcimer
- Lesson 2-Strings and Notes
- Lesson 3-Left Hand
- Lesson 4-Right Hand
- Lesson 5-Learning A Song
- Lesson 6-Keeping it on Your Lap
- Lesson 7-Strumming Both Ways
- Lesson 8-L Hand: Which Finger?
- Lesson 9-L Hand: Noter?
- Lesson 10-R Hand: No Pick
- Lesson 11-Choosing Tuning
Module 2: Extra Frets?
- Lesson 1-6-½ Fret (6+)
- Lesson 2-13-½ Fret (13+)
- Lesson 3-1-½ Fret (1+)
- Lesson 4-8-½ Fret (8+)
Module 3: DAA Beginner Track
- Lesson 1-Noodling
- Lesson 2-Mary Had A Little Lamb
- Lesson 3-Noodling for Harmony 1
- Lesson 4-Noodling for Harmony 2
- Lesson 5-Noodling for Harmony 3
- Lesson 6-Linear
- Lesson 7-Intervals Across Strings
- Lesson 8-Picking Across Strings
- Lesson 9-Portable Chord Shapes
- Lesson 10-Conclusion & Congrats!
Module 4: DAd Beginner Track
- Lesson 1-Noodling
- Lesson 2-Noodling-1
- Lesson 3- Noodling 2 & 3
- Lesson 4-Intervals Across Strings
- Lesson 5-Picking Across Strings
- Lesson 6-Portable Chord Shapes
- Lesson 7-Conclusion & Congrats!
Watch Example Lesson from your Teacher:
Erin Mae Lewis
Watch Example Lesson from your Teachers:
Steve Eulberg
Meet your Teacher
Erin Mae got her first mountain dulcimer for her 7th birthday. She grew up making music with her family and was fortunate to have many wonderful teachers along the way. Today, her mission is to "pay-it-forward" to encourage and inspire the next generation of dulcimer players.
Erin Mae has a degree in Commercial Music from South Plains College. She has 20 years of experience teaching at festivals, camps, and online from her studio in Wichita, Kansas.
Meet your Teacher
Steve Eulberg earned a Master of Music Education degree from Boston University. Steve teaches dulcimers from his studio in Meridian, Idaho, and is in demand at festivals, weekend and week-long dulcimer workshops across the USA.
For the past 40 years Steve has been weaving old-timey music with blues and contemporary tunes adding original songs into a tapestry of “smile-inducing, toe-tapping folkgrass” that captivates and energizes audiences of all ages. His music has been featured on United Airlines’ Inflight Audio, PBS’s Roadtrip Nation and National Public Radio. An active touring musician, film and theater composer, he has had several songs in the Top 10 Independent Country Chart reported by The Music Review.
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Absolute Beginning Mountain Dulcimer
$120.00
“Thank you for providing online instruction for the mountain dulcimer. I have two friends that I have encouraged to learn to play (using DulcimerCrossing). It's a good feeling to see others get excited about learning to play the mountain dulcimer.”
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Absolute Beginning Mountain Dulcimer
$120.00
“I love the absolute beginner classes!”
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Absolute Beginning Mountain Dulcimer
$120.00
“I absolutely love the new beginner section. I think you are on a great track! Some of it I may know, but a refresher is always good.”